New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo dismissed any rumors on Friday morning that he could also be contemplating changing veteran Jacoby Brissett with rookie Drake Maye because the crew’s beginning quarterback.
The primary-year coach’s phrases come after the crew misplaced its second recreation in a row, falling to the New York Jets, 24-3, on “Thursday Night time Soccer.”
Maye changed Brissett beneath heart for the crew’s closing drive of the competition, which spanned the final 4:24 of the sport.
The 31-year-old Brissett went 12-for-18 for 98 passing yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions for an 80.3 passer ranking whereas taking 5 sacks for 46 yards. Brissett is now 42-for-69 (60.9 completion share) for 368 passing yards, one landing and no interceptions for a 79.9 passer ranking by way of three video games this season.
Maye, in the meantime, made his NFL debut on Thursday, ending 4-for-8 for 22 passing yards with no touchdowns or interceptions and a 56.2 passer ranking. The North Carolina product added two carries for 12 yards (together with an 11-yard first-down scramble) and was sacked twice for 13 yards.
The Patriots chosen Maye with the third total decide in the course of the 2024 NFL Draft, and he ended the preseason 21-for-34 for 192 passing yards with one rating and no picks. Brissett had much less taking part in time within the exhibition contests, going 5-for-14 with 36 yards, no touchdowns and one interception.
After Brissett suffered a minor shoulder damage in the course of the preseason finale, Mayo admitted that the teen had outplayed his counterpart over the summer time. The previous Professional Bowl linebacker later clarified his feedback, and the crew opened the season with Brissett as QB1.
Even with the crew’s Week 3 embarrassment in primetime, it looks as if New England will proceed to expire Brissett because the starter, a minimum of in Week 4.
