Drake Maye Outplays Brissett in Preseason for Patriots

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00:00Okay, so Gerard Mayo last night, final preseason game, said that Jacoby Brissette, the plan

00:09all along was for him to come out even though he was hurt and that, you know, he's the starting

00:13quarterback.

00:14And then this morning he went on a radio show, Jacob, saying that Drake May has clearly outplayed

00:19Jacoby Brissette.

00:20So I, you know, I don't know which way they're going to go here.

00:23It seems to me that Drake May is the starter.

00:26The guys here, we were talking about this before, Jacob.

00:28And my point was, is that I do think that that's going to end up happening.

00:32But Jacoby Brissette, Jacob, as you know, is a beloved player and a leader in the NFL

00:37for a long time.

00:39And so from a respect point of view, I think that that's probably what's going on right

00:42now is they're figuring out the right way to do this.

00:44But when you're so, you know, loved by your teammates and you're running the quarterback

00:48room, it's really hard all of a sudden just to go another direction.

00:51I'm going to guess they will.

00:52I don't know if it's going to be tomorrow or the next day, but a little bit.

00:56People are probably saying, Craig, what are you crazy?

00:58It's Jacoby Brissette.

00:59But that's the way I view it.

01:01I view this, you know, quarterbacks like this, they just want to make sure the right way

01:05is handled.

01:07I think you have a good point there.

01:09And I've kind of been in the camp all along that has thought Jacoby Brissette is going

01:12to open the season as a starter.

01:14And I still think even despite what Mayo has said about Drake May, and despite May really

01:20performing well and getting better as the preseason goes along, I think Brissette is

01:25going to open the season as a starter.

01:27And I think there's a very specific reason for this, and it has everything to do with

01:30the supporting cast around him.

01:32The Patriots offensive line is a mess right now, and it will get better when David Andrews

01:37is put in the game.

01:38But they've got guys playing out of position because they want the dairy and low, I think

01:43to be their left tackle.

01:44But when he's out, what they've had to do is move Chukso core for from right tackle

01:48to left tackle, move Michael when you from right guard to right tackle whole strangers

01:53out city.

01:54So has hurt his ankle in this last game, and he exited the game in a walking boot.

01:59So we don't know if he's healthy.

02:01So this offensive line could be extremely problematic.

02:04So I think Gerard Mayo might be saying, yeah, may might give us the best chance of winning,

02:09but we have to be sure he can be protected well enough, or he's going to turn into another

02:13Mac Jones or David Carr, someone of that ilk where you just don't want to stunt his development.

02:19So I think between that and the respect that you mentioned that Berset has as a long-term

02:24veteran, I think he's going to be the starter at the beginning of the season.

02:27And then if the Patriots struggle in the first three to four games, then I think they make

02:32the switch when the offensive line is a little healthier and has more continuity.

02:36But this one's going to be fascinating to watch because Mayo is kind of flip-flopped

02:40on his opinion in the last 24 hours.

02:42So really could go either way.

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