THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, OCTObEr 28, 2022 Page 7 “The Old Sachem” A Conundrum By Bill Stewart I ’m back after a long vacation. It’s time to review the Patriots situation. If Mac is back, then Zappe is probably not happy. Mac Jones was injured on the last play of the fourth game, a severe ankle injury. Through his three games this season his record is one win and two losses; his completion percentage was 66.0; yards per game were 262.0; two touchdowns, fi ve interceptions and fi ve sacks. Brian Hoyer was the quarterback for the fourth game and suff ered a loss against the Green Bay Packers. Bailey Zappe came into the game when Hoyer was injured and completed 10 of 15 passes for 99 yards and one touchdown while being sacked three times. Since then, Zappe has made the fans very happy with two wins, a 74.5 completion rate, yards per game of 248.5, three touchdowns, one interception where the ball bounced off the receiver and into the defenders arm, and two sacks. Now, the question becomes, do we stick with a winner or do we return to our high draft pick, Mac Jones, who had a pretty good year in 2021. The story gets more complicated when we look at the DRUG RING | FROM PAGE 4 continue to work with our law enforcement partners to put other callous distributors behind bars,” Boyle said. Colonel Christopher Mason, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, commended the DEA, our Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Trafficking Reduction and Enforcement task force, and the multiple partner agencies “for their superb work interdicting this drug organization.” “The practice of disguising fentanyl and other dangerous drugs as prescription medication is especially nefarious for the dangers it poses to unsuspecting users and the new addictions it fuels,” Col. Mason said. “The neighborhoods of the North Shore are safer today for their eff orts,” he said. Conviction on the charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute controlled substances provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison, at least three years of supervised release and fi nes of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by game results. In Zappe’s fi rst win, the defense shut down the number one off ense, the Detroit Lions, then they faced a Cleveland Browns offense which averaged 192 rushing yards per game, and the Patriots held them to 70 yards on 18 carries, a 3.9 average. The Patriots have frequently run the ball through the fi rst six games, which has the advantage of running the clock. I have to submit this article before the Bears game on Monday night as a critical situation develops, which may or may not change the Patriots as a contender. The Patriots have used a rushing offense to assist the young quarterbacks. Let us get a better picture of Zappe. He was a graduate student at Western Kentucky after transferring from Houston Baptist College. In the short 2020 season, the Baptist quarterback completed 141 of 215 passes (65.6%) for 1,833 yards with 15 touchdowns and a single interception. He passed the 10,000 yard mark in his four years at Houston – completed 900 passes on 1,477 attempts (60.9%) for 10,004 yards, 78 touchdowns and 39 interceptions. Transferring to Western Kentucky in 2021, Zappe completed 475 passes from 686 ata federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case. U.S. Attorney Rollins, DEA SAC Boyle, MSP Superintendent Colonel Mason, Melrose Police Chief Michael L. Lyle, Lowell Police Interim Superintendent Barry Golner and Lynn Police Chief Christopher P. Reddy made the announcement on Wednesday (Oct. 26). They credited the Beverly, Billerica, Everett, Peabody, Revere, Salem, Saugus and Swampscott Police Departments with providing “valuable assistance.” Assistant U.S. Attorneys James E. Arnold, Ann Taylor, and Evan D. Panich of Rollins’ Narcotics & Money Laundering Unit are prosecuting the case. This eff ort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifi es, disrupts and dismantles the highest level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driv“The Old Sachem,” Bill Stewart tempts for a 69.2% rate – 5,987 yards, 62 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. At Western Kentucky in the Conference USA, Zappe was selected Most Valuable Player, All CUSA fi rst team, and selected Off ensive Player of the Week four times. His successful appearance with the Patriots should not be a surprise to the media and to the New England fans. Let’s hope the winning runs for whichever quarterback the Patriots decide to use. (Editor’s Note: Bill Stewart, better known to Saugus Advocate readers as “The Old Sachem,” is back after a hiatus from writing his weekly column about sports. He wrote this article before the New England Patriots’ disappointing loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday night (Oct. 24). But the column is still very relative as the quarterback controversy continues to swirl around the New England Patriots.) en, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice. gov/OCDETF OUR OFFICE HAS MOVED TO 519 BROADWAY, EVERETT SABATINO INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: Rocco Longo, Owner WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM
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