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Patriots Weigh Offensive Reset After Raiders Loss as Drake Maye Stumbles in McDaniels’ System

Mike Vrabel signaled the staff will reassess how much they are asking of their young quarterback.

Overview

  • New England opened the season with a 20-13 home defeat to Las Vegas at Gillette Stadium.
  • Drake Maye struggled with accuracy and threw a third-quarter interception that helped turn the game in the Raiders’ favor.
  • The rushing attack mustered 60 yards on 18 attempts, leaving Maye with a career-high 53 dropbacks behind a line that allowed four sacks and 17 pressures.
  • Vrabel said the coaches will evaluate Maye’s workload and how the scheme fits his strengths, as outside analysis urged more designed quarterback runs and motion to revive the ground game.
  • Despite execution issues, Raiders coach Pete Carroll praised Josh McDaniels’s plan, and Maye’s touchdown to DeMario Douglas came on a design that isolated a favorable matchup.