[Callahan] Inside NE's plan to spring Drake Maye for a year 2 leap

[ctpatsfan77]

Inside the Patriots’ plan to spring Drake Maye for a Year 2 leap

Drake Maye is making the Year 2 leap. Here’s how the Patriots built a plan for Maye dating back to the first days of Mike Vrabel’s regime.

www.bostonherald.com

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The two key takeaways:

(1) Vrabel intentionally hired coaches McDaniels hadn't worked with previously, who could come in with fresh ideas, and help simplify the notoriously complex system McDaniels likes to run.

(2) McDaniels must be loving Maye, because now he can run all the pocket passer concepts that Brady did, plus all the stuff he can do taking advantage of Maye's potential as a runner.

 

[n1997y]

Two games ago:

Late in that win over the Panthers, Maye and McDaniels shared a telling moment while they watched the clock run out from the sideline.

“Proud of you, man,” McDaniels said, facing the field. “You’re doing a great job.”

Then he paused, smiled and turned to his quarterback with one more message.

“And we’re just getting started.”

(Emphasis added)

 

[TommyD4207]

(1) Vrabel intentionally hired coaches McDaniels hadn't worked with previously, who could come in with fresh ideas, and help simplify the notoriously complex system McDaniels likes to run.

(2) McDaniels must be loving Maye, because now he can run all the pocket passer concepts that Brady did, plus all the stuff he can do taking advantage of Maye's potential as a runner.

People **** on Cam Newton (and rightfully so in retrospect), but that first two months (specifically before he got Covid), the stuff McDaniels was doing with Cam, you could tell, it was stuff he had in his back pocket that he could never do with Brady.

Basically he had Cam schemed up, even though he didn't have a shoulder anymore.