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Josh McDaniels believes Drake Maye showed ‘a lot of growth’ in Patriots’ practices with Vikings

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With the start of the regular season inching closer, now is the time for the Patriots to try and flush the mistakes out of their system. Josh McDaniels believes that Drake Maye is turning the corner in that regard.

The Patriots’ offensive coordinator was impressed with the way Maye performed in the team’s joint practices with the Vikings this past week after committing an ill-advised turnover in their preseason opener.

“I was really excited by the way he handled these practices this week,” McDaniels told the Patriots’ preseason television broadcast during Saturday’s game against the Vikings. “Practice, by nature, is always difficult because you put yourself in a scenario where you run the same thing over and over again, and that’s not really how a football game goes.