Patriots quarterback Drake Maye accounted for 2 of the Patriots’ 5 turnovers in Sunday’s 21-14 loss to the Steelers, and a type of got here at a pivotal second of the sport.
Down 14-7 on third-and-goal from the Steelers’ 2-yard line, Maye threw a bullet to open large receiver Kayshon Boutte ultimately zone. The go was tipped on the line by defensive lineman Cameron Heyward and intercepted by cornerback Brandin Echols.
Head coach Mike Vrabel was requested Monday morning on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Present” if it ought to have been a back-pylon throw to Boutte.
“It shouldn’t have been a flat one,” Vrabel stated. “Clearly, simply having an thought of the place that man is and having the ability to put some air beneath it. These are issues we have now to have the ability to see and get the spacing that we want and be capable to preserve it out of hurt’s means.”
Maye acknowledged Sunday afternoon that he may have put a unique “flight” on the ball.
Vrabel was requested about Maye’s skill to remain within the recreation by means of the Patriots’ five-turnover efficiency. The Patriots had an opportunity to tie the sport on the finish of regulation, however a fourth-down completion to DeMario Douglas got here up wanting the first-down marker when the younger large receiver caught the go and ran backwards in an try to get round defenders to select up extra yardage.
“We simply can’t preserve testing it over and again and again,” Vrabel stated. “However I do admire the resiliency of him and this soccer workforce and our skill to proceed to combat and proceed to remain in it and compete, and it simply needs to be cleaner in order that we’re not at all times in that state of affairs.”
The Patriots, who’re simply 3-16 at house over their final 19 video games, play one other recreation at Gillette Stadium on Sunday when the Panthers come to Foxboro. The 1-2 Panthers are coming off a 30-0 win over the Falcons.
