EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – All week, Bill Belichick refused to say who the starting quarterback was. So it wasn't until Saturday night that the news finally got leaked. 

However, when speaking with the media following Sunday's loss to the New York Giants, the New England Patriots head coach provided a little more clarity on the situation. 

While he repeated the same line he had been saying all week when asked what the direct plan was going into the week, he did finally admit that he told the team who the starting quarterback was going to be prior to them traveling. 

Here's everything Bill Belichick said after the game: 

Q: After you had some time after the bye, what was the decision on starting (quarterback) Mac (Jones) and what made it the best decision?

Belichick: I thought both guys deserved a chance to play.

Q: Was that the plan going into the game?

Belichick: I told everybody to be ready to go.

Q: Was it your plan to play (quarterback) Bailey (Zappe) the second half, or was that more of a result of what happened in the first half?

Belichick: I told everybody to be ready to go. I think they both deserved to play.

Q: Was it a 50-50 split in practice between Mac and Bailey during the week?

Belichick: I don’t know. Probably not quite.

Q: Since Mac did start, was that fair to him to not get all the reps in practice during the week?

Belichick: I think everybody had plenty of reps.

Q: What went into the decision to release (quarterback) Will Grier?

Belichick: Bringing (offensive lineman) Conor McDermott onto the roster.

Q: Are there any plans to bring him back on the practice squad?

Belichick: We’ll see. We won’t know his status until Monday at 4.

Q: Will Bailey start next week?

Belichick: We just finished the game.

Q: We’ve heard you talk about ball security since the season opener. Why is your message not getting through?

Belichick: Just got to do a better job of it, obviously.

Q: When did you inform players who would start today?

Belichick: I can’t remember. Sometime during the week.

Q: Do you think it’s fair to judge Zappe’s performance if he’s not getting the full amount of reps during the week?

Belichick: It’s everybody’s job to be ready to go.

Q: Do you think the officials missed a call on the hit that took (wide receiver) Demario Douglas out of the game?

Belichick: You’d have to talk to them about that.

Q: Starting Conor McDermott and then bringing (offensive lineman) Trent Brown in for the third series and most of the rest of the game, what led you to believe that was the best thing for the offense?

Belichick: I think they both deserve to play.

Q: Why did you feel that way?

Belichick: Because I think they both deserve to play.

Q: Was there a thought to kick a field goal from the 37-yard line in the first half?

Belichick: I’m sorry?

Q: In the first quarter or the first half, you guys punted from the 37-yard line. Was there a thought to kick a field goal?

Belichick: A little bit, but it felt like we’d have good field position for our defense.

Q: Do you think there’s an opportunity for (quarterback) Malik (Cunningham) to come in this week based on what happened today?

Belichick: Yeah, I think there’s an opportunity for everybody.

Q: Now that the game and the week has finished, how would you evaluate the approach to practice this past week?

Belichick: I think there were too many things that we didn’t expect to happen. So, just do a better job of number one, taking care of the ball and taking care of our opportunities. That’s all the way across the board, but too much poor ball security on offense.

Q: When you say you informed the starting quarterback who would start during the week, was that before you guys traveled down here to New Jersey?

Belichick: Yeah.

Q: Can you pinpoint why Mac looks like he’s regressed since his rookie year?

Belichick:Well, look, our job is to get everybody to play as well as they can, so that’s what we’re going to try to do.

Q: Is the quarterback split something that you plan on continuing in practice this week?

Belichick: Game’s just over. Game was over an hour ago.

Q: Was the plan coming into the game for both quarterbacks to play?

Belichick: I told everybody to be ready to go. I think we covered that. I think they both deserved to play.

Q: The plan was for both quarterbacks to play?

Belichick: I told everybody to be ready to go.

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