From the time the Patriots drafted him with the third overall pick in 2024, skepticism has surrounded Drake Maye's future and whether he can finally become the proper successor to Tom Brady that the team has been looking for over the last five years.
There were a lot of concerns about his age and lack of experience from his days at UNC, which might have forced Jerod Mayo and Co. to hold off on giving him the starting role until Week 6 last season, but he continues to prove that was a mistake and he is the right guy for the job, which now has some analysts eating crow for their early Maye takes.