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The Drake Maye Report: Protection issues derail QB’s hot start vs. Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
FOXBORO — Drake Maye had just finished up his first joint practice as a professional.
His final full-team period featured three of four plays ending in “sacks” with Eagles defenders arriving quickly in the Patriots backfield. He’d been sacked eight times total during the session, attempting just seven passes cleanly in those 11-on-11 settings.
Still, when asked about his assessment of the experience, he shrugged his shoulders and smiled.
“I think it was fun,” Maye said. “It was fun for the team to get to put on pads and hit another team. That’s the best part about it, going against somebody else, suiting up in the same-colored jerseys and getting after it. The best thing about joint practice is you’ll watch the film and learn from it. Lot of different looks.”
The Eagles certainly gave both the first- and second-team Patriots offenses all they could handle Tuesday. Let’s get to the nitty gritty details for both units in our Day 14 edition of The Drake Maye Report…
The rep report
After a half-dozen 7-on-7 snaps for both quarterbacks, there was a massive number of 11-on-11 reps available to both Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye.
Brissett and the first-team offense got a whopping 45 competitive snaps, which was far and away their busiest day of camp. Maye, meanwhile, saw 26 competitive reps.
As has been the case throughout camp, the Patriots gave all first-team reps to Brissett. No surprise there.
The real takeaway when it comes to the volume for both passers? The workload split on Tuesday could set up Maye to handle the early portion of Thursday’s preseason game after Brissett saw almost twice as much work in the joint practice.
Crunching the numbers
Let’s start with Jacoby Brissett’s day. He finished 10-for-20 in competitive periods, taking seven sacks and throwing two picks in the process. It was a rocky day for the entire unit.
Brissett’s first dropback was a…
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Publish date : 2024-08-14 15:47:45
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