Jerod Mayo has been the pinnacle coach of the New England Patriots for 2 video games, however he’s already working to keep away from a quarterback controversy.
Drake Maye, the third general choice within the 2024 NFL Draft, accomplished 4 passes for 22 yards in the course of the Patriots’ 24-3 loss to the New York Jets Thursday evening. It was the primary time Maye noticed motion in a regular-season sport.
Whereas requires Maye to take the keys from beginning quarterback Jacoby Brissett appeared to develop louder, Mayo made it clear who he was sticking with for the foreseeable future.
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New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo in the course of the second quarter of a preseason sport towards the Carolina Panthers at Gillette Stadium Aug. 8, 2024, in Foxborough, Mass. (Jaiden Tripi/Getty Photographs)
“Jacoby is our quarterback till I say he isn’t the quarterback,” Mayo mentioned Friday. “I believed he confirmed quite a lot of toughness, quite a lot of grit.”
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The Patriots entered the sport shorthanded alongside the offensive line.
New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams (56) sacks New England Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett (7) within the first half at MetLife Stadium. (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Photographs)
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.
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye runs with the ball towards the New York Jets in the course of the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sept. 19, 2024. (Brad Penner-Imagn Photographs)
Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt mentioned conserving Maye in a backup position in the interim 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 mentioned. “Jacoby is our starter, like coach mentioned. Till that modifications, I believe we bought to do every thing we will to get the starter able to win a sport 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 in the course of a sport.
“Coming off the bench at the moment is all the time powerful, it doesn’t matter what place, however particularly the quarterback place. And I believed he dealt with himself effectively and tried to place a drive collectively,” Mayo mentioned. “It is one thing to construct off.”
The Patriots journey to California subsequent week for a sport towards the San Francisco 49ers.
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