Former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick made his weekly appearance on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” on Monday — touching on a variety of topics including Drake Maye’s preseason, the Patriots’ recent struggles in free agency, and more.
Here are a few highlights from Belichick’s latest ESPN appearance.
Belichick isn’t putting stock in Drake Maye’s preseason play
Count Belichick as the latest in a long line of NFL coaches and former players to give their take on New England’s ongoing QB competition between Drake Maye and Jacoby Brissett.
And while others like Devin McCourty and Dan Orlovsky have focused more on the talent (or lack thereof) around Maye as the primary reason why New England shouldn’t start its rookie in Week 1 — Belichick instead stressed that preseason performance shouldn’t really factor all that much into the Patriots’ decision as to who starts against the Bengals on Sept.