First-year New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo declaring on Wednesday that including a journeyman to the membership’s quarterback room was “not in our plans at this present time” triggered some to imagine rookie Drake Maye will quickly substitute Jacoby Brissett because the staff’s QB1.
Throughout a Thursday look on Boston radio station 98.5 The Sports activities Hub, Patriots insider Phil Perry of NBC Sports activities Boston touched upon how Maye has grown whereas receiving roughly 30% of the first-team reps throughout practices.
“What I have been informed is he seems fairly good (in apply),” Perry mentioned about Maye, as shared by Nick Goss of NBC Sports activities Boston. “That is past what Jerod Mayo informed us on the podium (Wednesday) once I requested him about it. However I went round and talked to a bunch of gamers (Wednesday), and I have been speaking to individuals over the course of the final a number of weeks — he seems good in apply. He is easy. He is going by his reads.”
Some followers known as for Mayo to make the transfer to Maye after Brissett and the New England offense produced a dud in final Thursday’s 24-3 loss on the New York Jets, a loss that dropped the Patriots to 1-2 on the season. As proven by Professional Soccer Reference, Brissett started Thursday ranked thirty first within the NFL amongst certified gamers with a median of 122.7 passing yards per sport and twenty third with a 41.0% passing success charge for the season. The Patriots are final within the NFL with a median of 13.0 factors scored per contest.
With all that mentioned, Chris Mason of MassLive famous on Thursday that the Patriots are “presently permitting stress on 44.8% of drop backs,” good for the second-worst mark within the league for that class. In brief, it is comprehensible that Mayo and others throughout the group don’t need Maye, the third general choose of this yr’s draft, to take beatings whereas taking part in behind a foul offensive line.
“Even when he is the scout staff man,” Perry added about Maye, “…he is not on the market BS’ing round, which, I suppose, occurs in different cities throughout the league the place the scout staff particular person type of takes it upon themselves to make the scout staff stuff their present. He isn’t doing that. He is going by and taking part in on time and in rhythm. That is a number of the stuff they need him to do each time he performs.”
Maye will stay a spectator by a minimum of the start of this Sunday’s matchup on the 1-2 San Francisco 49ers. Ought to Brissett undergo a 3rd straight loss, as many count on would be the case, Maye may doubtlessly obtain the beginning nod for the staff’s Week 5 house sport in opposition to the Miami Dolphins (1-2) on Oct. 6.
