FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — While many football teams would be content to rest on the laurels of a 30-point margin of victory in their preseason opener, the New England Patriots are building a culture of accountability.
Accordingly, head coach Mike Vrabel was unafraid to take starting quarterback Drake Maye to task for committing a first-quarter fumble during an otherwise dominant 48-18 victory over the Washington Commanders on Friday evening at Gillette Stadium.
“That’s a bad decision,” Vrabel told reporters from his postgame podium. “I think we’re gonna need better from him, and I think he knows that and that’s obvious.