Are Krafts overstepping by seeking help on Maye? Ted Johnson weighs in

Are Krafts overstepping by seeking help on Maye? Ted Johnson weighs in originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The New England Patriots are all-in on developing Drake Maye as their franchise quarterback of the future. And that apparently includes the involvement of ownership.

As Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer reported Sunday on Patriots Pregame Live, the Patriots have “done some research over the past few weeks” about “how to handle a young quarterback” like Maye. According to Breer, team owner Robert Kraft and his son, team president Jonathan Kraft, have been involved in that research.

“The Krafts have asked people and done their homework on what the right way to handle a young quarterback is and how they’re going to do that going forward,” Breer said.

The Krafts obviously have good intentions here. They clearly want to avoid a Mac Jones redux — the team traded the young QB just three years after taking him No. 15 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft — and after parting ways with Bill Belichick this past offseason, ownership wants to make sure Maye has the right infrastructure around him.

But if you ask former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson, there’s a downside to the Krafts getting involved, especially if it’s public knowledge that they’re seeking opinions outside the organization.

“I like that they’re asking around, but I don’t like that it gets out,” Johnson said Tuesday on Boston Sports Tonight, as seen in the video player above. “I think it undermines your offensive coordinator a little bit and I think it undermines your head coach.

“The report is that the Krafts are doing the calling. It really should be the head coach that’s doing the calling. So, I just worry about that relationship. Clearly we’ve all kind of wondered now that Bill is gone, how much power do the Krafts have? If they’re the ones that are kind of spearheading this behind the scenes, I just think that can be a tricky thing for a young coach and possibly undermine your offensive coordinator.

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Publish date : 2024-11-13 19:12:46

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