Did Pats make wrong choice with Maye pick? Curran and Callahan debate

Did Pats make wrong choice with Maye pick? Curran and Callahan debate originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The New England Patriots may have their next franchise quarterback in Drake Maye, but the third overall pick in this year’s draft isn’t exactly set up for success in the near term.

The offensive line and the wide receiver position remain glaring weaknesses four games into the 2024 season. Starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett has already been hit 40 times, including 15 sacks for the third-highest total in the league. New England’s wideouts have totaled only 25 catches for 226 yards over the first four weeks.

It’s nothing against Maye, but the Patriots may regret taking a QB at No. 3 rather than using their maximizing the value of the pick. Had they traded down, they could have addressed the offensive line and added another playmaker to the mix. Instead, Maye is left with no protection and no one to throw to if and when he makes his first start of the campaign.

That’s where our Tom E. Curran stands on the issue, but Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald wants to send him to Alcatraz for suggesting the Patriots shouldn’t have drafted Maye. They debated the topic on the latest episode of the Patriots Talk Podcast.

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“Your point is simple,” Curran said. “How often are you at the top of the draft to get great players? You take them before anybody else has a chance to take them. And if you’re sitting pretty at No. 3, and you have a guy who wasn’t just good for 15 minutes but was one of the best quarterbacks in college football the previous year, you don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, you get them now.

“My contention, though, is that you are wasting his time as you waste your time, and you may never see the fruits of it because your team is so bad. Now, we could talk about divvying up the blame. Is it on Eliot Wolf? Matt Groh? Bill Belichick?…

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Publish date : 2024-10-01 23:48:17

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