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Hoyer: This Drake Maye play vs. Cardinals was ‘Josh Allen-esque’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Drake Maye hype has reached another level despite the New England Patriots’ Week 15 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
The prized rookie quarterback notched a touchdown through the air and on the ground in Sunday’s 30-17 defeat. His passing TD came on an improvisational shovel pass to wide receiver DeMario Douglas.
After watching that impressive play, ex-Patriots QB Brian Hoyer sees why Maye continues to be compared to Buffalo Bills star signal-caller Josh Allen.
“I thought what was great here was his pocket awareness continues to grow,” Hoyer said of Maye’s shovel-pass TD on The Gameplan. “Right here, they run the left defensive end by. Drake feels it and he steps up, kind of similar to that long run he had against the Colts. But now you’re in the red area, so now you have the ability to run it in, throw it in. …
“The thing that I loved is even when he got out there in the clear, he didn’t pull the ball down to run. He kept his eyes, and then this flick of the wrist we saw, I mean, this is Josh Allen-esque. This is why everybody’s excited about this week. It’s Josh who’s established himself. It’s a guy who the Patriots hope can be the future at that position and play a lot like that guy. To see that awareness that Douglas’ defender is coming off and he just flicks it to him in the last second, I mean, it’s a pretty impressive play for a young guy.”
Hoyer hopes to see the Patriots unleash Maye’s skill set over the final three games of the 2024 season and beyond.
“That’s not something you’re doing at practice,” Hoyer added. “That’s his natural ability coming out when it needs to, and the vision to do it all, and the speed.
“I just think these are the plays that when you have a guy like this, give him more options like this. Maybe put him on the run, let him roll out. Let him do a little zone read, especially down here because it puts the defense in the bind. At…
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Publish date : 2024-12-19 01:10:00
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