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Five things to know about Patriots’ decision to start Drake Maye originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
It’s a new era in New England.
After five weeks watching starter Jacoby Brissett quarterback one of the least productive offenses in the NFL, the Patriots are making a change. According to multiple team sources, they are rolling with rookie No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye against the Texans in Week 6.
Here are five things to know about the choice before we hear from head coach Jerod Mayo and others within the organization on Wednesday afternoon at One Patriot Place…
Maye is ready… enough
Is he fully prepared for what he’s about to face? Is he going to be on top of every in-game adjustment and comfortable with every situation thrown his way? Of course not. But, as is the case for most young signal-callers, that likely won’t come until Maye is multiple years into his professional career.
What he has done is show, from the end of training camp until now, that he’s capable of taking the field and holding his own. It’s why the Patriots felt comfortable with him as their Week 1 backup, one snap away from meaningful reps.
By Mayo’s admission, Maye outperformed Brissett at the end of training camp following a late-summer push where he operated at his position with more confidence and decisiveness. Prior to that point, Maye appeared to some decision-makers to be deferring to the veteran Brissett. But he responded to hard coaching in camp and ended up making a case to take the starting job outright.
The Patriots opted to go with Brissett, but since then, Maye has only continued to impress with his performance on the practice field. He has received 30 percent of the starting reps and has steadily shown more growth in his ability to play within structure — both of the Patriots offense and of opposing offenses when asked to run the scout team.
Understanding practice does not fully replicate game reps, he’s impressed teammates with how he’s handled blitz situations and…
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Publish date : 2024-10-09 15:09:34
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