AFC East Thread

Against Buffalo, we’ll take all the help we can get.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports the Patriots have waived backup quarterback Bailey Zappe. And Jeff Howe of TheAthletic.com reports New England has also waived Malik Cunningham, who took snaps at QB during the summer.

That leaves the Patriots with just Mac Jones at quarterback, as the club cut Trace McSorley on Monday.

"Finatik wrote:

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports the Patriots have waived backup quarterback Bailey Zappe. And Jeff Howe of TheAthletic.com reports New England has also waived Malik Cunningham, who took snaps at QB during the summer.

That leaves the Patriots with just Mac Jones at quarterback, as the club cut Trace McSorley on Monday.

Teams can now hide their backup on the practice squad and carry more players on the team. Calling up the backup from the practice squad will not count against the 53.

The Patriots placed right tackle Riley Reiff on injured reserve Monday. Reiff hurt his leg or knee in the final preseason game. He will miss a minimum of four games before returning. The Patriots promoted tight end Pharaoh Brown to the active roster from the practice squad.

Calvin Anderson is expected to start at right tackle during Reiff’s absence after coming off the non-football illness list last week. Mike Onwenu and Cole Strange are working their way back from injuries.

“It’s good to have Calvin back out there,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Monday. “It’s similar to what we saw from him in the spring and at Denver. He’s flexible, position flexibility to play both tackles. He’s a young player, but he’s experienced enough to where he can handle a lot of things and pick things up quicker than a rookie would, even though he played for another team. He’s been able to, I would say, transition pretty well from an assignment standpoint, technique standpoint and we’ll see how it goes.”

The Patriots also signed defensive tackle Jeremiah Pharms Jr. and waived linebacker Diego Fagot from injured reserve with a settlement.

The Pats cut Zappe.
Zappe clears waivers, gets signed to the practice squad.
The Pats sign Matt Corral who was cut by the Panthers to be their backup QB.
Today, the Pats cut Matt Corral and sign Zappe to their active roster to be their backup QB.
What the hell is going on in NE?

"Rick 1966 wrote:

The Pats cut Zappe.
Zappe clears waivers, gets signed to the practice squad.
The Pats sign Matt Corral who was cut by the Panthers to be their backup QB.
Today, the Pats cut Matt Corral and sign Zappe to their active roster to be their backup QB.
What the hell is going on in NE?

Looking to improve,back up QB's are as rare as unicorns.

"Rick 1966 wrote:

The Pats cut Zappe.
Zappe clears waivers, gets signed to the practice squad.
The Pats sign Matt Corral who was cut by the Panthers to be their backup QB.
Today, the Pats cut Matt Corral and sign Zappe to their active roster to be their backup QB.
What the hell is going on in NE?

Human sacrifices
Dogs and cats, living together

MASS HYSTERIA!!!!

Can I go on record to state that making me root for Buffalo is just one more thing on a big ol' pile of other things that makes me hate the freaking Jests even more?

"The_Dark_Knight wrote:

Human sacrifices
Dogs and cats, living together

MASS HYSTERIA!!!!

*Watching this scene, why do I get the impression Ernie Hudson (Winston) wasn't ready for Bill Murray's (probable) adlib here?

"OwesOwn614 wrote:

Can I go on record to state that making me root for Buffalo is just one more thing on a big ol' pile of other things that makes me hate the freaking Jests even more?

Ugh, rooting for another team in the division, for whatever reason, should never be shouted from the rooftops.

It's like masturbating, you can think about it, talk about it, joke about it, do it but, you don't want to get caught doing it.

"Hooligan wrote:

Ugh, rooting for another team in the division, for whatever reason, should never be shouted from the rooftops.

It's like masturbating, you can think about it, talk about it, joke about it, do it but, you don't want to get caught doing it.

I agree 100%. But I hate the Jests unreasonably and want them to lose nearly as much as I want the Dolphins to win.

"OwesOwn614 wrote:

I agree 100%. But I hate the Jests unreasonably and want them to lose nearly as much as I want the Dolphins to win.

I agree…but I also want Rodgers to lose just for the arrogance of him coming to the Jets and thinking they’re an instant winner.

ABC News' afternoon What You Need To Know afternoon program is literally promoting the Jests in a faux tailgate show. That seems kind of... inappropriate to me.

Bills/Jets game might be delayed

JetLife Stadium could be grounded as a storm could delay and disrupt the Bills-Jets game on Monday night.

Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, a shelter in place warning currently is in effect at the venue. No players or personnel are being permitted on the field. At a minimum, that mars the pregame warmup rituals and routines. It’s possible the game will not start on time.

Josh Allen can be quite dumb.. he had about 20 yard run gain in front of him.. throws the ball instead for an interception..

Just tuned in - what happened to Rodgers?

Just heard they ruled him out for the rest of this game. X rays negative.

MRI tomorrow. Ian Rappaport says everyone he talked to sounded very negative about it and thought it was a bad injury.

There are a few reports now that they think he tore his Achilles tendon. If that's the case, we might see him inducted in Canton in 2028.

Jared Allen is not having a good game.

I hate watching the Jets win... but I love watching Josh Allen lose.

I think Josh Allen has a concussion. For real.

"brandon27 wrote:

I hate watching the Jets win... but I love watching Josh Allen lose.

If Rodgers is out for the year then Jets winning was definitely the best result.

"Fireland wrote:

If Rodgers is out for the year then Jets winning was definitely the best result.

Saleh says it's an Achilles and "it's not good".