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The New England Patriots are ready for the future. Rookie No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye will assume starting quarterback duties this coming Sunday for the team’s Week 6 game against the Houston Texans, confirmed by the team on Wednesday. Earlier this week, coach Jerod Mayo insisted that Brissett would remain his starter, but the team has apparently reversed course.
The Patriots made things official on their social media pages.
Mayo explained what went into the decision to bench Brissett in favor of the rookie, saying this is what gives New England the best chance to put more checks in the win column.
“Going forward I think now Drake gives us the best chance to win now and going forward. He’s been getting better every single week. As I said before, at the end of training camp he actually was trending at a very high rate and that has continued through the early part of the season,” Mayo said.
After fielding many questions about whether he has complete control over decisions regarding the position, Mayo explicitly stated that this was his choice and his choice alone.
“It was solely my decision to make this choice,” Mayo continued. “I had a conversation one on one with Jacoby, I had a conversation with Drake, we’re all on board and I would also say, Jacoby’s a warrior and he took the news very well, like a professional like you would expect from a guy like that.”
Maye outperformed Brissett during the preseason, which Mayo admitted before naming Brissett the Week 1 starter, but the team elected to keep him on the bench to begin his career. That was likely owed at least in part to the supporting cast Maye will have around him as he steps into the lineup. (The Pats’ decision to give him 30% of the first-time reps in practice while he was still operating as the backup supports that theory. Starters usually get 95% of those reps or more.)
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Author : Jared Dubin
Publish date : 2024-10-09 15:39:14
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