New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye was removed from excellent in the course of the group’s Week 1 loss in opposition to the Las Vegas Raiders.
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel defined throughout an look Monday on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Present” why he really doesn’t need the second-year signal-caller to be “excellent.”
“I believe that he desires to be, at instances, excellent. I must get previous that. All of us must get previous that. It’s essential to be exact and never excellent. And in case you make a mistake, it’s the response that it’s important to the error that everyone sees after which they’re like, ‘Oh, wow, that was a mistake.’ We’ve got to scrub our reactions up. Our responses must be a lot better. After which moving into the circulate. Since you see actually good timing, precision and accuracy. After which we see another misses,” Vrabel mentioned, as shared on Bluesky by ESPN’s Mike Reiss. “I don’t ever concern myself with that. I simply need the higher efficiency. Extra constant. And proceed to develop as a frontrunner and ensure that there’s a command to what we’re doing — that that is the scenario, that is the play. These are the issues that I’m centered on.”
Maye completed Sunday’s 20-13 loss 30-for-46 with 287 passing yards and one landing, whereas including 4 speeding makes an attempt for 11 yards. He additionally began the second half with a expensive interception, nevertheless, took 4 sacks and dedicated a fumble (which the Patriots recovered) and recorded an 80.6 passer ranking.
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Vrabel mentioned following Sunday’s loss that “with out wanting on the tape” he thought Maye had “some good constructive performs and actually good command of what we have been doing, after which there have been instances the place possibly we or he missed any individual, and we’ll must see.”
The 2024 Professional Bowler addressed his third quarter interception particularly, telling reporters after the defeat, “I believe my resolution on the primary drive popping out was the one which killed the drive.”
Sunday was a step again for Maye after a number of NFL media members pegged the 23-year-old as a attainable breakout candidate in 2025, however it’s a protracted season.
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The Patriots will face the Miami Dolphins at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday in South Seashore in Week 2.
