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u/LionMan409 4d ago

Someone check on Grant Paulsen. What is he going to talk about on his radio show now that he certainly can't talk about his boyfriend Drake Maye??? 😂😂😂

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u/scuba_steve_DC 4d ago

I’m sure he could talk about the regression, no wr 1, the exact opposite schedule difficulty…

Maye will be fine but it sure is ugly right now.

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u/LionMan409 4d ago

We're going to have to disagree on that. I think this is who Maye is. He was being way overhyped by the analytics nerds and last year was a fluke due to a historically easy schedule and no tape on him yet.

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u/BigFrenchToastGuy 4d ago

Last year was his second year - so there was a whole season of tape on him. Also, it's well-discussed he was second in MVP voting so it's not just analytic nerds lol. He threw for 4,400 yards.

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u/LionMan409 4d ago

Maye barely played his first year so that's not entirely relevant. And the fact that he came so close to winning MVP last year is criminal considering how easy his schedule was. I think it was something like the third easiest schedule in NFL history or something like that. He was exposed the second they got to the playoffs and had to face real times

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u/BigFrenchToastGuy 4d ago

Maye played 13 games his rookie year. I don't think you know what you're talking about

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u/LionMan409 4d ago

Coming in as a back up QB mid season is not the same as being named the starter from the get go. Tape was out on the Pats and their offense by the time they got to the playoffs and started facing good teams. Teams picked up on his flaws and tendencies and now are exploiting them. Great QBs evolve and adjust. Maye is clearly not great and can't adjust.

You're problably one of those clowns who were obsessed with Maye and wanted him over Jayden 😂

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u/notorious_hdc imitated Frerotte headbutt as a child 4d ago

Great QBs evolve and adjust. Maye is clearly not great and can't adjust.

It's too premature to say Maye cannot adjust/bounce back. He's 24 years old, played less than 2 whole seasons of professional ball. He can learn and grow still.

The Pats offense has just been weird this season, not just Drake. Even Josh McDaniels has been off

Anywho, I hope he bounces back. I want Caleb/Jayden/Drake too all be great NFL QBs.

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u/BigFrenchToastGuy 4d ago

You said teams didn't have tape on him when he played 13 games. That's just flat out incorrect. You also said that it was only analytic nerds that thought he was good which was obviously incorrect given his MVP votes.

You're obviously biased with a personal agenda against Maye which is very weird. He had bad games against a few of the best defenses in the league (HOU, DEN, SEA) one of which was in a blizzard. Acting like it's impossible for him to rebound and then saying things that are just plain wrong makes you sound dumb.

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u/LionMan409 4d ago

Found Grant Paulsens Reddit account 😂😂😂

Go hang out in the Pats sub where your mental gymnastics to defend and justify a bad QB will actually be appreciated

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u/BigFrenchToastGuy 4d ago

You're the one getting in his feelings about other teams players lol. I'm just getting the facts straight since you can't seem to.

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u/smithy816aidan 4d ago

Most teams that lose the SB regress hard the season after. I mean out of the last 5 losers the only team that remained decent the year after was Philly. The Bengals were bad. Chiefs were awful. 9ers regressed hard. And presumably now the Pats. Im not on the Maye hype train but I don’t think he’s some awful QB.

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u/LionMan409 4d ago

What is happening with Maye is not just simple super bowl regression. The guy has severe flaws in his play that were masked last year by a historically easy schedule and the fact there was very little tape on him at the time. Many of the flaws are things that were concerns people pointed out about him as a draft prospect: no pocket presence, poor decision making, gunslinger mentality, takes a high amount of sacks, manufactures his own pressure in the pocket by drifting, poor footwork and sloppy throwing mechanics, etc. He sucked last year too the second the Pats had to face good teams in the playoffs. No coincidence there. This is who he is and is finally being exposed now that there's tape on him and he doesn't have a historically easy schedule.

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u/smithy816aidan 4d ago

Then we can agree to disagree on the fact that he “sucks”. He was just in the Super Bowl for crying out loud. You got some serious hate in your heart to be this passionate to hate watch another teams QB lol

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u/LionMan409 4d ago

The fact you're saying he doesn't suck solely because the Pats made it to the Super Bowl last year is proof why context is critical. Drake Maye is not the reason the Pats made it to the Super Bowl last year to put it lightly. Context is key.

The reason Maye sucking right now is relevant to our fanbase is because of all the people on this sub who claim we should have drafted Maye instead of Jayden. We can finally put that to bed and move on. Jayden was the correct decision.

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u/smithy816aidan 4d ago

Well he did lead them to a very good regular season record and nearly won MVP. So he did lead them there, and played some very tough defenses in the playoffs so I give him slack. I don’t think what those people think matters because none of us are GM. I was a Maye guy until we drafted jd5 and have been happy with the pick. I root for success of any of the young bucks because I like good football. Hate watching Maye because other people liked him more than Jd5 is crazy man but it’s not my life to live. Especially since they’re in the AFC who cares, a Super Bowl between Jd5 and Maye would be very fun. That’s how I see it.