Schefter: Drake Maye to start vs Houston [Also reported by Rapoport, Reiss, Kyed and others]

[TinhWoodhead]

Maye is going to clobbered on Sunday.

Yes he will clobber the texans

 

[Ring 6]

He also regressed to the point that he was a back up for several years and was on four teams in three years.

He didn’t regress. He was what he was. By playing he worked through hus issues. The jets got impatient because they wanted to draft Zach Wilson.
He went to a terrible Carolina team, and won 4 of his last 6 starts.
Carolina had to have Bryce Young so he was a backup for a year. Not several years.

Players need to be exposed to their weaknesses to correct them, Darnold is a good example.

 

[Rob0729]

The #1 priority is finding out whether he is any good or not. Being a hyped 1st round QB means nothing, as most 1st round QB's bust. The team urgently has to evaluate him vs NFL game competition well in advance of next year's draft.

And at least now the games are worth watching. My guess is Kraft intervened to rescue ticket receipts

You don't have to find that out in year one. He is going to be The QB here for the next three years whether he is a bust or he busts out to greatness. With the crappy talent around him this year, it is going to be hard to evaluate how good he is anyway.

 

[Ring 6]

I think the idea that if Drake doesn’t look good, he could be pulled, is pretty wild. They are already playing the “bad” option, the floor is already set. I think it’s insanely unlikely that Drake ever approaches a level of performance so bad that anyone would want to go back to what Brissett was giving them. He will make mistakes but he will at least make a “wow” throw or run every so often.

I expect him to struggle. That’s why I want him playing. He needs to work through that now to be a better QB next year when we can compete if ownership and the front office get their heads out of their asses.

 

[festy1986]

5 weeks too late.

 

[KCSVEN]

What's the expectation by people:

Texans are 3rd in Defensive DVOA
Texans are #1 in pressure rate
Caleb Williams was sacked 7 times and picked twice in is 2nd start vs them

So if Maye is sacked 6 times and has 1 pick we good?

Tough spot, but Maye will get thru it and be better for it.

 

[UrbanCowboy]

Excited to see him, but as others have said, this is an odd week to do it. Texans defense is good, and their pass-rushing ends are real good .. and our tackles suck. Holding josh to 9 for 31 is no joke. This has disaster written all over it!

 

[Rob0729]

He didn’t regress. He was what he was. By playing he worked through hus issues. The jets got impatient because they wanted to draft Zach Wilson.
He went to a terrible Carolina team, and won 4 of his last 6 starts.
Carolina had to have Bryce Young so he was a backup for a year. Not several years.

Players need to be exposed to their weaknesses to correct them, Darnold is a good example.

LOL! Stop rewriting history. Darnold in his last year with the Jets had a 59.6% completion percentage, sacked 35 times, threw for 2,208 yards, 9 TDs, and 11 INTs in 12 games. That was year three with the team. The year before he completed 61.9% of his passes for 3,024 yards, 19 TDs, and 13 INTs the year before in 13 games. He clearly regressed from year two to year three.

 

[TomPatriot]

So much for being ready, having patience, slowly developing him.

Now they are just throwing the kid to the wolves.

I hope he succeeds wildly, but I’ll be happy if he stays healthy, acquits himself well and learns from the experience.

 

[Zuma]

I don't think so, he played guard at the Senior Bowl.

Maybe he practiced everywhere, but his arms aren't super long. I don't see him at tackle.

He has started at LT. He took some snaps at C in a vanity game called the Senior Bowl.

Cole Strange

• Started all 11 games (9 at left guard and two at left tackle) as a senior in 2021. Led an offensive line that paved the way for 205.5 rushing yards per game, the highest average since 2016 (206.3).

 

[archstanton543]

This guy gets it:

I don't know who this is but challenge accepted.

 

[PowerRunRevival]

I’m excited for this but I really hope Maye gets protected by the play calling. Texas has the highest pressure rate in the league, they better run a ton of screens, draws, rollouts and max protects against the Texans or he will get sacked 7 times just like Caleb Williams did against Houston. I want to Maye get into the pocket and immediately let the ball go. If he tries to work to his third or fourth read he’s surely getting sacked.

It seems crazy with how he performed last year but having Lowe at left tackle makes a huge difference in terms of protection. I think Lowe being healthy enough to play was a huge factor in the team feeling comfortable enough to start.

 

[Ring 6]

What's the expectation by people:

Texans are 3rd in Defensive DVOA
Texans are #1 in pressure rate
Caleb Williams was sacked 7 times and picked twice in is 2nd start vs them

So if Maye is sacked 6 times and has 1 pick we good?

Tough spot, but Maye will get thru it and be better for it.

I just want him to get experience. Whatever he has to deal with so be it.
Playing against good defenses will be better for his development.

 

[PowerRunRevival]

He has started at LT. He took some snaps at C in a vanity game called the Senior Bowl.

Cole Strange

• Started all 11 games (9 at left guard and two at left tackle) as a senior in 2021. Led an offensive line that paved the way for 205.5 rushing yards per game, the highest average since 2016 (206.3).

Has there been news on strange that I missed? Is he expected to return soon?

 

[Ross12]

I’m excited for this but I really hope Maye gets protected by the play calling. Texas has the highest pressure rate in the league, they better run a ton of screens, draws, rollouts and max protects against the Texans or he will get sacked 7 times just like Caleb Williams did against Houston. I want to Maye get into the pocket and immediately let the ball go. If he tries to work to his third or fourth read he’s surely getting sacked.

It seems crazy with how he performed last year but having Lowe at left tackle makes a huge difference in terms of protection. I think Lowe being healthy enough to play was a huge factor in the team feeling comfortable enough to start.

They will definitely call a conservative gameplan for this week. Run heavy, quick passes, make 1 or 2 reads and then hit your check down, throw it away or scramble then slide early. If they are getting a lot of success in the run game then maybe they can try a couple play action deep shots, if nothing else then to keep the defense honest. But all things being equal I think it will be a lot of Rhamondre and Gibson this week so he doesn’t have to do too much.

 

[Zuma]

Has there been news on strange that I missed? Is he expected to return soon?

No…someone suggested he could play Center whenever he comes back.

 

[Ring 6]

LOL! Stop rewriting history. Darnold in his last year with the Jets had a 59.6% completion percentage, sacked 35 times, threw for 2,208 yards, 9 TDs, and 11 INTs in 12 games. That was year three with the team. The year before he completed 61.9% of his passes for 3,024 yards, 19 TDs, and 13 INTs the year before in 13 games. He clearly regressed from year two to year three.

I’m not rewriting history at all. The team around him got worse, the defense stunk, giving up 457 points. Of course his stats were going to be a little worse.

The main point being he never could have improved those issues if he wasn’t on the football field experiencing them. He was much farther away than most 1st round QBs. But experience made him better, even if his growth was slower than ideal.

But let me understand your argument. He should have played the first 2 years then not played the 3rd because it made him regress because playing football is bad for QBs?

 

[Tunescribe]

So, Ja'Lynn Polk and Jabrill Peppers hastened the public announcement that Drake Maye has supplanted Jacoby Brissett. On a Tuesday, while the players have a day off. With one of the league's best pass defenses coming to town vs. the league's worst OL and receiver combo. Was this the plan? Or is it purely reactionary?

You can't convince me Maye would be starting Sunday if Polk's heel landed inbounds and Peppers had a ginger ale after tucking his girlfriend into bed.

 

[Ring 6]

They will definitely call a conservative gameplan for this week. Run heavy, quick passes, make 1 or 2 reads and then hit your check down, throw it away or scramble then slide early. If they are getting a lot of success in the run game then maybe they can try a couple play action deep shots, if nothing else then to keep the defense honest. But all things being equal I think it will be a lot of Rhamondre and Gibson this week so he doesn’t have to do too much.

What I would like to see are play calls that put pressure on the defense. Throw on early downs and throw the ball down the field. Run route combos that cause him to read the defense and anticipate the routes.
Run the offense you would run if everything was great.
That way you evaluate him, and his role in it, and coach him up.
This game, and really every game this year should be a coaching moment for Maye. Cut him loose and correct what he does wrong.

 

[WhatJustHappened]

I'd rather watch Maye, but if he's good, I'd rather watch him for the next 10 years instead of 4 games and season-ending and perhaps career altering injury. My primary concern with playing Maye now is injury, and the secondary concern is developmental impact.

You keep saying this, but you don't have Guaranteed Pre-Vision.
Some guys get hurt, it's fkn NFL FOOTBALL, not Ballet Dancing.