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Curran: ‘Disgraceful’ o-line is holding Patriots hostage at QB originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
We have good news and bad news from Sunday’s preseason finale.
The good news is that New England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye looked the part against the Washington Commanders, leading an 11-play, 88-yard touchdown drive on his very first possession and making several plays that suggested he’s ready to play QB at the NFL level.
The bad news is that New England’s offensive line didn’t look the part — and that’s putting it lightly.
An early miscommunication up front led to starting QB Jacoby Brissett absorbing a massive hit and injuring his right shoulder. Later in the game, Maye lost his shoe when right guard Sidy Sow was driven back into his foot. The Patriots’ starting o-line committed six penalties through the first quarter-and-a-half of play, and five different lineman committed at least one penalty — all against Washington’s backup defensive line.
Maye has outplayed Brissett this preseason, and in an ideal world, he’d get the starting QB job as a result. But as Tom E. Curran explained on a new Patriots Talk Podcast following Sunday night’s preseason finale, the awful play of the offensive line changes the calculus.
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“I’m going to distill the quarterback conversation for Week 1 down to this: You can’t make a mistake that will somehow sully Drake Maye’s rookie year if you sit him for September or even sit him for half of September,” Curran said. “You can’t screw him up while he watches. You can screw him up while he plays.”
Curran believes the risk of Maye being tarnished behind a terrible offensive line is great enough for the Patriots to start Brissett over the rookie in Week 1.
“The disgraceful performance of the offensive line, which is the second disgraceful performance we’ve seen turned in against an NFC East opponent…
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Publish date : 2024-08-26 14:18:27
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