Jerod Mayo has solely been the pinnacle coach of the New England Patriots for 2 video games, however he’s already working to nix any sort of quarterback controversy.
Drake Maye, the third total choice within the 2024 NFL Draft, accomplished 4 passes for 22 yards through the Patriots’ 24-3 loss to the New York Jets on Thursday evening. The sport marked the primary time Maye noticed motion in a regular-season recreation.
Whereas requires Maye to formally take the keys from beginning quarterback Jacoby Brissett appeared to change into louder, Mayo made it clear who he was sticking with for the foreseeable future.
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Head coach of the New England Patriots Jerod Mayo seems to be on through the second quarter of a preseason recreation in opposition to the Carolina Panthers at Gillette Stadium on August 08, 2024 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Jaiden Tripi/Getty Photos)
“Jacoby is our quarterback till I say he’s not the quarterback,” Mayo stated Friday. The coach then cited Brissett’s toughness. “I assumed he confirmed plenty of toughness, plenty of grit.”
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The Patriots got here into the sport short-handed alongside the offensive line, which made the workforce’s potential to have a productive evening much more difficult.
New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams (56) sacks New England Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett (7) within the 1st half at MetLife Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Photos)
Brissett ended the evening with 98 passing yards. He was additionally sacked 5 instances, and as soon as Maye entered the sport within the fourth quarter, he was not in a position to get a lot going.
Sep 19, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) runs with the ball in opposition to the New York Jets through the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Photos)
Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt expressed his perception that protecting Maye in a backup function in the intervening time would in the end be helpful.
“I nonetheless assume it is by watching. I believe there’s so much to be realized but, and that is the place I am going to stand on that,” Van Pelt stated. “Jacoby is our starter, like Coach stated, till that modifications, I believe we obtained to do every little thing we are able to to get the starter able to win a recreation on [Sept. 29 in San Francisco].”
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Mayo acknowledged the difficulties that come up when a quarterback is thrown into the fireplace within the midst of a recreation.
“Coming off the bench at the moment is at all times robust, it doesn’t matter what place, however particularly the quarterback place and I assumed he dealt with himself properly and tried to place a drive collectively,” Mayo stated. “It is one thing to construct off.”
The Patriots journey to California subsequent week for a recreation in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers.
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