Drake Maye panic begins after Patriots lose in ‘sloppy’ opener
NY Post
The expected Drake Maye Year 2 leap began with what can, at best, be described as a small hop.
The Patriots quarterback had a rough season debut in Sunday’s 20-13 home loss to the Raiders, completing 30 of 46 passes for 287 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
After scoring a touchdown on their second possession, Maye led just two scoring drives — both field goals — over the final three quarters.
“What I see is just a sloppy quarterback,” Boston Sports Journal’s Greg Bedard said on 98.5 The Sports Hub on Sunday night. “That first throw to [wide receiver] Demario Douglas, like, it didn’t have anything to do with — the guy was wide open. I don’t know, there must have been six or seven wide-open receivers today that he missed that he wasn’t accurate with.
“And, to me, that has nothing to do with the offense that has to do with his sloppy mechanics, sort of reverting back to — and I don’t think he made that much progress last year with it, to be frank. A lot of the stuff we saw at North Carolina, that first throw to Demario Douglas, that’s all about his legs, his feet getting narrow before he throws, and this is something that has been an issue for him for years. And it’s just not cleaned up.”
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