Van Pelt: Maye has looked ‘really good’ in Patriots practice

Van Pelt: Maye has looked ‘really good’ in Patriots practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

Drake Maye hasn’t started a game for the New England Patriots through three weeks, but by all accounts, the rookie quarterback is playing pretty well in practice.

Maye did make his NFL debut in the Patriots’ 24-3 loss to the Jets in Week 3. He completed four of eight pass attempts for 22 yards, while also picking up 12 yards on the ground. He made some good plays in the limited opportunity.

The best way for Maye to stay ready is taking full advantage of his practice reps. Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo confirmed earlier this month that Maye is getting around 30 percent of the reps with the starting offense in practice, which is high for a backup quarterback.

Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt was asked Thursday about Maye’s performance on the practice field, and he gave a positive report.

“Really good. He’s continuing to grow,” Van Pelt told reporters during his press conference. “I think the game experience the other night will only help him moving forward. The plan is in place, and I think we’re starting to see him grow on the practice field.”

NBC Sports Boston’s Patriots insider Phil Perry provided more detail during his Thursday morning appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub show Toucher and Hardy.

“What I’ve been told is he looks pretty good (in practice),” Perry said. “This is beyond what Jerod Mayo told us at the podium (Wednesday) when I asked him about it. But I went around and talked to a bunch of players yesterday, and I’ve been talking to people over the course of the last several weeks — he looks good in practice. He’s smooth. He’s going through his reads.

“Even when he’s the scout team guy, he’s not out there — one player told me yesterday, he’s not out there BS’ing around, which, I guess, happens in other cities across the league where the scout team person kind of takes it upon themselves to make the scout team stuff their show. He’s not doing…

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Publish date : 2024-09-26 17:28:04

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