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Hall of Fame QB believes Drake Maye is playing too much ‘backyard football’ to say he’s taken next step

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Kurt Warner has liked some of what he’s seen from Drake Maye so far this season. However, he isn’t ready to say that the young Patriots star has risen up the ranks to be considered one of the game’s better quarterbacks yet.

The Hall of Fame quarterback explained that Maye’s relying a bit too much on his improvisational skills for him to say that he’s taken the next step as a quarterback.

“I think Drake is playing some good football,” Warner said on “The Rich Eisen Show.” “But right now, a little of it is a little more backyard football than solid, consistent quarterback play.