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Mike Vrabel continues to preach tough love, set high standards for Drake Maye

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In a preseason opener where several Patriots players thrived and New England easily handled Washington, 48-18, the lopsided score in favor of New England didn’t translate over to Mike Vrabel’s postgame musings.

At least when it came to the team’s starting QB, Drake Maye.

After preaching all summer long of the importance of New England limiting turnovers, New England’s head coach was not thrilled with his QB’s strip-sack and subsequent fumble on his first drive of the evening on Friday.

“That’s a bad decision and I think we’re going to need better from him and I think he knows that and I think that’s obvious,” Vrabel said postgame.