Drake Maye receives a ringing endorsement from Josh Allen

Patriots QB Drake Maye has an extended strategy to go if he needs to ascertain himself as a franchise fixture like reigning league MVP Josh Allen. 

However, the Payments quarterback likes what he sees within the Patriots’ second-year sign caller, noting throughout a current episode of the “Like a Farmer” podcast that he’s shaped a “good relationship” with Maye over the past 12 months.

“Obtained to spend a while with him this offseason. He’s an unbelievable man. He’s nonetheless within the child tier for me,” Allen mentioned. “He’s youthful than I’m. He’s an unbelievable child, a vibrant child. He can spin the heck out of the ball. He strikes nicely.”

“And he looks as if, once more, the one factor that I ever inform anyone is like after they ask me like, ‘What’s your No. 1?’ It’s like simply be your self, proper? Be genuine, know who you might be, don’t attempt to be any individual that you just’re not. And he looks as if a child that’s solely him.”

Allen has beforehand doled out reward for Maye, with the star QB telling Sports activities Illustrated’s Liam McKeone in June that Maye is one of his “favorite young quarterbacks in the league.”

Maye has drawn some comparisons to Allen since arriving within the NFL given each his arm power and knack for gaining yards on the bottom along with his scrambling skill and bigger body — with The Ringer founder Invoice Simmons even dubbing Maye as “mini Josh Allen” earlier this summer. 

Maye had an up-and-down exhibiting throughout New England’s season-opening loss to the Raiders on Sunday, finishing 30-of-46 passes for 287 yards, one landing, and one interception. 

Expectations are excessive on Maye as the previous No. 3 decide within the 2024 NFL Draft appears to be like to assist New England take a step ahead in 2025. However, Allen’s profession trajectory may stand for instance of the lengthy growth time that some QBs may want at this degree.

Whereas Allen now holds courtroom as one of many high QBs within the recreation, it took him a while to search out his groove in Buffalo — throwing for 30 touchdowns, 21 interceptions and finishing simply 56.3 % of his throws over his first two seasons with the Payments earlier than going by way of a breakout 12 months in 2020 (37 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 4,544 passing yards). 

 

Conor Ryan is a employees author protecting the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Purple Sox for Boston.com, a job he has held since 2023.