SNF halftime Patriots hype

[PatsFan2]

Love the Deep throws: McDaniels is working with Pop Douglas deep. Thought Kyle Williams was that guy: but Pop Douglas is saying hold my beer.

 

[mayoclinic]

With all due caveats, here’s what really amazes me.

Against Buffalo, running away from trouble and finding receivers from impossible angles on the move, he reminded me of a vintage Mahomes. Against New Orleans, stepping up in the pocket to avoid trouble but keeping his stance and composure, he reminded me of a vintage Brady. What an insane skillset for a 23-year-old.

My comp for Drake Maye is Aaron Rodgers in his prime, minus the douche personality. 90% Brady, 90% Mahomes.

Best things to me are the speed at which he corrects errors, and how much he has calmed down. I haven't seen a "Maye is wildly inaccurate, and overthrows his receivers" post on this board in 3 weeks, which is unprecedented.

 

[PatsFan2]

My comp for Drake Maye is Aaron Rodgers in his prime, minus the douch personality. 90% Brady, 90% Mahomes.

Best things to me are the speed at which gets corrects errors, and how much he has calmed down. I haven't seen a "Maye is wildly inaccurate, and overthrows his receivers" post on this board in 3 weeks, which is unprecedented.

Drake Maye has the "It" factor he's making plays the Defense just can't defend. Like the year when Brady had Randy Moss: pitch and catch.

 

[Vindicate]

My comp for Drake Maye is Aaron Rodgers in his prime, minus the douche personality. 90% Brady, 90% Mahomes.

Best things to me are the speed at which he corrects errors, and how much he has calmed down. I haven't seen a "Maye is wildly inaccurate, and overthrows his receivers" post on this board in 3 weeks, which is unprecedented.

He really did just improve that to the point of it being a non-issue. Pretty impressive how quickly he fixes stuff.

 

[Bill Lee]

SNF telecast halftime had a major Drake Maye puff piece, followed by a quick NE Patriots report predicting the playoffs.

Anyone else see it? What do you think?

Personally I prefer we slither along like a snake in the grass till we take down our next prey, but this world is full of people who get ahead by being frontrunners.

What has Jason Garrett done to deserve a stage? Come from the right school, have the right look, be a mediocre NFL QB and mediocre NFL coach is about all I can say for him, yet he keeps getting paid over and over again.

 

[n1997y]

Personally I prefer we slither along like a snake in the grass till we take down our next prey, but this world is full of people who get ahead by being frontrunners.

What has Jason Garrett done to deserve a stage? Come from the right school, have the right look, be a mediocre NFL QB and mediocre NFL coach is about all I can say for him, yet he keeps getting paid over and over again.

I also prefer to fly below the radar, but games like the one they had against Buffalo inevitably put the Pats on everybody’s radar.

This attention is the result.

It’s good to be back.

And it’s got to really annoying to 31 other fanbases.

 

[TommyD4207]

I also prefer to fly below the radar, but games like the one they had against Buffalo inevitably put the Pats on everybody’s radar.

This attention is the result.

It’s good to be back.

And it’s got to really annoying to 31 other fanbases.

**** 'em.
They got their 10 giggles in, while their own teams spun their wheels for 5 years.

 

[Bill Lee]

I also prefer to fly below the radar, but games like the one they had against Buffalo inevitably put the Pats on everybody’s radar.

This attention is the result.

True, but my cynical side keeps screaming that we live in the "attention economy" era and so many people cash in just by saying "look at THAT!" be it good or bad.

I'm so happy to say that we've found a genuinely good QB, one of the most valuable things in all of sports. Add to that him being on a rookie contract, and it's icing on the cake.

I also feel we're being a bit flattered by our schedule too, but as you say we did take down BUF at home and lost to LV so there's that.

Overall I feel we're about a year ahead of where I thought we would be. As others mention we've stopped seeing Drake throw the ball over receiver's heads in a panic and we've stopped seeing much of the bad footwork. That's being replaced by a guy who is fast at processing the defense, has genuine pocket awareness, and can burn teams with his legs if they over-commit to the rush.

The thing that worries me is some genuine depth and talent issues that I thought we'd need another round of draft and FA to fix, yet Drake's ability to perform at a high level is raising everyone around him.

 

[signbabybrady]

True, but my cynical side keeps screaming that we live in the "attention economy" era and so many people cash in just by saying "look at THAT!" be it good or bad.

LoL this describes what people are trying to do to Bill. You included. Fraudulent hypocrite.

 

[NovaScotiaPatsFan]

I believe it was the great poet, the Notorious BIG, who said: Never get high on your own supply.

 

[JoeSixPat]

SNF telecast halftime had a major Drake Maye puff piece, followed by a quick NE Patriots report predicting the playoffs.

Anyone else see it? What do you think?

They see the stats and want to be ahead of the curve

82% should make everyone feel good - obviously that's factoring in strength of schedule as one wouldn't think of the Pats as having a better chance of making the playoffs than the Bills for instance, but indeed, that's what a tough schedule can do to you.

Given the Patriots season last year they're not really being seen out of market to this point so it makes sense to "introduce" Maye to a national SNF audience at a time when he's on a nice string of strong QB ratings on top of the wins

2025 NFL Post Season Probabilities

The 2025 NFL Post Season Probabilities table presents the probabilities that your team will proceed to different playoff rounds.

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BTW - you gotta love the Jets with a 1% chance of making the first round of the playoffs!

 

[JoeSixPat]

Heck, if you really want to get ahead of yourself you can even see the probability of who the Patriots would face in wildcard game.

Will save you the time - it's the Bills.

New England Patriots Playoff Picture

The Patriots playoff picture table presents the probabilities that the Patriots will win each playoff spot.

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[Bill Lee]

They see the stats and want to be ahead of the curve

82% should make everyone feel good - obviously that's factoring in strength of schedule as one wouldn't think of the Pats as having a better chance of making the playoffs than the Bills for instance, but indeed, that's what a tough schedule can do to you.

Given the Patriots season last year they're not really being seen out of market to this point so it makes sense to "introduce" Maye to a national SNF audience at a time when he's on a nice string of strong QB ratings on top of the wins

2025 NFL Post Season Probabilities

The 2025 NFL Post Season Probabilities table presents the probabilities that your team will proceed to different playoff rounds.

www.playoffstatus.com

BTW - you gotta love the Jets with a 1% chance of making the first round of the playoffs!

Clearly their algorithm is pretty baked.

Clearly it doesn't take into effect that Aaron Rodgers is the Squeelers QB...

And they really expect to see Daniel Jones and Mac Jones as Super Bowl QBs?

 

[n1997y]

Clearly their algorithm is pretty baked.

Clearly it doesn't take into effect that Aaron Rodgers is the Squeelers QB...

And they really expect to see Daniel Jones and Mac Jones as Super Bowl QBs?

Think about how the idea that the Patriots would be in the serious playoffs conversation six weeks into the season would’ve looked a month and a half ago…

 

[Bill Lee]

Think about how the idea that the Patriots would be in the serious playoffs conversation six weeks into the season would’ve looked a month and a half ago…

Yep, as I just wrote I think they're a year ahead of where I thought they would be.

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Oct 13, 2025

I also prefer to fly below the radar, but games like the one they had against Buffalo inevitably put the Pats on everybody’s radar.

This attention is the result.

True, but my cynical side keeps screaming that we live in the "attention economy" era and so many people cash in just by saying "look at THAT!" be it good or bad.

I'm so happy to say that we've found a genuinely good QB, one of the most valuable things in all of sports. Add to that him being on a rookie contract, and it's icing on the cake.

I also feel we're being a bit flattered by our schedule too, but as you say we...

• Bill Lee

 

[Thelonious]

Yep, they pumped em so hard Maye's gonna need somebody to let the air out of his tires. Gotta kick outta Simms saying it took two years for him to get Gruden out of his ear. Dumbass, Gruden only 'got out your ear' because you weren't worth talking to you ****ass chump

"****ass Chump"? Oooo, that's not good, I'm guessing.

 

[maust]

"****ass Chump"? Oooo, that's not good, I'm guessing.

I'm sure someone at the nursing home can help you figure it out

 

[Thelonious]

I'm sure someone at the nursing home can help you figure it out

Yeah, condolences on the ******ation. Must be tough.

 

[signbabybrady]

Yeah, condolences on the ******ation. Must be tough.