Patriots trainer Jerod Mayo mentioned rookie Drake Maye “outplayed” veteran Jacoby Brissett within the preseason however he’s nonetheless now not in a position to call a beginning quarterback.
“What I can say is it is a true festival and I might say, at this present level, Drake has outplayed Jacoby,” the New England trainer mentioned all the way through Monday morning’s look on WEEI. “Now, in announcing that, we need to take within the complete frame of labor, going all of the as far back as the spring and starting of coaching camp. And, we’re going to see the place we finally end up. However, the ones are the conversations that may occur right here over the following couple of days.”
Maye, the No. 3 total select within the 2024 NFL Draft, finished 61.8 % of his passes for 192 yards and a landing in 3 preseason video games. Brissett finished simply 35.7 % of his makes an attempt for 36 yards and an interception.
Maye additionally rushed seven instances for 34 yards and a landing.
All the way through a convention name with journalists Monday, Mayo mentioned he hopes to call a starter “over the following couple of days.”
“I believe there are more than one elements that roughly have to enter this determination,” Mayo mentioned. “One is the full frame of labor, whether or not we are speaking concerning the spring or the whole lot of coaching camp. And now, I would additionally say oftentimes we put out of your mind about simply the entire revel in {that a} man like Jacoby has, which can also be weighted within the determination that we need to make right here within the close to long run.
“However I am proud of the best way the ones guys are combating it out, and optimistically over the following couple of days, we will identify the starter and get the season rolling.”
The Patriots open the common season at the highway in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 8.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are the one different NFL workforce that had now not named a beginning quarterback as of Monday morning.
–Box Degree Media
