Are the Patriots giving Drake Maye a chance?
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00:00But I think they're giving him more and more.
00:02We were all up in arms after the first preseason game.
00:05Why did he only get one drive?
00:07Or one series, rather?
00:08Why?
00:09And they gave him more last week, and he looked better last week than he looked the week prior.
00:14He has at times looked very good in 7-on-7s, not so good in 11-on-11s.
00:18When I said before, why not throw him out there with the top offensive line you've countered,
00:22well, maybe he hasn't shown it.
00:24Why would you give it to him if he hasn't shown that he can do it with these backup
00:27offensive linemen?
00:28So make him check that box.
00:30And maybe they're starting to mix in some starters for him.
00:32So I just think it's another indication they're putting more on his plate.
00:35That doesn't mean he's going to start Week 1, but I do think they're starting to throw
00:39more and more at him.
00:41And I'll just take it at face value.
00:42When Gerard Mayo says it's a competition, he could be the Week 1 starter, he may need
00:48to blow them away.
00:50And he may need to go out and really impress this week at practice, and the week after
00:54the final preseason game against the Commanders in practice, and in the game in the middle.
00:58He may need to blow them away.
01:00But I think he's closed that gap down to where they're saying, we can put more on this kid's
01:04plate and he's handling it well.
01:06From the outside looking in, that would be my guess.
01:08I don't think they're just throwing random offensive linemen at him 17 days in the training
01:12camp.