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When the New England Patriots take the field for their season opener Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, they won’t have No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye under center. Instead, it will be Jacoby Brissett, with the Pats insisting that they are going to bring Maye along slowly.
Despite the fact that first-year Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo admitted that Maye outplayed Brissett in the preseason, New England ended up opting for the veteran as the Week 1 starter. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt attributed the decision to the learning curve the rookie faces.
“There’s certain things in this offense that Jacoby, having played in this offense, understands some of the tools that you can use to get out of certain situations, pressure situations, things like that. Drake is still learning,” Van Pelt said, via the Patriots’ official website. “The hardest position in sports is a quarterback, and especially for a rookie guy coming in and not seeing all the defenses that they’re going to see in the NFL, it’s tough. It’s hard to transition, and it takes a little bit of time. We’re going to be as patient as we can with that process.”
But de facto general manager Eliot Wolf seemed to indicate that it won’t be all that long before Maye takes over.
“We do have confidence in Drake,” Wolf said, via The Boston Herald. “It’s not like we’re just going to let him collect dust for the year. He’s going to be out there in practice taking reps, he’s going to take some reps with the (starters), he’s going to take some reps on the scout team and continue to progress and develop in that regard.”
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Author : Jared Dubin
Publish date : 2024-09-06 16:11:40
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