{"id":139982,"date":"2024-09-11T20:44:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T00:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=139982"},"modified":"2024-09-11T20:58:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T00:58:56","slug":"drake-maye-reportedly-getting-30-of-patriots-first-team-reps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/drake-maye-reportedly-getting-30-of-patriots-first-team-reps\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Maye reportedly getting 30% of Patriots first-team reps"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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While starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett did exactly what he needed to do last Sunday to get the Patriots a 16-10 victory in Cincinnati, the storyline for the rest of New England’s season is likely to remain the same: When will rookie quarterback Drake Maye play?<\/p>\n

The answer right now, of course, is we don’t know. The Patriots are 1-0, their offense ran (relatively) smooth in Week 1, and the organization supposedly has a detailed development plan in place for the rookie that they’ve kept under wraps — until now.<\/p>\n

In speaking with CBS Sports Network on Monday<\/a>, sideline reporter Evan Washburn — who was on-site for New England’s win this weekend against the Bengals — shared some insight that he and the rest of the broadcast team received from head coach Jerod Mayo about how they’re bringing Maye along:<\/p>\n

“Some of the nuts and bolts of it are this: Jacoby’s the starter, he won the job in the offseason and training camp. Drake Maye’s the No. 2, but during the week he gets 30%<\/strong> of the first team reps — and for those that don’t know, a backup in a normal NFL situation, if they get 5-10% of the first team reps, that would be a lot.”<\/p>\n

He continued: “Those are valued extremely high by the starter. I mean, you go back to the Tom Brady days, the backup ain’t getting any reps. So that tells you how much they’re investing in what Drake Maye’s getting out of this year even though at the moment, he’s not the starter.”<\/p>\n