Bedard: Team thinks Maye has made a huge leap forward this offseason.

[tuckeverlasting]

sniff sniff "that's my quarterback" sniff sniff. so yeah of course i hope he's improving. if he's not improving.....

 

[sb1]

I still worry about Maye getting Andrew Luck'ed. Hopefully the sacks come down and the protection is a lot better.

 

[ivanvamp]

Gotta remember it took a couple of painful SB losses and post age 30 for Tom to really master that.

Looking forward to Maye making strides there but not Bradylike yet, if ever (which is fine).

He won three Super Bowls playing this way before he ever had a playoff loss.

 

[RxJock1120]

I think that the Offense has been upgraded more than just a bit.

People just forget that a lot of our stars are super young, rookies or second year players. And greatly underestimate the power of coaching continuity. The experience gained alone is enough to make a pretty drastic leap in the coming year.

 

[ivanvamp]

Maye is 23 years old, finished 2nd in the MVP voting, and just led his team to the Super Bowl. Did he play poorly in the Super Bowl? Yes. But you know what? It turns out that that Seattle defense was *elite*. Remember, these were the defenses he faced in the playoffs:

- Chargers: #5 yards, #9 points
- Texans: #1 yards, #2 points
- Broncos: #2 yards, #3 points
- Seahawks: #6 yards, #1 points

I mean, that's a murderer's row of defenses to face, two of those games were in horrendous weather conditions, one was on the road, and one at a neutral site. During that four-game stretch, the Pats averaged just 17 points a game, but that's not too far off what these four teams allowed on average per game combined, and then you factor in the weather in two games. Maye's stat line those four games:

70-120 (58.3%), 828 yds, 6.9 y/a, 6 td, 4 int, 82.2 rating, 29 rushes, 178 yds, 6.1 y/a, 1 td

Here are a couple of fairly well-known quarterbacks who had Super Bowl runs (culminating with a Lombardi) with similar/worse overall stat lines:

QB 1 - 51-92 (55.4%), 539 yds, 5.9 y/a, 2 td, 1 int, 47.9 rating, 5 rushes, 10 yds, 2.0 y/a, 0 td
QB 2 - 60-97 (61.9%), 572 yds, 5.9 y/a, 1 td, 1 int, 77.3 rating, 8 rushes, 22 yds, 2.2 y/a, 1 td

Guess who those QBs were that won Super Bowls while doing that in their playoff runs?

 

[Uptown]

This should/will be a major part of his 3rd year progression..

 

[TheRainMaker]

This should/will be a major part of his 3rd year progression..

For the love of gawd...please take off the guardian cap Jared!

 

[n1997y]

For the love of gawd...please take off the guardian cap Jared!

Why do you want him to get CTE?

Guardian cap doesn’t affect his blocking, just protects his future health. And present health too, so him using it is better for the team.

 

[The Brandon Five]

He played in 2 blizzards, perhaps if you watched the games you could add some comments.

In the first blizzard he threw for three TDs. The only QB to do so against Houston all season.

 

[TheRainMaker]

Why do you want him to get CTE?

Guardian cap doesn’t affect his blocking, just protects his future health. And present health too, so him using it is better for the team.

I'm going Captain Stone on him and renaming him Reggie Ray as he looked like him out on the field pre and post concussion.

 

[rochrist]

Goat had Double digit INTs his first 7 years... just saying

It was a different game pre-2007. After 2006 Polian got his panties in a bunch and had the rules changed. Pass defense has never recovered.

 

[rochrist]

You can say that again!

And again!

 

[rochrist]

Yes, he should block for himself first, then complete the play. Do you want him to hike the ball to himself, or play guard or tackle? You choose.

Gisele?

 

[patman12]

**** yeah... speed kills

So does Ray Lewis

 

[Pape]

So does Ray Lewis

LMFAO

was not expecting that, lol... too effin' funny

 

[Huckleberry1]

You can say that again!

Lol

I just realized that got posted 3 times. My phone has been doing really weird **** lately.

 

[Real fan 02]

It was a different game pre-2007. After 2006 Polian got his panties in a bunch and had the rules changed. Pass defense has never recovered.

Agreed. I actually miss that era of ball. Felt it was more competitive.

 

[Uptown]

 

[Drunken Cicerone]

If Drake Maye just kinda/sorta improved a bit but the offensive line gives him an extra full second of protection against a pass rush then it’s a huge upgrade

 

[BTTA]

Under represented in the analysis is that the safety position, both of them, are going to be much better this year. Last year they started a rookie and an average player. This year they get the 2nd year jump for a guy who is very smart, and replace the average player with a legit pro bowler from the year before, also very smart.