{"id":122263,"date":"2023-04-13T21:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T01:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=122263"},"modified":"2023-04-20T12:58:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T16:58:41","slug":"is-there-a-competition-at-quarterback-for-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=122263","title":{"rendered":"Is There a Competition at Quarterback for Patriots?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a recent report from Albert Breer, there are rumors that the Patriots internally saw little to no difference between Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe, feeling that Zappe was more coachable and running the offense better than Jones this past season. It&#8217;s this sentiment that allegedly led to the Patriots testing the waters on a Mac Jones trade. 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