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Heading into Drake Maye’s second season, much of the discussion centered on one big problem the former North Carolina quarterback couldn’t seem to shake.<\/p>\n

The former Tarheel was known for being a risk-taker and someone who often tried to do a little too much, with Maye carrying that reputation with him here to New England during his first season in the NFL.<\/p>\n

One year later, after putting in a lot of time this offseason to grow as a player, it’s already paid dividends.\u00a0 In fact, so far here in 2025, the contrast has definitely been hard to ignore.<\/p>\n

Granted, there was some shakiness in the first few weeks of this season, but all of that nervousness and uneasiness we saw is gone.\u00a0 Instead it’s been replaced by a poised, confident player who the game appears to have slowed down for.<\/p>\n

With a makeshift offensive line that saw him running for his life for much of his rookie year, life certainly wasn’t easy for Maye.\u00a0 The rookie took a fair amount of shots, having been sacked 34 times despite having started just 12 games in 2024.<\/p>\n

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\"Drake<\/p>\n

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Last year, we saw him leave the pocket early, with Maye not necessarily being overly careful with himself physically.\u00a0 Twice last season he ended up in concussion protocol, which also took him off the field after Week 1 starter Jacoby Brissett had to come in and finish things out for one of New England’s few wins in 2024.<\/p>\n

But the biggest knock on Maye was the turnovers.\u00a0 He fumbled the ball nine times during his rookie season, losing the football on six of them, as well as throwing 10 interceptions.\u00a0 That was clearly a point of emphasis over the offeseason and something Maye has really taken to heart.<\/p>\n

Despite an ugly performance against Pittsburgh in Week 3, Maye’s been much more careful with the football.\u00a0 He’s also talked a lot about trying to take what he’s given while picking up yards with his feet when the defense has left open field in front of him.<\/p>\n

One clear difference that’s contributed to his success this season has been the revamped offensive line in front of him.\u00a0 Rookie left tackle Will Campbell has been outstanding. Left guard Jared Wilson, who had some rough moments early on, has also settled in.\u00a0 Center Garrett Bradbury has been steady to this point, with Bradbury currently the lone New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> offensive player who has played 100% of the snaps for the club this season.\u00a0 Morgan Moses has provided the anchor at right tackle alongside Mike Onwenu that was also missing last year.<\/p>\n

The result has seen Maye will more room to operate, and the chance to make more of the plays we saw at various points in 2024.\u00a0 Still, the biggest thing for Maye has been making sure that, unlike last year, he wanted to become a player who no longer made any plays that cost his team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t hurt the team,\u201d said Maye during the team’s win in Buffalo last month<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 \u201cProtected the football, made some plays, protected the football, and gave us a chance to win. And used my teammates around me. That\u2019s the biggest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Drastic Turnaround From 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Overall, when it comes to fumbles this season, Maye’s had six fumbles but lost the ball just twice.\u00a0 He’s also thrown only 5 interceptions while having already eclipsed last season’s touchdown total (15) with 20.<\/p>\n

The comparisons to Josh Allen have certainly been something people have discussed, with Allen also having spent the first couple of seasons as a player who was turnover-prone.\u00a0 That narrative reached a point in Buffalo where there were doubts about Allen’s future as their starter before he finally took a turn and began elevating his team into becoming a contender in the AFC.<\/p>\n

The feeling with Allen was that he played a little too much heroball, often trying to make a play rather than live to fight another down.\u00a0 Maye also fell victim to that during his rookie year, trying to elevate a team that didn’t have much talent around him.<\/p>\n

Still, while Maye seems to have begun putting that behind him, Allen hasn’t.\u00a0 Despite being in his 8th NFL Season, Allen continues to find himself in situations where he tries to do too much and oftentimes ends up making mistakes in critical moments that hurt his team.<\/p>\n

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That’s part of what cost the Bills Thursday night in their 23-19 loss in Houston.\u00a0 Allen threw a critical interception deep in his own territory after he tried to force a pass to receiver Elijah Moore on a first-down play late in the first half.\u00a0 Despite having two other players open for short gains, Allen threw into triple coverage, and the ball was picked off and would have been a pick-six had the Texans not been called for an illegal blindside block.<\/p>\n

Houston ended up with a field goal, and that sequence came back to haunt them down the stretch before Allen ultimately threw a game-ending interception on the Bills’ final drive<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

With Maye, there haven’t been many moments like that this season.\u00a0 Head-scratching decisions are almost non-existent, nor has he been careless with the football.<\/p>\n

When it comes to pocket awareness, very rarely do you see him lose track of guys around him the way that Allen has continued to.\u00a0 He’s also been better with his decision-making, both with his throws and with his legs.\u00a0 He’s definitely more content with picking up short yards, as well as improving at getting down a little quicker than he did during his rookie season.<\/p>\n

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\"Drake<\/p>\n

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For a player in just his second year, it’s a significant step forward, and it’s also been the reason why the “MVP” chants have become louder for him as this season has gone on.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say his performance in general has been what we expect,” said Vrabel following their win over the Jets. “We have high expectations for Drake. He has high expectations for himself. He\u2019ll continue to improve. I know that he\u2019ll stay humble through this all.”<\/p>\n

“We just have to continue to focus on the little things, operation, unforced errors throughout the offense,” he added.\u00a0 “The only thing that really stops us is us offensively.\u201d<\/p>\n

There hasn’t been much of that this season, with the Patriots becoming a team that, as Vrabel talked about after arriving, has become a club able to take advantage of ‘bad football’ by other teams.<\/p>\n

In their meeting last month against Allen, Maye was the better player down the stretch.\u00a0 He was 13-of-14 (92.9%) for 184 yards over the final two quarters, finishing yet another game in terrific fashion.\u00a0 That stretch included a critical third quarter interception by Allen where Maye led the offense back 90 yards the other way on 11 plays, before Rhamondre Stevenson finished it off with a 7-yard touchdown run.<\/p>\n

That proved to be the difference since it put New England up 20-10 at the time, putting the pressure on the Bills in a game where the Patriots ultimately walked away with a 23-20 win in Orchard Park, New York.<\/p>\n

That victory also snapped the Bills’ 4-0 start, and Buffalo’s gone 3-3 since that loss, including having lost two of their last three.<\/p>\n

For Maye, he’s obviously seen things take a different turn.\u00a0 That win in Buffalo was the second in what’s since turned into an eight-game winning streak.\u00a0 New England has a shot to improve to 10-2 on Sunday in Cincinnati, further grabbing control of the Division and potentially hosting a game in January at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n

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\"Drake<\/p>\n

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Can Maye Win in January?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The key question will then become how Maye will play when it comes to the postseason.\u00a0 Allen has already proven himself to be a gamer, having gone toe-to-toe with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.\u00a0 Still, the end result has remained that the Bills haven’t been able to win one of those match-ups when it’s mattered most.<\/p>\n

Any success Maye has will likely alter the narrative, especially when it comes to how he’s viewed around the league.\u00a0 He’s been virtually flawless this season, yet he’s mostly flown under the radar during New England’s current winning streak.<\/p>\n

A significant postseason win would change that.\u00a0 Allen got one with his win over Baltimore in the Divisional Round last January, knocking out a Ravens team who many believed had Super Bowl aspirations. Buffalo did ultimately fall to Mahomes and the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, spoiling what most Bills fans thought might end in storybook fashion.<\/p>\n

Now, for Bills fans, that feels further away and they’re seeing the Patriots sitting with another player who might be a thorn in their side in the coming years.<\/p>\n

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\"Drake<\/p>\n

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Maye making a deep postseason run would definitely add to that frustration.\u00a0 To add a little more salt to the wound, at the rate things are going, the Patriots are also still very much in the mix for the top seed in the AFC with both Denver and Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

However, one other thing worth noting is the fact Maye has already experienced more growth in one season than people saw from Allen, and his accuracy is also significantly better.\u00a0 Allen finished with a 58.8% completion percentage along with 20 touchdowns and 9 interceptions in his second year in 2019, which followed a rookie year where Allen completed 52.8% of his throws with 10 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.<\/p>\n

Maye finished his rookie campaign having completed 66.6% of his passes, with 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.\u00a0 This year, he’s currently at a 71.9% completion percentage and has already matched Allen’s 20 touchdown second year total, with more than a month of football still left to be played.<\/p>\n

As a result, the question of who is the better player is already starting to play itself out, and Maye’s play certainly speaks for itself.\u00a0 The only unknown is who he’ll be in big moments, which like any other player in the NFL, will ultimately cement his legacy.<\/p>\n

For now, he already seems on pace to overtake Allen and he’s winning the battle with the eight year veteran at this point of the 2025 regular season.\u00a0 But as nice as taking back the Division might be, winning in January will be where the 23-year-old can set himself apart.<\/p>\n

If that happens, Bills fans likely won’t be happy.<\/p>\n

Given what we’ve already seen this season, they’ll probably even be a little more unhappy should Maye join Allen in the upper echelon of quarterbacks in the NFL, and possibly even push him down the list.<\/p>\n

With one more matchup at Gillette Stadium still ahead next month against Allen and the Bills and a trip to Baltimore against the Ravens a week later, we’ll likely learn a lot about this Patriots team, and Maye, when it gets to that point.\u00a0 As nice as all of this talk might be in November, how a team is playing over the final stretch of the season will be the difference.<\/p>\n

As we know, to become the best you have to beat the best, and one can only hope that there is even better play still to come from Maye as we head into this final stretch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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