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What are the Patriots doing? Drake Maye, drafted No. 3 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, will start for them against Houston this weekend. Starting Drake Maye: good! Starting Drake Maye now: questionable!
Let’s be clear about this move: It isn’t wrong to have Maye starting. The Patriots used a high pick on the former North Carolina star. Playing him is smart, and the plan may work out for New England. We’re talking about a highly recruited quarterback who was productive at the college level and drafted inside the top five overall last year. If he’s the guy, he’s the guy.
But the process is pretty concerning.
New England wanted to keep Maye on the bench for as long as possible in the interest of not throwing him to the wolves. But Maye’s flashy performance in the preseason got folks excited, and Jacoby Brissett’s play so far in the regular season has done the opposite. Beating the Bengals in Week 1 kept the fans — and possibly ownership — at bay for a little while. But New England has dropped four straight games since then and hasn’t managed to top 20 points outside of the Week 2 overtime loss to Seattle where it scored exactly 20.
The season feels lost (it always was, if we’re being honest), so the first-year coaching staff is yanking the rip cord and going to the rookie quarterback. The problem is while Maye’s athleticism may increase the play-to-play and drive-to-drive upside of the offense, he can’t change what’s around him.
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Author : Will Brinson
Publish date : 2024-10-10 14:58:10
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