Let’s begin today’s lecture by acknowledging a few things.
(Thanks, Miami!)
They cannot protect a quarterback.
Therefore they can’t generate a passing attack.
Which is the equivalent of a kid missing entire years in elementary school.
All of which begs the question, when will Drake Maye finally get his shot?
But Jerod Mayo has confirmed that is 100% not happening.
But if not now, then when?
Mayo was asked that very question.
And gave a long, honest, and candid answer.
That says essentially he’s got a plan, and he’s sticking to it.
What that plan is?
And I understand the frustration from the fans.
I understand the frustration from you guys in here.
What were doing is what we think is best.
What Im doing is what I think is best for the Patriots today, and also in the future.
And thats how I have to look at these things.
I understand your frustration.
And then, Jacobys out there, and its like Well, why isnt Drake playing?
Like, hes getting better, we have a plan, were gonna stick to it.
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[H]e did outperform Jacoby by the time we got to the end of camp.
Talking about the spring all the way through training camp.
I don’t mean to come down hard on a coach with exactly than four games experience.
Because the plan seems to involve getting Maye ready, which is obviously Job One.
But they’re not winning.
More to the point, they’re not generating a single watt of energy with him under center.
I get that it’s a huge risk to put any human being behind this line right now.
To which we have to ask, “When?”
Where is that help going to come from?
Eliot Wolf had a good eight months and tens of millions of dollars at his disposal.
Does the plan involve one of those three suddenly learning how to play left tackle in the NFL?
It’s wishful thinking.
Which is never a plan at all.
The only way we’re going to see what Maye is capable of is to start him.
Which is the entire mission of this season.
But that’s the cards they’ve been dealt by the front office.
And they have to face reality on reality’s terms.
Sooner, rather than later.
Yes, they’re much safer in the driveway.
But that’s not what they build cars for.
I for one do not want that.
Let the kid play.
