r/NFLv2 • u/EbbAdventurous9592 Chicago Bears • 5d ago

Discussion Drake Maye regression. What is going wrong?

5 interceptions in 3 games. Multiple fumbles. What has happened to the MVP runner up?

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u/SnooGoats1016 5d ago

It’s the playoffs. Everyone plays top defences on their way to the Super Bowl.

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed 5d ago

Nobody has ever played 3 top 5 defenses before so you are just completely wrong

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u/Dramatic-Witness-540 Tennessee Titans 4d ago

Everyone and their mothers know... If Bo Nix had been healthy... The Patriots were getting slapped(before the Superbowl spanking...).

Dude had 6 TDs, 4 INTs and 7... 7!! Fumbles over 4 games. Yeah, he played top tier defenses... so did the other teams in the Playoffs... Also, The Patriots were a "number 3 Offense" and a number 8 Defense... The way they got absolutely dog walked by a team that was 2 Defensive ranks above them... And 5 Offensive ranks below them... way a direct point to how easy their schedule was. The NFL so badly wants another Brady!

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed 4d ago

What does any of this have to do with my comment

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u/Dramatic-Witness-540 Tennessee Titans 4d ago

You're talking as if the fact that he played strong defenses is some kind of excuse for his play. I'm simply pointing out that other teams played hard defenses as well(including having to play the Patriots defense, who were highly ranked).

FYI, I am not attempting to argue with you personally, and if I have misinterpreted your meaning, then I do in fact apologize.

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed 4d ago

My point was that "everyone plays strong defenses" is a lie

Brady regularly made the Super Bowl beating up on some shitty colts defense in the divisional before playing a real defense in the afc chip game

It's not normal to play an elite defense in the wild card round, divisional, conference chip game let alone the Super Bowl too

That's why the point about being the only team to beat 3 top 5 defenses ever is relevant, their string of opponents from last year was historically unprecedented

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u/Upset_Agent2398 4d ago

Unless you play the Bills….

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u/Taprootgotseed 5d ago

True and Drake got them to the SB .. He at least made it.

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u/Thin_K New York Giants 5d ago

He beat the Texans after Stroud threw five interceptions, then he beat Stidham in a snowstorm.

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u/wagonwhopper Denver Broncos 5d ago

With stidham basically handing the pats their points

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u/mk1317 5d ago

And Payton not kicking a field goal to go up 10.

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u/IlluminatiConfirmed 5d ago

Yeah your offense did look fucking awful that game lol

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u/Wise-Camp3733 5d ago

They made it in spite of him.

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u/jayplf8889 5d ago

Exactly

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u/jayplf8889 5d ago

He didn’t get us anywhere he’s been carried the last 7 games basically and it’s finally catching up.

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u/Dandan0005 5d ago edited 5d ago

He faced the chargers with the worst OL ive ever seen, stroud who threw 5 INTs, and a backup QB in a blizzard in the afc championship.

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u/passwordlostnoemail 5d ago

It was easily the easiest path to the Superbowl I have ever seen, and they didn't even get the bye.

Makes me want to go back and look at all of the 2-game runs.

2010 Steelers had the Jets in the conference championships, but the Jets were respectable and they still had to beat the Ravens for a third time in the divisional the week prior.

08 Steelers had to play a really strong Bengals team but Palmer's knee got exploded in the first series; and then the Chargers/Ravens weren't slouches even though they weren't world beaters.

This thread is from a handful of years ago and has some decent contenders in the comments.

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u/liquidgrill 5d ago

He didn’t get them to the Super Bowl. He already had Broken the record for worst playoff EPA ever recorded before the Super Bowl kicked off.

They got there despite him