Drake Maye has arrived . . .

[Uptown]

 

[BobDigital]

He did great on that drive. If he can do that every drive he'll be hard to stop. i don't expect him to ever do the mental stuff the way Brady did, that was his bread and butter. But if he can get to the next tier down in that ability. Absolutely savage.

 

[Gumby]

In a post in another thread by @Guts; the next instagram down was this one above about Brady's arm.
---After re-watching these plays from years ago and thinking about the TB - Maye comparison I am kind of amazed to think.....

A. That Maye seemingly already has way more TOUCH than i recall Brady having; and TB was more known as a touch & placement QB.

B. That TB threw balls on SUCH A ROPE - it was amazing. And Maye is a great touch long ball thrower; but has nowhere near that kind of rope-ball throw in his arsenal.
But I'm recalling that that arm strength was NOT TB's skillset way back in 2001 - 2004; he trained & weight-lifted and Tom House trained his arm to get to that level.

So that is what makes me the most excited about the next couple of years. If DM can work like TB did and include that arm-strength into his repertoire...... WOOOOAHHH NELLY. Hold me back.

 

[signbabybrady]

No one can be amazing at everything , each QB has their owns tools. But Maye absolutely still has room to grow.

He is still focused on the new offensive system which is enough to process as is. He is more than capable of adding the pre snap stuff which would take him to a new level.

Areas Maye can still improve a lot in.

Pre snap read/change play or protection
Moving DBs with his eyes
Using pump fakes within the pocket.

These are some areas that can add a lot to his game. You can't learn everything at once and he's still young. But hopefully he gets to one done this year and the rest working by the start of next season.

Considering he is this good already but still has areas of improvement left to incorporate, I think he can be the best QB in the league.

I could be wrong but I think one of those early TD runs was an at the line audible.

The way Drake looked back and pointed presumably at Josh made me think Josh said something to him.

Maybe Josh was still in the headset and said something but I prefer to think that Josh told him to be alert for something before the drive or even during film study and Drake keyed in on it. Either way it still seemed like a little something was being said between Drake and Josh.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Sam Donald?

Aaron Donald's little brother. Incredible quarterback, could be Mac Jones someday.

 

[borg]

A. That Maye seemingly already has way more TOUCH than i recall Brady having; and TB was more known as a touch & placement QB.

Last night, especially in the 1st quarter, it seemed Maye was soft tossing his passes.
Initially, my thought was that Maye's grip was affected by the cold and compensating for it.
It's also possible Maye was addressing his, at times, 1st quarter overthrows by purposely taking something off the ball.
Or a combination of both.
Regardless, it worked.
What was he, 11 for 11 to start off the game?

 

[Huckleberry1]

He did great on that drive. If he can do that every drive he'll be hard to stop. i don't expect him to ever do the mental stuff the way Brady did, that was his bread and butter. But if he can get to the next tier down in that ability. Absolutely savage.

Disagree, I think Maye can understand the game at the highest level possible. He just turned 23 and he's already digesting football knowledge at warp speed, I see no reason to limit that development. I also think that virtual reality is going to give young quarterbacks an ability to learn defenses at a higher level than has been achieved before, that was what took Daniel's from a 5th round prospect to the 2nd pick overall.

 

[reflexblue]

In a post in another thread by @Guts; the next instagram down was this one above about Brady's arm.
---After re-watching these plays from years ago and thinking about the TB - Maye comparison I am kind of amazed to think.....

A. That Maye seemingly already has way more TOUCH than i recall Brady having; and TB was more known as a touch & placement QB.

B. That TB threw balls on SUCH A ROPE - it was amazing. And Maye is a great touch long ball thrower; but has nowhere near that kind of rope-ball throw in his arsenal.
But I'm recalling that that arm strength was NOT TB's skillset way back in 2001 - 2004; he trained & weight-lifted and Tom House trained his arm to get to that level.

So that is what makes me the most excited about the next couple of years. If DM can work like TB did and include that arm-strength into his repertoire...... WOOOOAHHH NELLY. Hold me back.

Ive noticed that when maye throws long its almost lie the ball has GPS guidance, as it reaches the target it seems it will suddenly lose velocity and drop perfectly into the hands of the reciever. I don't recall Any other QB with that touch, Maybe joe flacco, Flacco doesn't have the arm strength that maye does and his passes were/are like more like rainbows, a lot of arch.

 

[Triumph]

Maye is always looking downfield, but also can sense pressure. All the traffic does not seem to really effect him.

Its a gift.

 

[Betterthanmost]

Greg Cosell on Drake Maye more than a year ago: "I'm not sure he's quite as raw as people think. I thought he was the toolsiest quarterback in this draft."​

 

[signbabybrady]

Last night, especially in the 1st quarter, it seemed Maye was soft tossing his passes.
Initially, my thought was that Maye's grip was affected by the cold and compensating for it.
It's also possible Maye was addressing his, at times, 1st quarter overthrows by purposely taking something off the ball.
Or a combination of both.
Regardless, it worked.
What was he, 11 for 11 to start off the game?

Just adjusting to PV = nRT

 

[PatsFan2]

Maye is always looking downfield, but also can sense pressure. All the traffic does not seem to really effect him.

Its a gift.

Pocket presence is getting there it's not perfect yet.

 

[signbabybrady]

That pocket presence is improving.

Yesterday I saw several Bradyesque suttle moves in the pocket. Nothing crazy just small climbs of the pocket ladder to buy some time. The stuff Tom made a living on

Then he has those Drake Maye type evasive moves that Brady just could never do probably compares more to Mahomes.

The more he plays the more both these instincts will hone.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

He certainly fixes things fast. After the big turnover game against Pittsburgh, I believe its just 4 total turnovers over 8 games. And after taking 11 sacks vs cle/atl hes taken 1 in each of the past 2 games. more check downs and throwaways. Think about this kids ceiling

 

[PatsFan2]

That pocket presence is improving.

Yesterday I saw several Bradyesque suttle moves in the pocket. Nothing crazy just small climbs of the pocket ladder to buy some time. The stuff Tom made a living on

Then he has those Drake Maye type evasive moves that Brady just could never do probably compares more to Mahomes.

The more he plays the more both these instincts will hone.

 

[NFL Mystique]

He started what...12 games last year? And still did good with a bad roster and coaching staff. He passed the eye test. This year he is an MVP candidate. So there has been a huge leap from year one to two. And sky is the limit in terms of improvement and what he can accomplish. DC's had this offseason to study him.

To me, this makes him a bit different than Daniels/Stroud. Those guts excelled in year one. Daniels stats are down this year. And fair or not, he looks like he is going to miss at least 2-3 games per year. Stroud has gotten worse each year. Behind the scenes, joyous think the Texans/Commanders would trade their QB for Maye? I think it would be an easy yes.

History is littered with QB's who struggled year 2 after a successful year 1. How many QB's did well year 1, had an MVP type season year 2, and struggled year 3-4 etc before becoming "just" a good QB/backup?

 

[ctpatsfan77]

He certainly fixes things fast. After the big turnover game against Pittsburgh, I believe its just 4 total turnovers over 8 games. And after taking 11 sacks vs cle/atl hes taken 1 in each of the past 2 games. more check downs and throwaways. Think about this kids ceiling

IIRC, it was one of the CBS folks who asked, in earnestness, Does he even have a ceiling?

 

[manxman2601]

 

[Uptown]

 

[Triumph]

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