Training camp stock watch: Drake Maye’s decisiveness on display

Training camp stock watch: Drake Maye’s decisiveness on display originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

FOXBORO — Patriots coaches have long known about Drake Maye’s athleticism and arm strength. They learned about his ability to think through the game during the pre-draft period.

Now they’re getting a feel for just how quickly he’s able to process behind the line of scrimmage in their new offense.

It’s not always immaculate for Maye as he surveys defensive looks, but he showed he could get through reads and strike with decisiveness in last week’s preseason game with the Eagles. He did so again in a long practice (over two hours) in full pads on Sunday.

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The rookie didn’t get first-team reps on Sunday, but he was the more decisive and accurate player compared to Jacoby Brissett.

In 7-on-7 work in the red zone, Maye made on-time strikes to Tyquan Thornton and Javon Baker. He also found K.J. Osborn on a roll-out throw when he realized quickly his first couple of reads had been taken away. Oftentimes roll-outs in 7-on-7 are completely broken plays. But Maye got through his reads decisively, turned the play into a scramble drill and threw accurately on the move.

He also later his Ja’Lynn Polk and Jaheim Bell for touchdowns in an 11-on-11 period that were quick decisions. He had another beauty of a throw to Osborn near the sideline that allowed the veteran to make a leaping, twisting back-shoulder grab for a first down.

Maye threw a near pick to Joe Giles-Harris rolling out in an 11-on-11 rep, but he had another non-completion that was one of the best throws of his day, finding Baker deep down the right sideline for a diving attempt that Baker couldn’t reel in thanks in part to some tight coverage from Alex Austin. It was an accurate throw though that in some ways looked like his downfield incompletion to Baker against the Eagles last week.

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Publish date : 2024-08-18 20:12:30

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