Patriots Ready Drake Maye for Year 3 After 23-Year-Old Finished 2nd in MVP Voting
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Updated · Patriots.com · Jul 21
Patriots Ready Drake Maye for Year 3 After 23-Year-Old Finished 2nd in MVP Voting
3 articles · Updated · Patriots.com · Jul 21
Summary
Drake Maye enters Patriots camp coming off a second season in which the 23-year-old finished second in MVP voting and led the NFL in total QBR, passer rating and yards per attempt.
Josh McDaniels's return gives Maye the same offensive system and play-caller for the first time, with coaches using spring practices to let him make pre-snap calls and speed up the offense.
28.6 seconds per play left New England 28th in tempo last season, and the Patriots also ranked last in no-huddle usage, making Maye's command of the scheme a key lever for improvement.
Maye's next test is against elite defenses after his EPA per drop-back fell from a league-best plus-0.31 in the regular season to minus-0.27 in the playoffs; cover six and cover zero were his toughest looks.
Tommy DeVito appears set as QB2 after taking most second-team reps in spring, while sixth-round rookie Behren Morton is likely to stick as a developmental third quarterback under the emergency QB rule.