Drake Maye confirmed flashes of greatness in his first profession begin for the Patriots on Sunday. After a sloppy begin, the rookie signal-caller efficiently ran a two-minute drill capped off by his first passing landing to finish the primary half of New England’s Week 6 loss to the Houston Texans.
With the Patriots trailing 14-0, Maye and the offense took the sphere at their very own 16-yard line with 53 seconds left within the half. The rookie appeared poised within the pocket and related with Kayshon Boutte on a 40-yard reception to get New England on the board with simply seconds left within the first half.
“I believe pressed up. I believe we’ve bought to offer it fuel, give him an opportunity,” Maye advised reporters after the loss, per team-provided transcript. “That was type of my thought course of; give him an opportunity. I assumed type of the Texans had been type of squatting us somewhat bit. They got here out and challenged us and performed in man, so tried to let one experience and provides Boutte an opportunity. He made a pleasant play and it was fairly cool. I believe each of our first touchdowns so fairly cool second.
“I felt like this group, we are able to push the ball down the sphere and make performs within the passing recreation, so we’ve simply bought to maintain repping it and see what you want, and I’ve bought to make the throws. That’s the underside line — make higher throws.”
Maye admitted he was amped up earlier than his first begin for the Patriots, and the two-minute drill really helped him get extra snug underneath heart.
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“I believe the two-minute time is a good time for a quarterback to type of get some passes and get some performs that we’re snug with underneath my belt,” Maye mentioned. “It was lots simpler in two-minute than in observe when the fellows really come again there and sort out me within the again. Capable of make some performs.”
Boutte really approached the Patriots teaching employees about getting the ball deep previous to the play and it clearly paid off. Maye didn’t take all of the credit score for the Patriots’ success on offense and mentioned the receiving corps helped make the performs.
“Boutte made an awesome play, and people guys, I believe (DeMario Douglas) down the sideline, that’s an awesome play on his half, and simply get the fellows the ball, and that’s the largest factor I’ve bought to do. I believe get them the ball and allow them to make performs,” Maye mentioned. “You noticed Hunter (Henry) on a flat route early on. We’re backed up, make a man miss, get a primary down, little issues like that. Attempt to get the ball out of my palms and get it to these guys. I make some huge cash getting paid to get first downs.”
