COMMENTARY
If rookie quarterback Drake Maye started last weekend’s season-opener over the Cincinnati Bengals, there’s little chance that the New England Patriots would begin the 2024 season with a surprising win. Despite the unpreparedness of the opponent, what veteran Jacoby Brissett brought to the position was a calm and focus that it took to win a game, one the team needed to close out and one that it certainly would have gagged away one year ago.
No offense to the third-overall pick, but that isn’t happening with Maye in there. Yet, despite the very real results that can be discussed with quarterbacks who sit for an entire year (or more) before taking the starting reigns, there’s still a push for Maye to start, the sooner the better.