Lots of analysts in question New England Patriots before and after Selected quarterback Drake Maye with the third overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, who should spend at least part of his rookie season improving some aspects of his game while serving as the backup to senior Jacoby Brissett.

The former NFL quarterback and current analyst describes how Maye looked in New England’s 19-3 win over the Chicago Bears last Sunday. Dan Orlovski He touched on how the 22-year-old has improved since the start of spring training.

“I talked about her feet and that was the concern and the flaw that came from school. She worked on that,” Orlovsky said of Maye. Lauren Campbell Shared by MassLive. “He worked on it. He addressed it. HEThank the coaching staff. I didn’t think you’d jump off the tape this early. they have feet Definitely He got better.”

Maye did it It was his first onset at week 6 and he had at least some a concern that first year head coach Jerod Mayo went with the rookie ahead of schedule to prevent a “riot” in the locker room when New England was 1-4. like everyone else rookie As signal callers on talent-deficient clubs, Maye has endured the ups and downs expected as a QB1.

Accordingly Professional Football Reference, Maye enters Week 11 ranked 16th in the NFL with a 55.2 adjusted QBR and 25th with an 84.1 passer rating. And He finished the season in 22nd place with a completion percentage of 64.7%. Over six games (five starts), he threw seven touchdown passes and five interceptions to go along with 233 rushing yards and a score on 25 carries.

“…she exposes guys,” Orlovsky added of Maye. “He gives men a chance. He doesn’t try to be perfect. He says, ‘My eyes are telling me something. Stop it. See it, trust it, tear it up.’ And secondly, you can see how quickly he plays with what he sees before the photo…How quickly he digests that information.”

Maye will look to improve on his previous performances when the 3-7 Patriots host the 4-5 Los Angeles Rams next Sunday. As of Wednesday afternoon DraftKings Sports Betting He listed New England as a five-point underdog for this contest.