The New England Patriots are suddenly rolling, snatching three straight wins and looking like a completely different squad after a rough start to their season. Quarterback Drake Maye, who apparently struggled early on, has flipped the script big time, slinging 10 touchdowns to just one interception over the last three weeks. He’s finally looking like the guy everyone expected him to be, especially after two crucial divisional wins against the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets, plus a 45-17 blowout over the Las Vegas Raiders.
Drake Maye’s Hot Streak Has Some People Talking “Fluke”
It seems like Maye has finally settled in, but not everyone is buying the comeback story. Former Five-Time Pro Bowler Jarvis Landry isn’t convinced, straight up calling Maye’s recent performance a “fluke.” According to Landry, Maye’s been padding his stats against the “bottom half of pass defense in the NFL.” He even went as far as to say, “This middle part of this schedule is probably one of the weakest parts of the schedule that they have.” And here’s where it gets interesting, especially for us 12s. Landry then pulled the Seattle defense into the conversation, throwing shade at the Patriots’ schedule from last year, claiming it “got them all the way to the Super Bowl.” He then dropped this bomb: “And then he gets to the Super Bowl and play against a real defense in Seattle, and we all know what happens. Then he opens the year against Seattle, we all saw what happened.” That’s a direct challenge, saying the Seahawks’ defense is the true test of a real quarterback.
So, Is He a Fluke or the Real Deal?
Landry’s take is definitely a hot one, but let’s be real, it’s the NFL. You gotta go out there and perform, no matter who’s lining up across from you. While the Jets or Raiders might not be super contenders, Maye still had to do what he’s done best, and he delivered. The article itself pushes back a bit, calling it “unfair to say a player is playing bad competition when he’s facing teams that might not be contenders, since there are only a handful of those in the entire league.” Maye did his job, plain and simple.
The big question now is whether Maye can keep this momentum going or if Landry’s “fluke” prediction is going to haunt him. For us, it’s a reminder that when it comes to “real defense,” the Emerald City is still the measuring stick.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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