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Asked about Drake Maye, Josh McDaniels says ‘there’s no shortcut’ for a QB’s progression

Former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels discussed the process of developing young quarterbacks on Monday’s episode of former New England wide receiver Julian Edelman’s ‘Games with Names’ podcast.

The progression of Partriots quarterback Drake Maye will now be under the supervision of new head coach Mike Vrabel and whichever coordinators and coaches Vrabel decides to hire.

As a former quarterback coach and offensive coordinator for the Patriots between 2001-2008 and 2012-2021, McDaniels talked through his thought process in helping his quarterbacks quickly and efficiently.

“His development and whatever the plan ends up being for Drake [Maye] – when he’s going to play, how they are going to handle him and continue to develop him as he goes forward is going to be important,” said McDaniels.