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‘I think he needs a lot of seasoning’: Bill Belichick explains what he saw from Drake Maye in the preseason

A few days after giving his thoughts on the Patriots’ roster decisions entering the 2024-25 NFL season, Bill Belichick offered a blunt assessment of what he saw from Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye in the preseason.

“You like his size and you like his arm. I think his inexperience really showed up in the preseason, as it did a little bit at North Carolina,” Belichick said of Maye in a video clip shared by Underdog Fantasy, seemingly another teaser of his upcoming show with the daily fantasy site, titled “Coach, with Bill Belichick.” “And I think that he needs a lot of seasoning in terms of reading coverages, overall throwing mechanics, and consistency.