In a recent NFL game, New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye struggled significantly, leading to three turnovers, including two interceptions and one lost fumble, as his team suffered a 35-6 defeat against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Coach Mike Vrabel expressed high concern over Maye's performance and the overall state of the team, emphasizing the need for better decision-making and ball security. With the Patriots at 1-2, there are growing questions about Maye’s future as the starting quarterback, despite teammate support.
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In a critical Week 3 NFL game on Sunday, the Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the New England Patriots 35-6 in Duval County, Florida. The Patriots' quarterback, Drake Maye, had another poor performance with two interceptions and a lost fumble, raising significant concerns about his play. Despite initial hopes that Maye would improve after a win against the Steelers, he struggled significantly, completing only 14 of 25 passes for 199 yards without a touchdown. This loss follows a trend where Maye has thrown six interceptions in just three games, the most by a Patriots quarterback since Drew Bledsoe's eight in 1994. The Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence shone with three touchdown passes as the team won their sixth straight home game, further highlighting the stark contrast between the teams’ current form.
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The collapse of Drake Maye's game continued on Sunday and it was so complete and troubling that coach Mike Vrabel pulled his quarterback with about eight minutes to play.
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It was the right move because the Patriots were getting run out of the stadium by the Jacksonville Jaguars, who eventually authored a convincing 35-6 victory.
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But it was best for Maye, who accounted for two interceptions and a lost fumble in the game and left Vrabel sounding kind of worried.
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"Well, my concern level is very high for this football team," the coach said.
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Vrabel went through the litany of things that he's worried about and that need improvement.
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But everybody understands that if Maye doesn't stop giving away the football, the other stuff will be secondary.
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"We have to take care of the football," Vrabel said.
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"We can't, we can't force things ...
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I think he knows what to do.
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You know what I mean?
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I think we have to do it better, you know?
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"And again, we all want to make plays.
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We just have to make them good ones.
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And, if it's not there, we got to make a great decision."
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Great decisions do not involve throwing the ball to the other team.
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The three turnovers on Sunday is increasingly typical of how Maye is playing so far this season because he had three in the season-opener against the Seattle Seahawks and had another last week against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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"The ball stars rolling like that, we can't get out our own way," Maye lamented.
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"I can't get out of my own way personally.
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"So, I got to look myself in the mirror and take this as a turning point.
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You know, it's Week 3.
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We got to, you have some fuel and realize that what we're doing out there offensively is unacceptable – unacceptable for three weeks.
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It's good that Maye is looking where the biggest problem is.
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It means he's a capable leader even at only 24 years old.
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"I got to start with myself and then lead these guys and we got to get back after it," he said.
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and already teammates are getting questions about Maye's status in the locker room.
Stunning, but this is the NFL.
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"Everybody in that locker room and the organization and in the building believes in him and that's really all that matters," cornerback Christian Gonzalez said.
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"Obviously, he wants to perform and do that for his team.
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Like I said, this team goes and we ride behind him.
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So that's our guy and that ain't changing."
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And the move to release Stefon Diggs and trade for A.J. Brown hasn't paid off because Brown got injured in the season-opener and hasn't played since.
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"I mean, listen, the NFL is hard," CBS analyst Adam Archuleta said.
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They're going to have to play their way out of this.
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And Drake Maye is going to have to play his way out of this."
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Archuleta went on to make the point that Maye seemingly raised his game in a game at the Buffalo Bills last year.
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The Patriots visit the Bills next Sunday afternoon.
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