Coach – Patriots’ QB1 still open with Drake May’s ‘step forward’

Foxborough, Massachusetts — new England Patriots Coach Jerod Mayo said that budding quarterback Drake May The team has certainly taken a step forward 14–13 preseason loss till Philadelphia Eagles He said Thursday that the competition for the starting job “is definitely not over.”

Maye has been the No. 2 option in training camp behind nine-year veteran Jacoby BrissettMayo has said that Mayo is the most “pro-ready” quarterback on the team. Mayo has raised the possibility that Mayo could overtake Brissett if he “performs well” in practice and games.

After playing one series in the Patriots’ preseason opener last week, Maye played four series Thursday night and finished 6-of-11 for 47 yards with a 4-yard rushing touchdown. The stats would have looked a lot different if a deep strike in the third quarter — arguably Maye’s best play because of the way he manipulated the pocket — hadn’t been dropped by a wide receiver Jevon Baker,

“Moving forward under pressure, I thought he did a better job overall of using his legs and moving the play,” Mayo said Friday, adding that the “emphasis point” for improvement is to make the entire offensive operation run faster.

The Patriots plan to play both Brissett and Maye in the preseason finale. Washington Commanders On 25th August.

“I think the whole offense definitely has to play and stay united, and that’s what we’re going to do,” Mayo said.

The Patriots signed Brissett as a free agent in March to a one-year, $8 million contract and immediately made him a starter. Brissett has started 48 career NFL games, and the Patriots saw value in spending the 2022 season on his background in offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt’s system. Cleveland Browns It’s also his job to guide new quarterbacks like Maye.

Brissett played three series Thursday night and finished 3-of-7 for 17 yards, including a costly end zone interception. In the preseason opener last week, he played one series and was 0-for-3.

“We have three more days left of training camp practice, and our job as coaches is to evaluate and the competition is not over yet. He has to show not only himself and the coaches (but) his teammates,” Mayo said.