The pats need to make a switch at slot WR

patsinthesnow said:

The pats offense can’t operate without a reliable slot WR. Maye also needs a quick outlet that has a good feel for zone coverage. Douglas has proven that he can’t be a high volume slot WR.

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patsinthesnow said:

The pats offense can’t operate without a reliable slot WR. Maye also needs a quick outlet that has a good feel for zone coverage. Douglas has proven that he can’t be a high volume slot WR.

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rkarp1 said:

I was at the game, and have not seen replay yet.
from my vantage point, Pop was open on 3 routes, and May threw to him, high. open 3 times, missed 3 times
Pop did have 2 rcpts
Pop did have a drop

I am all for Chism getting a shot, even at Pop's expense. but Pop's play yesterday was not that poor

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TommyD4207 said:

Did you happen to see Diggs uncovered 8 yards downfield when Maye heroballed that throw to Henry into double coverage?

That one play pushed me right over the edge. I don't care if Henry made an incredible catch, it was a stupid decision and a stupid throw.

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TommyD4207 said:

Did you happen to see Diggs uncovered 8 yards downfield when Maye heroballed that throw to Henry into double coverage?

That one play pushed me right over the edge. I don't care if Henry made an incredible catch, it was a stupid decision and a stupid throw.

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upstater1 said:

It was not good by Maye to even throw that, or he was too late.

But let's not sit here and pretend he wasn't hit as he threw which altered the entire throw.

It's pointless to talk about the accuracy of a ball when the QB was hit as he threw.

The QB should be criticized for being late to throw, for not feeling the pressure correctly, etc. But it makes no sense to judge the accuracy of a throw when the QB is hit as he threw.

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rkarp1 said:

I was at the game, and have not seen replay yet.
from my vantage point, Pop was open on 3 routes, and May threw to him, high. open 3 times, missed 3 times
Pop did have 2 rcpts
Pop did have a drop

I am all for Chism getting a shot, even at Pop's expense. but Pop's play yesterday was not that poor

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jdlboot14 said:

That's the most frightening thing to me about Maye's development... Dan O did a quick video after preseason game 2 with just 3 plays where there's amazing open opportunities and Maye just looks past them too quickly and scrambles try to make a stupid throw.

I hate to say it, but if he were a 2nd rounder "running QB" - the entire NFL world would be saying he can't read defense or process a NFL-level offense. And he'd be washed out after this 2nd year.

Something better change fast.

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TommyD4207 said:

Also, can we all agree, for the first time in years, the receivers were *NOT* the problem yesterday?

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jdlboot14 said:

That's the most frightening thing to me about Maye's development... Dan O did a quick video after preseason game 2 with just 3 plays where there's amazing open opportunities and Maye just looks past them too quickly and scrambles try to make a stupid throw.

I hate to say it, but if he were a 2nd rounder "running QB" - the entire NFL world would be saying he can't read defense or process a NFL-level offense. And he'd be washed out after this 2nd year.

Something better change fast.

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jdlboot14 said:

I'd agree - with the caveat that Pop & Hollins could have done better.

But Maye's decisions & accuracy were not NFL caliber yesterday. Let's pray he just had a rough start.

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patsinthesnow said:

The pats offense can’t operate without a reliable slot WR. Maye also needs a quick outlet that has a good feel for zone coverage. Douglas has proven that he can’t be a high volume slot WR.

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PatsFan2 said:

Let's be honest does anybody here think K Boutte is a better WR than Pop?? I don't think so: Pop have the potential to be a volume catcher from the Slot: but we need Maye to put it on him: and not over or behind him in the Slot.

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