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Patriots-Eagles storylines to watch: More reps for Drake Maye? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The primary thing you, me and all the football-caring people across this great land wanted to see last week was a decent dose of Drake Maye.
Not unreasonable. We spent the first four months of the year delving into the merits of drafting him and spent the last four months monitoring his progress.
Yet when the team got a chance to unveil him to the thirsty masses who just watched two seasons of the most foul quarterback play in 50 seasons of Patriots football, you give him three throws and six snaps.
Read. The. Motherscratching. Room.
So, in discussing the five things we wanna see in Thursday’s preseason affair with the Eagles, let’s try this again.
Long Maye he run
All indications are that the Patriots will use Maye for a big chunk of this game. Good. What would we like to see?
High competency in and out of the huddle and at the line of scrimmage when he’s with the starting offensive line.
Decisiveness in moving through reads, as opposed to the lingering gazes and half-pumps he sometimes gives when unsure whether his first read is open. If it’s there, rip it. If not, get the hell off.
Willingness to make aggression-based mistakes.
Support for the kid
The main reason Maye didn’t play much last week was the team didn’t feel great about trotting him out there behind the backup offensive line. They didn’t want him wandering into traffic and getting smushed. Further, if he was out there running around trying to make off-script plays and not having time to work on fundamentals, what’s the use?
Which, even with a week’s separation, seems just as stupid now as it was then.
First off, if you draft a project at No. 3 overall, you can’t be afraid to use him. Especially when the GM smirked in April when he was asked if the roster was sufficient to support a developing quarterback.
Eliot Wolf said he didn’t understand what that meant. It means the team’s not good…
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Author : NBC Sports Boston
Publish date : 2024-08-15 16:18:19
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