Hoyer recalls great Mahomes story while detailing Maye’s role as QB2

Hoyer recalls great Mahomes story while detailing Maye’s role as QB2 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

Drake Maye won’t be the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback when they open the season against the Cincinnati Bengals next Sunday. But there are still ways the rookie can showcase his talents behind the scenes.

Just ask longtime NFL quarterback Brian Hoyer, who spent 15 seasons with eight different teams (including the Patriots) while serving in every role from starter to backup to third-stringer.

On a new episode of the Patriots Talk Podcast with Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry, Hoyer explained how Maye could get creative in practice as a “scout team” quarterback by mimicking the opponent’s QB1 to prepare New England’s first-string defense for what they might face.

“To me, it was always fun because it was like, ‘Who are we playing?,'” Hoyer told Curran and Perry. “‘OK, this week we’re playing the Bengals. Joe Burrow, pretty much a drop-back quarterback, I’m not gonna try to do a ton of scrambling. I’m gonna see the card, I’m going to read the play, maybe compare it to a play that’s similar that we have and run it that way.’

As Hoyer recalled, however, some scout-team duties are more entertaining than others — especially when you’re tasked with imitating the NFL’s most dynamic quarterback in Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes.

“The weeks that I was playing against the Chiefs were always the most fun because it was like, ‘I can do whatever I want,'” Hoyer said. “I’ve literally attempted behind-the-back passes as a scout team quarterback with Patrick Mahomes.

“I told him that last year. I said, ‘It’s always my favorite week,’ and I (told him), ‘I know one day you’ll attempt it in the game.’ And sure enough, he did that this year in the preseason.”

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So, perhaps Maye can channel his inner Aaron Rodgers as the Patriots prepare for the New York Jets in Week 3. But higher on Maye’s list of priorities should be learning…

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Publish date : 2024-08-30 19:53:54

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