Welcome to the Unconventional Review, an instant reaction to standouts, stats, and story lines from the Patriots’ most recent game . . .
One very promising start and one loss into Drake Maye’s tenure as the Patriots’ starting quarterback, and this is the situation:
The Patriots are taking a risk (that he’s not going to get skewered behind an offensive line that is now playing tackles that Mel Kiper Jr. may not have heard of) for one specific reward — putting a far more entertaining product on the field every Sunday, even if the outcomes are unlikely to change.