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What we learned in Pats-Dolphins: ‘Total system failure’ raises concerns originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
MIAMI GARDENS — Drake Maye was, for all intents and purposes, being held up by a stack of containers right outside the visitor’s postgame interview room at Hard Rock Stadium. He leaned on a bin, his head resting atop his arms, looking like he had to strain to stand.
The Patriots rookie quarterback was sacked four times and hit eight times total during a 34-15 beatdown by the Dolphins on Sunday. The hardest shot he took on the afternoon may have come one play ahead a scramble-drill, rabbit-out-of-the-hat, 38-yard, on-the-run heave to Austin Hooper for New England’s lone offensive touchdown of the game.
Dolphins rookie pass-rusher Chop Robinson did his best to cut Maye in half on third down before the fourth-down prayer, surely contributing to whatever discomfort Maye felt in the locker room after the game.
Those kinds of shots haven’t been foreign to Maye since he became the starter in Week 6. But after four straight competitive games against the Jets, Titans, Bears and Rams, the nature of the loss to Miami is what seemed to linger with the 22-year-old passer.
“It’s tough,” Maye said. “Like I’ve always said, I hate losing more than I really like to win. Losing sucks. I told some guys, just remember this feeling. Remember this feeling of really getting our butts whooped today, and it’s only up from here. We have a bright future and bright players in there that are going to make some plays for the Patriots.”
Maye’s future certainly carries promise. But the way in which Sunday’s game transpired leads to organization-wide questions that cast doubt over just how the near-term future will be handled. In a season when progress is a more realistic and attainable goal than wins, the most recent Patriots loss represented a definitive step back.
It was game was characterized by total system failure. From the coaching, to the execution by players, to…
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Author : NBC Sports Boston
Publish date : 2024-11-25 16:34:00
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