After the Pats got 1-3, then 2-7, it won't take long for them to come out and at least try Maye or they're gonna have to try and get another QB in the '25 Draft
-It doesn't sound very good right now...maybe the Pats will rally around Brissett and just buid around him but that doesn't sounds like a winning formula for them
I think they should be trying to get another top pick next year, not going anywhere in '24. Jets, Bills ad even the Phins are just better in the personnel department right now
Why would the Pats be looking for another QB in 2025 after taking Maye at #3 in 2024?
Why did San Fran need Purdy after they took Lance #3
-It's a good question but if they see Maye isn't gonna make it as an NFL QB, don't think they want Brissett being the starter next year if they can help it
What are you expecting for total wins this year?
*With Wolf in charge the Pats appear to be doing the Green Bay model which means they will probably be drafting a QB pretty regularly regardless of who is starting for them and how well they are playing...that is just smart business in today's NFL (the Pack were ahead of the curve)...the Pats used the #3 on Maye and also used a sixth-rounder on Joe Milton this year...Milton is the ultimate project and there is no downside to using a low pick on him...but make no mistake the future of the Pats is tied-up with Drake Maye unless we get another Tom Brady/Brock Purdy/Kirk Cousins situation which as we all know is more about luck than anything else.
*I took your original statement as using a draft pick with the intention of replacing Maye after one year which I 100% don't agree with.
*The microscope Drake Maye is currently under is an example of why Boston is one of the toughest (if not the toughest) cities to play in...right now he is being judged by every single play in camp and while it is foolish it is just how things are in this area and why you have seen many pro-players in every sport not able to hack it here...I'm not saying Maye can't handle this because so far he appears to be handling it well but it is something that puts added pressure on a potential franchise QB.
*IMO when Maye was drafted the Pats knew there was a very good chance he probably would not be starting for a while and there would be a good amount of development needed with him which is why a lot of the media coverage of him is pretty asinine/bordering on clickbait...the kid is 21 (will be 22 in this month...Penix is 24 and played 6 years of college ball and Daniels will be 24 in December and played 5 years of college ball and Bo Nix is 24 and played 5 years ), only played two years of college and in college didn't call his own plays and barely played under-center...anyone who is surprised he needs to be "developed' is coming to the party late or is uninformed...an x-factor here is the Pats O-line is not in good shape and it is a stretch to think it can max out as anything more than mediocre this year and due to that it is not an optimal situation to be putting a young QB behind.
*The Pats are not going to be good this year...I just don't see a path to any type of success with regard to wins and losses...if they got 6 wins that would be close to a miracle so if I had to guess right now I'll put them down for 4...besides not being good they are in a tough division and have a very difficult schedule...due to that I'm not concerned about wins and losses this year and I am judging this season on three things:
1-Drake Maye-he is the most important thing and there really isn't a close second...if he is legit than there is a future...I don't have a time-table for him getting on the field this season but he will play this year and once the gun sounds on the final game my hope is we are confident he is our franchise QB of the future...if that happens this season is a success and they will go into the off-season in a positive manner with most likely a very high draft pick (hello LT or legit #1 WR), a lot of cap space and optimism for the future.
2-This year's draft class...it appears that like his Dad with the Pack Wolf is committed to building this franchise thru draft and development (Greg Bedard has been spot-on about this from the get-go)...if players like Polk, Wallace, Baker and Robinson are legit that bodes very well for them...none of these guys were lay-up/can't miss picks so if they hit on these guys (or realistically at least a few of them) than as Pats fans we can trust Wolf's plan because it is one that appears to be built for the long-term and not a short-term splash so trust will be needed because we will probably need to be patient which is not a strong trait for most Boston fans...if these picks bomb things could get very ugly very quickly because they are already in a bad spot and a bad draft could make things even uglier.
3-Jerod Mayo as a HC-I honestly have no clue what to make of him...he appears to be very well-liked by the players, but you can definitely tell that like Drake Maye as a QB he is still very raw...what you see now and what you see by the end of the year could be two different things...at the end of the year if the Pats are playing tough and competitive, the locker-room is together with Mayo as their leader and we see the young players developing we'll know we can go forward with Mayo because I get the feeling with Mayo it is not going to take long to know whether he has it or not ...after over 2 decades of BB the Pats are being run totally different and while they absolutely needed to move on from BB (and were probably a year late) they are implementing a totally different culture and unlike the younger Patriot fans us older ones know what bad coaching looks like as we have seen some of the worst ever with guys like Rod Rust and **** McPherson.
My hope is that last year was the low-point and while this will be a difficult season it is the beginning of the future and not a continuation of last year's disaster.
