The Drake Maye Report: Rookie submits most impressive full-pads practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
FOXBORO — Drake Maye shrugged his shoulders and smiled after what was easily his best fully-padded practice as a professional.
He’d just gone 11-for-13 in competitive team periods — including a red-hot stretch of 7-on-7 passing in a red-zone period — but still looked forward to doing that which was one of his greatest strengths as a collegian: launching it deep.
“Trying to be smart with it,” Maye said. “I feel like I throw the football well down the field. Still feel like I haven’t really aired it out yet, but I think it’s coming.”
Maye was more of a point guard than three-point sharpshooter on Day 8 of Patriots training camp. He completed four of five passes in a 7-on-7 period with the offense situated inside the defense’s 10-yard line, including accurate strikes into tight spaces for Javon Baker, Kayshon Boutte and La’Michael Pettway.
He later threw in the direction of a blitz, attacking the vacated area, for an easy completion to Ja’Lynn Polk. On the next snap, a play-action call, he quieted his feet inside a clean pocket and drilled one to Jalen Reagor over the middle of the field.
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Deep shots or no deep shots, Maye has now strung together two straight encouraging practices, looking focused — as veteran teammate Jacoby Brissett suggested Friday — on “the little things.” Short-area accuracy. Clean footwork. Sound fundamentals.
Brissett remains the top passer for the Patriots, getting the first-team reps. But Maye will have an opportunity to continue to build some positive momentum for the third straight day when he and his teammates are back on the field Saturday.
Let’s get to our Day 8 edition of The Drake Maye Report…
The rep report
Maye and Brissett had to grind it out on a steamy day on the practice fields behind Gillette…
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Publish date : 2024-08-02 21:43:47
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