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The Drake Maye Report: Rookie’s anticipation on display in red zone originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
FOXBORO — The Patriots dialed things back in terms of intensity on Monday in preparation for their joint practice on Tuesday with the Eagles. That meant no pads. That meant no hitting.
But with a lighter practice, generally speaking, comes plenty of work on the passing game. And plenty of work on the passing game means lots of reps for the quarterbacks. Which means, for us, a healthy chunk of plays to comb through for The Drake Maye Report on Day 13 of training camp.
Let’s get into it…
The rep report
Once again, the volume was there for Drake Maye. But the first-team reps went to Jacoby Brissett. Each quarterback got six 7-on-7 reps. Brissett saw 12 pass plays in 11-on-11 periods, while Maye chucked it eight times in full team work.
Meanwhile, Joe Milton had seven dropbacks in 11-on-11 work. Bailey Zappe did not see any action in team periods.
Crunching the numbers
Brissett finished 6-for-11 in full team periods and 2-for-6 in 7-on-7 work, making him 8-for-17 in his competitive snaps.
Maye was 5-for-8 in full team work and 3-for-6 in 7-on-7, making him 8-for-14 in competitive periods. There was a pass interference penalty (called on corner Alex Austin) on one of Brissett’s attempts. Maye’s unit had two false starts.
Play of the day
Maye continues to shine in 7-on-7 periods. You could argue he has been the team’s best 7-on-7 quarterback this summer.
It’s not perfect in those settings for him; we noted one rep from Day 12 where, with no pass-rush, his feet got a little tangled making a completion to DeMario Douglas. But Maye typically has the ball out on time and delivered accurately when there’s no pass-rush to worry about. That was once again (usually) the case on Day 13.
His two best throws were back-to-back touchdown strikes to fellow rookies Javon Baker and Jaheim Bell. Maye showed real anticipation, firing both skinny posts to the back of the end zone before…
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Publish date : 2024-08-13 12:53:04
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