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The Drake Maye Report: Going beyond the completion numbers on Day 9 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
FOXBORO — This has to be a bit of a mental tug of war for Drake Maye.
On the one hand, one of the reasons he was drafted No. 3 overall and viewed as among the best quarterback prospects in this year’s draft is because of his physical ability. He can move. He can throw on the move. Some of his best and most exciting plays at North Carolina featured him using his athleticism and off-platform ability to extend plays and create for his team.
On the other hand, his coaches want to see him play from the pocket. Head coach Jerod Mayo explained earlier in camp that they’re not necessarily looking for Maye to do a lot of scrambling in these sessions. It’s part of the learning process for him. And it’s part of giving all 21 other players on the field a good look at how a play might develop if, for example, he hangs in the pocket instead of looking for a little daylight early in a given play and starts churning his feet.
Maye said late last week that his game isn’t going to change, and perhaps that’ll be on display in the preseason opener against the Panthers on Thursday.
“That’s part of my game,” Maye said when asked about his playmaking ability. “That’s not going to change. I think I do a good job of getting rid of the last play, getting onto the next and keeping my same playing style. That’s a big thing with me. I’m not going to change how I play. That’s how I play. Run around a little bit and make plays.”
On Day 9 of Patriots training camp practice on Saturday, Maye might’ve been helped by running around a little bit. He didn’t, and some of his completion numbers weren’t pretty as he went 3-for-10 in 11-on-11 periods.
But there’s a little context that’s necessary to get the complete picture on how Maye performed. Let’s get to it in the latest edition of The Drake Maye Report…
The rep report
Maye took 20 snaps of 11-on-11 action, and he received five competitive…
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Publish date : 2024-08-05 13:18:46
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