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Patriots’ power structure complicates looming Drake Maye decision originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Devin McCourty said something Sunday night that made my ears perk up.
Talking on NBC’s Football Night in America about the ever-declining play of Deshaun Watson and whether the Browns should go to Jameis Winston, McCourty cited Bill Belichick.
“Bill used to tell us, ‘In this league, if you don’t get the results you want, changes will be made,'” McCourty said.
Gone but definitely not forgotten, Belichick’s mantras still ring loudly in the ears of McCourty, this region and — no doubt — Jerod Mayo.
Which is why, when I heard McCourty say that hours after the Patriots BUNGLED their way to a 15-10 loss against the Dolphins, I figured, “Timelines be damned … I bet they just can’t keep looking at it with Jacoby Brissett.”
And Monday morning’s Mayo media meetings seemed to indicate a change at quarterback is imminent.
Will Jacoby Brissett get ONE MORE CHANCE this week against Houston (whose defense absolutely undressed Josh Allen into a 9-for-30-for-131-yards day on Sunday)?
Or will the Patriots pull the plug on the noble but fruitless efforts of Brissett to manage the Patriots offense capably until Drake Maye was ready? The Patriots hired him because he could take care of the ball, take a beating and run Alex Van Pelt’s offense.
At some point, though, guiding the team into the end zone has to enter into that equation.
The horrendous protection, the injuries, the lack of competitive talent at wideout (Tyquan Thornton was mercifully benched on Sunday), the lack of precision route-running and Van Pelt’s insistence on driving the offense 24 mph with his hands at 10-and-2 through a rockslide have all conspired against Brissett.
But desperate times call for desperate measures. The Patriots can’t let Jesus take the wheel. He’s busy all over the planet. So, judging by Mayo’s video conference comments, it looks like Maye is about to come early.
“It just…
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Author : NBC Sports Boston
Publish date : 2024-10-07 17:21:26
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