The Patriots weren’t in a position to emerge victorious in Drake Maye’s beginning debut, nevertheless it was nonetheless an encouraging efficiency from the third general 2024 NFL Draft choose.
Maye was 20-of-33 for 243 yards with three passing touchdowns, two interceptions and a misplaced fumble, including 5 carries for 38 yards on the bottom within the 41-21 loss to the Texans. However it nonetheless didn’t go the best way Maye wished.
“I wouldn’t say it did. You need to come out with a win,” Maye mentioned Monday on WEEI. “That’s the last word purpose — particularly in your first begin — is popping out with a win. We didn’t get that executed. Performed towards soccer crew and positively had flashes, however on the finish of the day, what we preach in that locker room is profitable soccer and we didn’t come out on prime.”
Maye believed the perfect factor he did was deal with adversity.
“Clearly popping out in that second drive with Pop over the center and lacking him over the center,” Maye mentioned about his first interception. “One thing I beat myself up about on the sideline, I really feel like I have to make these throws. One in all my finest issues is throwing throughout the center. Left quite a lot of yardage on the market for Pop, particularly on a number of the crossing routes. … Ended up placing collectively a scoring drive on the finish of the half and type of popping out with some juice within the second half. …. After which the tipped interception. I really feel like occasions once we had been battling adversity, we fought again and tried to present ourselves an opportunity to get again within the recreation. We simply didn’t capitalize.”
And he believes he can do a greater job of serving to out the offensive line sooner or later.
“They’ve received a tricky job,” Maye mentioned. “Accidents, nice d-line from Houston. So getting the ball out and realizing that generally an incompletion is the perfect play.”
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