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Patriots QB Controversy: Is Drake Maye Ready to Start Week 1?
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8/27/2024
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In all three preseason games, Gerard Mayo elected to play all four quarterbacks for
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the Pats.
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It ended on Sunday night in Washington against the Commanders.
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Jacoby Brissett won possession, was injured.
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Drake May went out there and looked pretty good.
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But even after the game, Gerard Mayo had this to say following the preseason finale for
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New England.
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Drake May is, quote, our second best quarterback.
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Then yesterday morning on WEEI in Boston, that's a radio station, Gerard Mayo had this
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to say, quote, Drake has outplayed Jacoby, end quote.
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So George, make it make sense for us, what is Gerard Mayo even saying?
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So he was asked, you know, if Jacoby Brissett gets hurt, is Drake May the guy that'll come
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into the game?
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And Gerard Mayo goes, 100%, Drake May is our second best quarterback.
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And then there was a follow-up from Phil Perry, who does a great job covering the team, going,
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is that a yes?
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And Gerard Mayo said, I don't know, I need to watch film.
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What do you need to watch film of, Gerard?
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He needs to watch film of this offensive line.
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He can't go out and admit it because I believe he will lose a locker room, he will lose the
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team because they will go, wait, wait, wait, hold on, hold on.
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We're showing up, putting our bodies on the line, getting our butts kicked to win football
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games.
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The best quarterback to give us a best chance is Drake May, but you won't put him in because
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you don't trust the offensive line.
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So again, you're not trying to win games.
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And honestly, that's the worst kept secret.
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We're saying the quiet thing out loud right now, because everything is all rotating around
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Drake May and his success.
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Because if Drake May pans out, then the Patriots have their guy and their quarterback for the
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next eight to 10 years.
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But if they rush him behind a bad offensive line and all the progress he's made, because
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coming out of UNC, he was raw, awful footwork, bad mechanics, not good at processing.
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And this was a guy who said, we'll have to wait a year or two to really see paybacks
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and a return on that high draft pick.
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He's come so far.
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We talk about that commander's game.
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He was making plays with poise, moving around the pocket without a clean pocket ever because
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offensive line was makeshift due to injuries.
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But with anticipatory throws, making multiple reads, delivering the ball downfield, being
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accurate, his best throw of the night was negated because his left tackle couldn't
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line up properly on the left side of the line of scrimmage, rolling left, throwing across
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his body as a righty, finding a dart to KJ Osborne, who made a great play after the catch
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for a touchdown.
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But you cannot put Drake May behind this offensive line.
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It's not because they're bad.
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And I'm not afraid of him playing football.
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It's they don't give him a fighting chance.
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At Bengals, home against Seattle, at the Jets, at San Francisco.
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Those are the first four games.
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Come home, Dolphins, Texans, two elite defensive lines and defenses.
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We'll see how healthy Miami is.
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On the road at London, I don't want his first start coming in a neutral site.
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Everything changes on London.
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I don't think he should play until week nine, but it's not because of Drake May.
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He is ready right now.
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He is their best quarterback.
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This offensive line isn't ready and this receiving group isn't ready.
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Jalen Polk, Taequann Thornton, KJ Osborne, that's your top three.
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That's not good for any rookie quarterback.
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He's only 21 years old.
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He only had two full seasons of starting at UNC.
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He's very young.
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He's not a Jaden Daniels, a six-year player.
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That's 24.
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He's not a Trevor Lawrence.
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That was a three-year starter.
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You can't compare him to these guys.
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Even to Caleb Williams.
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Yeah, similar in age, but started his season at OU, then of course played two years at USC.
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You cannot compare him to these guys with his football experience.
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And the most important thing, guys, is you do not want him to digress back to UNC Drake May.
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You want him to keep progressing to be an NFL Drake May.
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