FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Rookie Drake Maye is taking up because the New England Patriots’ beginning quarterback, a supply informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Maye, the No. 3 general decide within the 2024 draft, replaces nine-year veteran Jacoby Brissett because the Patriots (1-4) put together to host the Houston Texans on Sunday.
The Patriots have misplaced 4 video games in a row after beating the Cincinnati Bengals 16-10 within the season opener. First-year head coach Jerod Mayo mentioned final week that the way in which the crew performed in its lone victory was “unsustainable” due to the low scoring output; the Patriots are actually averaging 12.4 factors per sport.
Brissett admirably dealt with adversity, and largely prevented important errors, to assist hold the Patriots aggressive regardless of averaging almost 10 hits taken per sport. That included taking part in behind 5 completely different beginning offensive-line combos and throwing to a large receiver corps that ranks final within the NFL in catches (39) and receiving yards (342).
However in current weeks, Mayo appeared to be weighing how a lot of the offensive struggles had been attributable to quarterback play versus the instability across the quarterback — whereas additionally factoring in Maye’s improvement behind the scenes.
Brissett is 79 of 135 for 696 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception. The one interception got here in a Week 4 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, with linebacker Fred Warner returning it 45 yards for a landing.
Then in Sunday’s 15-10 dwelling loss to the Miami Dolphins, Brissett did not break the 100-yard passing mark till the fourth quarter.
Requested to evaluate Brissett’s efficiency within the sport, Mayo mentioned on Monday, “It simply wasn’t adequate. I believed we performed effectively sufficient defensively and on particular groups to win. Because the quarterback, he understands this, he touches the ball on each single play, and we did not rating sufficient factors to win the sport.”
Maye now will be a part of Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix because the fourth rookie quarterback to start out a sport this season.
