Bill Belichick has been extremely tight-lipped on which quarterback will start for the New England Patriots against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. So tight-lipped, in fact, that even the quarterbacks in question claim they do not know what the decision will be.
Belichick once again batted away questions about whether Mac Jones or Bailey Zappe will start for the Patriots this week. When pressed for an answer, he told reporters he was not going to answer those questions because then it would spill over to other positions.
It is unclear whether Belichick was looking for a competitive advantage or genuinely wants everyone in the dark about the question. Zappe told reporters, however, that he genuinely does not know who will start Sunday.
It is possible that Zappe does know and is keeping up his head coach’s ruse. There is also the chance that he genuinely does not know, which would be a bold strategy even by Belichick’s standards.
Belichick has been consistently giving his quarterbacks one vague message all week, at least publicly. However, one report indicates they at least have some idea internally who will start.
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