{"id":13723,"date":"2024-10-17T06:30:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T06:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=13723"},"modified":"2024-10-17T06:30:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T06:30:46","slug":"hall-of-fame-qb-blasts-patriots-offense-after-tough-drake-maye-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=13723","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Fame QB Blasts Patriots Offense After \u2018Tough\u2019 Drake Maye Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178253221-e1729125021235.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178253221-e1729125021235.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178253221-e1729125021235.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2178253221-e1729125021235.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Drake Maye\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"802\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1620\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>The New England Patriots&#8217; schemes on offense are already being blamed for making things tougher for Drake Maye.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0might already be failing rookie quarterback\u00a0Drake Maye\u00a0thanks to an offense hamstrung by passive concepts and poor scheming. That\u2019s the view of many observers, including Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner.<\/p>\n<p>He called Maye\u2019s first NFL start against the\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0in Week 6 a \u201ctough watch.\u201d Warner, who led the then-St. Louis Rams and an offense dubbed \u2018The Greatest Show on Turf\u2019 to a Super Bowl win after the 1999 season, was less than impressed with offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt\u2019s play designs.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, Warner called out \u201cbad spacing and simplicity of concepts.\u201d He declared the Patriots will find it \u201ctough to succeed that way unless just superior playmakers!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"0ccef2363c64f53b0a0e5b8d1dc1a0e0\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article\">\n<div class=\"tweet-body\">\n<p>I know it was #DrakeMaye 1st start but the film was a tough watch between the bad spacing and simplicity of concepts they had yesterday \u2013 tough to succeed that way unless just superior playmakers!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Warner isn\u2019t the only one concerned Van Pelt\u2019s playbook and philosophy won\u2019t help Maye. Even one of the QB\u2019s receivers has spoken up about a less-than aggressive approach.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Kurt Warner the Notable Name Among Critics of the Patriots\u2019 Offense<\/h2>\n<p>Van Pelt, who called plays for the\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0before this season, isn\u2019t being creative enough to help first-year signal-caller Maye succeed. That\u2019s the viewpoint of the\u00a0Boston Herald\u2019s Andrew Callahan, who thinks there are \u201ctoo many isolated routes for WRs who struggle to separate. More pre-snap motion, switch releases, post-snap traffic.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"8b1042cf9b1fe12121fdd22232c38663\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article\">\n<div class=\"tweet-body\">\n<p>I think Alex Van Pelt had a solid plan for Maye (play-action-heavy opening script, movement throws, 62% success rate passing on 1st down).<\/p>\n<p>But my chief criticism of his offense stands: too many isolated routes for WRs who struggle to separate. More pre-snap motion, switch\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Calling isolation routes for big-bodied wide receiver on the perimeter worked for Van Pelt in Cleveland. When he had 6-foot-1, 210-pound\u00a0Amari Cooper\u00a0and 6-foot-2, 208-pounder\u00a0Donovan Peoples-Jones at his disposal.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots don\u2019t have the luxury of size and speed mismatches able to win consistently outside the numbers. Rookie second-round pick\u00a0Ja\u2019Lynn Polk\u00a0had been\u00a0touted for a similar role\u00a0to what Peoples-Jones played for Van Pelt, but things haven\u2019t gone to plan.<\/p>\n<p>A possible solution could be offered by the player who caught Maye\u2019s first touchdown pass in the pros. Provided said wideout can warm to this offense.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Patriots WR Wants \u201cMore Aggressive\u201d Plan for Drake Maye<\/h2>\n<p>Aggression was on\u00a0Kayshon Boutte\u2019s mind when he spoke out about the Patriots\u2019 habit of starting slowly on offense. The sixth-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft told reporters,\u00a0per Patriots Coverage on NBCS Boston, \u201cI feel like we\u2019re not aggressive enough, as we\u2019re supposed to be, and I feel like we just need to be more aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"43c8a2a8d85bd0147691ab251eb68f16\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article\">\n<div class=\"tweet-body\">\n<p>Kayshon Boutte calls out Patriots\u2019 approach on offense: \u201cNot aggressive enough\u201d \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>@tomecurran and @Kay_Breezy22 react on Quick Slants<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>New England\u2019s passing game was aggressive when Maye connected with Boutte on a deep shot for a 40-yard scoring strike against the Texans. The big play was a snapshot of what\u2019s possible when Maye targets a receiver truly capable of stretching the field.<\/p>\n<p>Crafting more of those opportunities is Van Pelt\u2019s responsibility, but it won\u2019t be easy. Not when the Pats are still hamstrung by a struggling offensive line in a state of flux. Maye\u00a0took four sacks\u00a0against Houston, so Van Pelt still needs to draw up plays to get the ball out of the third-overall pick\u2019s hands quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Another problem concerns Van Pelt suddenly having to adapt from veteran game-manager\u00a0Jacoby Brissett\u00a0to the more dynamic Maye. The Patriots entered this season built to play safety-first offense behind a powerful running game and select, high-percentage passing.<\/p>\n<p>Things will change with Maye because his receivers, including Boutte\u2019s draft classmate\u00a0DeMario Douglas, having\u00a0already noticed the 22-year-old\u2019s confidence. A bolder playing style will need braver, more elaborate play designs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__author-bio\">\n<p><strong>James Dudko<\/strong>\u00a0covers the New York Giants, Washington Commanders, New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens for Heavy.com. He has covered the NFL and world soccer since 2011, with bylines at FanSided, Prime Time Sports Talk and Bleacher Report before joining Heavy in 2021.\u00a0More about James Dudko<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-tags\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyThe New England Patriots&#8217; schemes on offense are already being blamed for making things tougher for Drake Maye. 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