While their 2023 season is still underway, it seems fairly clear that the New England Patriots will be in the market for a quarterback this coming offseason. Neither Mac Jones nor Bailey Zappe have proven themselves viable long-term starting solutions, after all, which contributed to the team’s current 3-11 record.
That record has cast a shadow of doubt over the team’s leadership heading into 2024, but it also will allow put the team in prime position to address its biggest need in the upcoming draft. With the Patriots currently on track to earn a top-2 selection and highly unlikely to fall out of even the top-4, drafting a QB early next April could very much be the call.