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

n1997y · Jun 11, 2026

News flash!

sb1 · Jun 11, 2026

Rob0729 said:
Unfortunately, a lot of fans and talking heads around the league are doing this. They all cite his playoff play and the harder schedule saying he and the Pats will take a big step back.

That is true and the assumption that the Pats are facing a tougher schedule and they did nothing to improve this offseason is kinda funny. Comical even.

I don't expect 14 wins again but there's no reason other than a catastrophic injury to Maye to think they'll crater in 2026.

One-If-By-Sea · Jun 12, 2026

Rob0729 said:
Unfortunately, a lot of fans and talking heads around the league are doing this. They all cite his playoff play and the harder schedule saying he and the Pats will take a big step back.

Why is it unfortunate? It motivates Drake which is good. The doubt creates a chip which helps the team not be ****y. Doubt and criticism always motivates and pushes competitive people. I think it is a net positive.

203Pat · Jun 12, 2026

Rob0729 said:
I think she is stating that many people are writing off Maye as "The Schedule" because of his play in the playoffs.

Feels like someone who talks for a living should be able to get that point across a little more eloquently.

40yrpatsfan · Jun 12, 2026

One-If-By-Sea said:
Why is it unfortunate? It motivates Drake which is good. The doubt creates a chip which helps the team not be ****y. Doubt and criticism always motivates and pushes competitive people. I think it is a net positive.

I was gonna say, I like being ranked 14th.

bormio · Jun 12, 2026

I always take topics like this with a grain of salt. There were posts like this about Jones before year 2. But I like that Maye has said very little about the SB. No athlete likes getting embarrassed. But talking about it publicly achieves nothing. He has stewed all off-season about it. Good for us.

Wozzy · Jun 12, 2026

It ain’t football until the pads come on…

One-If-By-Sea · Jun 12, 2026

40yrpatsfan said:
I was gonna say, I like being ranked 14th.

I agree, being ranked 14th is great.

PatsFanInVa · Jun 12, 2026

We're gonna all be like "wow, what we have done with a true #1 quarterback."

Jesus.

Rob0729 · Jun 12, 2026

203Pat said:
Feels like someone who talks for a living should be able to get that point across a little more eloquently.

Sure, but live podcasts can have flubs by even the best.

I am not a Kay Adams fan or watcher, but I am not going to kill her for not getting her point across more clearly in a live broadcast.

Rob0729 · Jun 12, 2026

One-If-By-Sea said:
Why is it unfortunate? It motivates Drake which is good. The doubt creates a chip which helps the team not be ****y. Doubt and criticism always motivates and pushes competitive people. I think it is a net positive.

It is just unfortunate because we have to hear the same tired BS from these people.

One-If-By-Sea · Jun 12, 2026

Rob0729 said:
It is just unfortunate because we have to hear the same tired BS from these people.

I agree, but I am not sure that is a bad thing.

neuronet · Jun 14, 2026

Rob0729 said:
Sure, but live podcasts can have flubs by even the best.

I am not a Kay Adams fan or watcher, but I am not going to kill her for not getting her point across more clearly in a live broadcast.

Plus it wasn't particularly unclear anyway. To regress is to take a step backwards. It's a reasonable take.

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

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