Patriots QB Mac Jones doesn't know if he'll be starter after bye: 'We haven't talked about that'

A day after a disaster in Deutschland, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick declined to name a starting quarterback.

As of Tuesday, it appears he still hasn't.

Mac Jones, who was benched in the Patriots' loss to the Indianapolis Colts Sunday in Germany, said he has not been told if he'll be starting in Week 12 versus the New York Giants.

"No. We haven't talked about that," Jones said Tuesday on the Jones and Mego Show, via WEEI’s Mike Kadlick.

Jones threw a horrible red-zone interception on the second-to-last drive against the Colts on Sunday. He was summarily benched and replaced by Bailey Zappe, who threw a game-ending INT. It all added up to a 10-6 loss and confusion aplenty since the Patriots' return stateside.

Belichick said after the loss that "it was time for a change" in regard to benching Jones.

However, just how long that change will run for remains to be seen.

Asked Monday if Jones was still going to be the Patriots' No. 1 QB, Belichick didn't clear up anything on the matter.

"We've got a lot of things to work on this week as a team and we'll work through those," he said. "That's what we're going to do this week."

A day later, nothing's been worked out, per Jones' account.

"Really just, today we watched the game film and kinda talked about the plans for the bye week, so," Jones said. "We have practice tomorrow so. Just see how it goes there and the bye weeks a great time to work on things that you can do better so, that's what I'm going to do."

The No. 15 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Jones was a Pro Bowler as a rookie who started all 17 games, throwing for 22 touchdowns and 3,801 yards.

Since then, Jones and the Patriots offense have floundered.

In a disastrous 2022, Jones failed to find his rookie form while