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Jacoby Brissett got hit, harassed and frustrated all night by the New York Jets’ swarming defense.
Then the Patriots’ veteran quarterback was pulled in favor of rookie Drake Maye, who made his NFL debut late in a lackluster 24-3 loss Thursday night.
It all left some uncertainty about who’ll be under center for New England moving forward.
“I don’t know,” coach Jerod Mayo said. “We talk every single week that you’re competing for a job. We’ll get together as a coaching staff and see where it goes.”
The Patriots (1-2) could stick with the 31-year-old Brissett, who’s looked at as mostly as a placeholder for Maye. Or New England could get the No. 3 overall pick on the field to start a bit sooner than expected. The Patriots play at San Francisco next Sunday.
“I don’t make personnel decisions,” Brissett said. “My job is to go out there and get ready to play.”
When asked what he thought about Mayo saying he was unsure whether he might make a quarterback change, Brissett refused to fuel any speculation.
“I’m not going to overreact to something I didn’t hear,” he said. “He told me he was going in. I’m not going to argue.”
Brissett was 12 of 18 for just 98 yards and was sacked five times before being pulled with 4:24 left in the game.
“I’m a big man. I can take it,” Brissett said of all the hits he took. “I always get back up. Finding ways to make plays, that’s what it comes down to. It’s football. You’re supposed to get hit. You don’t sign up for this sport to not get hit.”
Maye came in and moved the Patriots’ offense down the field during their final drive. The former North Carolina star went 4 for 8 for 22 yards and was sacked twice, with the last one ending the game.
“I thought it was a good opportunity for him to go out there with the [first-team offense] and put a few drives together,” Mayo said. “We’ll watch the film and evaluate.”
Another thing for Mayo to consider is the state of the Patriots’ banged-up offensive line.
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