It’s amazing how much we forget in a year, but right around the 2024 NFL Draft there were a lot of questions about just how good Drake Maye was actually going to be for the team that drafted him. Caleb Williams and Jaylen Daniels were seen as more sure things, and the teams that drafted them made sure to build their teams around those two picks with all sorts of offensive tools. They both also took on new coaching staffs built to strengthen their quarterbacks.
New England, on the other hand, seemed to decide they wanted to take a slow and steady approach with Drake Maye, and it showed in their drafting and coaching hires.