Welcome to Season 14, Episode 3 of the Unconventional Preview, a serious yet lighthearted, nostalgia-tinted look at the Patriots’ weekly matchup . . .
Well, that’s weird. Haven’t heard a single soul suggest this past week that the Patriots should have taken J.J. McCarthy rather than Drake Maye with the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Wonder what happened.
Ah, we know what happened. Maye played the best game of his young career last Sunday in the Patriots’ 33-27 victory over the Dolphins, and better, he did it when the noise wondering how long it would take for him to live up to his promise was louder than it has been since he arrived.