Or it is the head coach like Brady had, BRILLIANT Analysis by Brady on developing QB's. Might be good thing we have Josh. Must watch!
Ton Brady? Why didn’t we draft that guy instead of Maye?
Seriously, my only hope is that the fan base and media have the patience to allow Maye to develop. He has less than 3/4 of a season of starting experience. Nothing we saw last week should be surprising. We knew Maye had mechanics issues, we knew he makes mistakes trying to play hero ball, we knew he would be the second youngest starter in this league.
The offseason was so exciting that it clouded our understanding of the timelines of Maye’s development. We shifted from expecting a 3-4 year learning curve to expecting success in year two. I’m guilty of this as well. Maye’s development so far compares favorably to Josh Allen’s. Here’s Allen’s 2019 game logs for reference.
Josh Allen had a passer rating of 85.3 with 3,089 yards, 20 touchdowns and 9 interceptions in 16 games in 2019.
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Allen became elite in year three. So did Stafford. Baker Mayfield emerged as a top 12 guy in year six. Rodgers and Love sat for years. Goff, Geno, Darnold all took several seasons to mature. Fields is in year 5 and, based on Sunday’s performance, could finally be developing into a reliable starter. The point is, the trend of QBs arriving fully formed is still the exception, not the rule.
Nobody wants to wait for this thing to coalesce, but nothing would be worse than watching Maye tearing it up in a Steelers or Colts uniform in 2030. We’re looking at the most physically gifted QB this franchise has ever seen, I just hope the fanbase has the wisdom to wait this out.