It’s exceptional that Drake Maye is breaking Patriots information, contemplating the best quarterback of all time is likely one of the signal-callers who preceded him within the group.
Head coach Mike Vrabel was requested Monday morning on WEEI the way it’s potential that Maye, in simply his second NFL season, is breaking information beforehand set by Tom Brady.
Maye set the franchise document for highest completion share (minimal 20 passing makes an attempt) in Sunday’s win over the Titans with a 91.3% mark. Brady beforehand held the document with an 88.5% completion fee in Dec. 2009.
“He’s very correct from completely different platforms, whether or not that’s within the pocket, out of the pocket,” Vrabel mentioned Monday morning on “The Greg Hill Present.” “There’s a extremely good accuracy. There’s loads of confidence. He’s only a very athletic quarterback. By that, I simply imply there’s various things that he does. It doesn’t must be so inflexible and simply drop again, plant, switch, throw. There’s loads of different actions to him that I feel make him distinctive. However the accuracy actually has been excellent.”
Maye was 21-of-23 for 222 yards with two touchdowns within the 31-13 blowout win over the Titans. He additionally added 62 speeding yards on eight makes an attempt.
Vrabel was additionally requested how he’s seen Maye enhance essentially the most since they began working collectively this yr.
“I feel his pocket presence or his means to switch via the pocket,” Vrabel mentioned. “It’s one thing as younger quarterbacks popping out of faculty you don’t see a ton of, in all probability as a result of they don’t work on it or perhaps as a result of there’s a three-man rush loads of occasions in faculty, and you’ve got a little bit bit extra time, or perhaps they’re simply extending out of the pocket as a result of they will bodily.
“However that’s one thing that they’ve labored very exhausting on. I do know (offensive coordinator) Josh (McDaniels) has performed a fantastic job and (quarterbacks coach) Ashton (Grant) has performed a fantastic job on the drill work and seeing it and with the ability to do it whereas it’s there. You noticed an instance of Dobbsy (backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs) doing it when he acquired in and pulling via with two fingers and nonetheless remaining a passer and conserving your eyes downfield versus pulling via and looking out down right here on the rush.”
Maye at the moment ranks first in completion share over anticipated (CPOE), second in completion share and EPA (anticipated factors added) per dropback, third in passer score and yards per try, fourth in PFF grade, and fifth in QBR this season.
He’s additionally been the league’s greatest deep passer this season, finishing 14-of-18 deep passes (20+ yards) for 414 yards with 5 touchdowns and no interceptions.
He’s emerged as a professional MVP candidate whereas serving to lead the Patriots to a 5-2 document, whereas turning over the ball simply 3 times in seven video games.
