Drake Maye has taken large strides in his second skilled season, and the whole NFL has taken discover.
Maye leads the league in completion proportion and passer ranking. And with the Patriots sitting at 6-2, he is generating some serious discussion about his MVP candidacy.
With that in thoughts, Patriots insider Phil Perry turned to NFL insider James Palmer for a nationwide perspective on Maye. Palmer spoke extremely of the position that offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has performed in that development.
“I believe this relationship between Josh McDaniels and Drake Maye ought to be one of the talked-about marriages within the NFL,” Palmer informed Perry on a brand new episode of the Subsequent Pats Podcast. “It actually ought to, due to the best way that they hold including to it.”
Palmer offered a number of specifics, however one involving McDaniels utilizing his historical past with Tom Brady was significantly fascinating.
“The way in which that the behind-the-scenes facet has labored to the place Josh can go to Drake and go, ‘I did this with Brady. I did this and this labored,'” Palmer stated. “And there is a side of it I used to be informed that was — possibly it will not be the very first thing to return to thoughts — it is that Drake appears to be like at him and goes, ‘Wait, you assume that extremely of me? That, yeah, you probably did that with Tom, you wanna do this with me? Let’s go.’ There’s the pelt on the wall there that has Drake form of considering in a fashion to permit that to return to fruition on Sundays. So I believe the best way that they’ve labored with him has been excellent.”
Palmer added that a lot of Maye’s enchancment comes from Maye himself and the best way he is really carried out, however the affect of McDaniels has clearly been vital.
“I really feel like that is simply the beginning with the best way he is enjoying,” Palmer stated. “It has been excellent, and I believe it reveals you the significance of a very good, skilled play-caller having the time and the pelts on the wall to be together with your younger quarterback. It is paramount to success on this league.”
Additionally on this episode:
- Expectations for the Patriots on the commerce deadline
- A better take a look at the Drake Maye-Kayshon Boutte connection
- Who’s Subsequent?!
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