The New England Patriots head coach sounded off on his rookie QB.
have had a limited view of their first-year quarterback Drake Maye in the early motions before next season, head coach Jerod Mayo has already seen some great signs from the UNC product in the months leading into their coming campaign.
Coach Mayo was asked about initial impressions from Maye in their first two training camp practices in pads, and he had some praise to shower onto the first-year QB. Mayo stated that Maye's mental toughness and competitiveness have shown out during early reps, with his standout traits being apparent since their draft scouting process.
"Let's rewind a little bit. I got this feeling when we met with Drake in Carolina. Just his overall mental toughness and competitiveness, and he understands that it's not always going to be clean. I will say this, he's handled it very well. I know that the players really enjoy working with him, and he's a competitor.
During the first week of camp, we've seen a few highs and lows from the Patriots rookie quarterback. He's had several highlight-worthy throws and catches with his first-year receivers Ja'Lynn Polk and Javon Baker. We've also witnessed some ugly passes from Maye as well-- one standout being a pick-six coming from Matthew Judon.However, as Mayo noted, Maye understands that the development process isn't always a smooth one.
The expectation is for Maye to start week one as a backup to Jacoby Brissett, but ample time remains between now and the beginning of next season, so a few big-time preseason performances could put an early QB1 status on the Patriots' franchise guy. Stay tuned.
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