In the spirit of the season, let me begin by quoting the most quotable holiday film ever filmed.
“Strange, isn’t it?”
“Each man’s life touches so many other lives.
When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?”
But still, his point is well taken.
And that awful hole Tom Brady left is finally getting filled.
And Drake Maye is the one filling it.
Now sure, I can be accused of clinging to false hope.
That’s not at all uncommon when your team is 3-10.
And granted, I’ve gotten way out over my skis before.
To a lesser extent, Cam Newton.
But none of that matters now.
Not just a franchise quarterback, but a future star.
But not everybody was as infatuated as I was.
None other than Patriots media guy Tom E. Curran was a noted Maye skeptic.
New England can finally look ahead since this year’s No.
3 overall pick, Drake Maye, looks every bit a franchise quarterback.
“Drake brings that swagger.
“When you know you have somebody like Drake, you know something is liable to happen.
We all just got to play together.
Play as one.”
But best in the league good?
And yet the numbers speak for themselves:
And dare I say, historically good?
And yet again, the numbers say otherwise:
Perhaps most surprising of all has been his consistency.
It’s expected that rookies will have peaks and valleys.
Good games and bad.
It’s a Law of Nature.
By going all in on the fact that you’ve achieved the critical part of the 2024 mission.
But I can deal with anything from here until January.
What more could anyone ask for?
