Jacoby Brissett got hit, harassed, and frustrated all night by the New York Jets’ swarming defense.
Then the Patriots’ veteran quarterback was pulled in favor of rookie Drake Maye, who made his NFL debut late in a lackluster 24-3 loss Thursday night.
It all left some uncertainty about who’ll be under center for New England moving forward.
“I don’t know,” coach Jerod Mayo said. “We talk every single week that you’re competing for a job. We’ll get together as a coaching staff and see where it goes.”
The Patriots (1-2) could stick with the 31-year-old Brissett, who’s looked at as mostly as a placeholder for Maye.