Coming off the New England Patriots’ 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars this previous Sunday, Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye mentioned wanting to enhance as an outspoken chief.
Chris Mason of MassLive has since shared a number of examples of how Maye has taken steps in the appropriate path concerning that side of his development.
Mason notes that Maye made a “rookie mistake” that resulted in offensive lineman Michael Onwenu surrendering a sack within the fourth quarter of the Jacksonville sport. Maye rapidly approached Onwenu to simply accept blame for that exact play not going as deliberate.
“With the scenario we’re in, our report, it’s honorable,” Onwenu stated about Maye’s response to the sack. “…I’ve seen him develop tremendously [across his first two regular-season starts]. Even all through observe, he’s simply each week been bettering and turning into higher as a frontrunner and a quarterback.”
The Patriots could also be a multitude past their 1-6 report. First-year head coach Jerod Mayo has seemingly gotten right into a confrontation with former coach Invoice Belichick amid the membership’s six-game dropping streak. Some worry Mayo is already at risk of dropping the locker room and will be fired by group proprietor Robert Kraft if the group is seen as a laughingstock by the tip of Week 18.
“He’s the calm within the storm,” New England broad receiver Kendrick Bourne stated about Maye whereas talking with Karen Guregian of MassLive on Thursday. “He’s the intense spot. He offers us hope for the place we’re headed. I really like that about him.“
Mason handed alongside the nugget that Maye approached Bourne after the loss to the Jaguars to “let him know that he wanted to get the wideout the soccer extra.” In the meantime, operating again Rhamondre Stevenson referred to Maye as “the last word chief” on Thursday.
As of Friday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Patriots as seven-point underdogs for this Sunday’s sport in opposition to a 2-5 New York Jets group that could be on the cusp of experiencing a franchise reset through the upcoming offseason.
Maye doubtless will proceed to lose extra typically than he wins via January, however he may save the roles of others if he continues to flash promise along with his on-the-field performances and establishes himself as an important voice within the New England locker room.
