The Patriots add needed depth behind starter Drake Maye.
Josh Dobbs signs a 2-year $8 million deal with $3.8 million guaranteed. New England continues to spend this offseason without landing a ‘marquee’ signing.
Moving on from San Francisco, this latest stop to Foxborough signifies his 8th team in 4 seasons and the 11th time he has moved overall. This move reunites Dobbs with Mike Vrabrel and raises question marks around the QB depth chart behind Drake Maye. With Josh Dobbs on the scene and Joe Milton capable of fulfilling a backup role, there could be credence to the trade whispers around Joe Milton.
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The New England Patriots bring Josh McDaniels back into the fold, and he will begin his third stint as the team’s offensive coordinator.
After tapping Mike Vrabel to be their head coach, the Patriots bring another familiar face back to Foxborough. Despite struggling considerably as a head coach with the Broncos and Raiders, McDaniels has been an elite offensive mind with 14 seasons of success as coordinator for the Patriots and Rams. Some of Tom Brady’s most gaudy seasons happened within McDaniels’ offense, especially in 2007, when the team went 16-0 and Brady threw for over 4800 yards and 50 touchdowns (a single-season record at the time). McDaniels is now many years removed from his early glory days, but the question remains, can he have the same impact on the current culture, and most importantly, can he get the most out of Drake Maye.
The Patriots selected Maye 3rd overall in 2024 and after sitting behind Jacoby Brissett for the first 5 games of the season, the rookie QB threw for 2276 yards and 15 touchdowns in 12 full games. Maye will likely not be throwing for 5000 yards any time soon, though he will hopefully see maximum development in his second year with an unquestionable improvement over Alex Van Pelt’s 2024 system.
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Drake Maye, the 2024 3rd overall pick, is set to start this weekend in the Patriots’ matchup against the Texans.
In the words of Justin Timberlake, it’s gonna be Maye! Drake Maye officially tapped for his season debut, according to Ian Rapoport. This news comes after Jacoby Brissett’s dismal outing against weakened division rival, the Miami Dolphins, where he threw for only 160 yards, no TDs on 52.9% completion percentage.
It does remain to be seen how he will fair behind that Offensive Line, but with the added element of his legs, look for him to run, either on designed plays or scramble drills. You would have to assume this is an upgrade for the pass catchers, but mostly Ja’Lynn Polk (who was a heel away from scoring on Sunday) and Demario Douglas (the team’s leader in targets for Recieivers). It also could make Hunter Henry a decent streaming option at TE, since the position is in a sort of wasteland right now.
For now, keep expectations tempered for the Rookie, but given some time and reps, he could potentially make a decent play later in the year.
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Head Coach Jerod Mayo said he’s decided Jacoby Brissett gives the Patriots the best chance to win right now and will be the Patriots starter.
Mayo wouldn’t offer a timeline for when a potential changing of the guard might take place between rookie Drake Maye and Brissett. While they’ve always wanted Brissett to be the starter for the beginning of the season due to poor offensive line play that they don’t want to subject Maye to this early on in his career, Maye clearly outplayed Brissett in the preseason and made the decision harder than it had to be.
Brissett has struggled to produce any meaningful fantasy production throughout his career and has a record of 18-30 as a starter. It’s only a matter of time before he permanently cedes the starting role to Maye, who offers tremendous upside with his big arm and mobile play style. Brissett should be avoided in all formats and savvy fantasy managers shouldn’t be afraid to target Maye at his lowest cost right now before he’s inevitably named starter. For now, this news dampers the immediate outlook for all Patriots position players.
New England head coach Jerod Mayo stated earlier today that “It’s a true competition, and I would say at this current point, Drake has outplayed Jacoby.” for the starting quarterback position.
Head Coach Jerod Mayo declares that the starting quarterback competition is still up for grabs even though Drake Maye has outplayed Jacoby Brissett so far this pre-season. Brissett injured his shoulder during last night’s pre-season finale and left the game early. Maye came on and provided a spark for the Patriots offense, by throwing for 126 yards and a touchdown. Drake is also a threat to make plays with his legs and he rushed three times for 17 yards. Mayo also claimed that there are other factors when deciding which player will be the starting quarterback when the season begins next week.
Brissett reunited with his original team the Patriots this offseason by signing a one-year $8 million contract. After signing Brissett, the Patriots drafted Maye third overall in April’s NFL Draft. The rookie has made strides throughout camp to make this battle more competitive than originally thought.
Depending on the severity of Brissett’s shoulder injury, the Patriots might be starting Maye sooner rather than later. Regardless, it’s only a matter of time before Drake will be under center for the Patriots. In dynasty leagues Maye must be rostered in all league formats. In two-quarterback and super-flex leagues Maye has a current ADP of 151 and must be drafted as a QB3/QB4 for now.
Multiple reports state that the New England Patriots could lean on Jacoby Brissett as their starting quarterback all season.
Due to the Patriots having a shoddy offensive line, the organization’s brass could have Jacoby Brissett start all year long. With previous quarterback Mac Jones getting his confidence knocked out of him in recent years, the Patriots might be hesitant to start rookie Drake Maye to prevent him from having the same fate. Brissett signed with his former team earlier this offseason after playing for multiple teams over the last several years.
In eight seasons, Brissett has thrown for 10,574 yards, rushed for 915 yards, totaled 66 touchdowns, and 23 interceptions. When Brissett has played at least 15 games, he’s averaged 2,883 yards passing, 14 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. Last season in Washington, Brissett had zero starts and only played in three games.
This Patriots offense may be one that dynasty and fantasy managers should avoid. In single-quarterback leagues, Brissett must be left on the waiver wire, and only be considered rostering in two-quarterback and super-leagues as a late-round pick. Even then Brissett is likely a couple of bad outings away from being replaced by Maye anyway.
