Should Patriots fast-track Maye after encouraging effort vs. Eagles? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
FOXBORO — Drake Maye handled his business on Thursday night. Now it’ll be interesting to see how the Patriots coaching staff handles him moving forward.
Jerod Mayo has been very clear throughout the summer when detailing how he’ll handle player workloads: You get what you earn when it comes to your role and your reps.
The Patriots head coach reiterated that point after Maye’s performance in two quarters during a 14-13 preseason loss to the Eagles.
“For me, we always talk about competition,” Mayo said, “and that’s at all spots… If he’s better than Jacoby [Brissett], then he’ll play. He’ll start.”
Maye couldn’t have won the job from Brissett in 30 minutes of exhibition action. He completed six of his 11 attempts for 47 yards. Brissett, meanwhile, went 3-for-7 for 17 yards with an interception.
But could the rookie have earned more practice snaps with the first-team offensive line, at least?
The No. 3 overall pick in this year’s draft showed against Philadelphia that when he has time and space to operate, he has the ability to look polished.
He hit rookie wideout Javon Baker for a first down on a third-down throw from a clean pocket. Later in the game he aired one out to Baker deep down the field while sliding to open space behind the line of scrimmage — the kind of subtle muddy pocket navigation that high-level quarterbacks exhibit on a regular basis in today’s game — but the pass was dropped.
There have been signs in training camp that Maye has some refinement to his game, particularly when it comes to his ability to process. In 7-on-7 situations in practice, Maye has impressed his coaches. Those periods have been fluid. He’s looked like he knows what he’s doing, he’s made quality reads, and he’s delivered accurately.
But in 11-on-11 work, with a pass-rush to contend with, Maye’s eyes have at times turned downward toward rushers attacking what has been a…
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Publish date : 2024-08-16 12:23:36
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