FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — No Mac Jones. No starters.
Talk about taking the bite out of the first preseason game. The Patriots fielded mostly rookies and backups against the Giants on Thursday, giving fans a healthy dose of unknown quarterback Bailey Zappe and wide receiver Tyquan Thornton.
Granted, the starters don’t tend to see much time in the exhibition opener. But given how poorly the offense has looked in general, sending Jones and the starting unit out for a series or two might not have been the worst thing.
