I’m not sure what the Drake Maye truthers are expecting if and when the rookie quarterback gets the nod over Jacoby Brissett in the coming weeks. But you have to understand their thirst for something tangibly exciting regarding the health and vibrancy of the New England Patriots.
Any and all delusional enough to think the 2024 Patriots — armed with a rookie head coach, the best financial bargain the Krafts could find on the free agent quarterback market, and a complete disregard to dress the gushing wound at offensive line — would compete, let alone be somewhat more entertaining than last season’s four-win campaign, are quickly sobering up.