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<\/p>\nNew England Patriots\u00a0quarterback Drake Maye will enter Year 3 with lofty expectations after leading his team to a Super Bowl appearance in 2025.<\/p>\n
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Maye was superb in the regular season, going 14-3 en route to the Super Bowl, throwing 31 TDs to just eight interceptions, leading Josh McDaniels’ offense.<\/p>\n
But that was his first season operating that sort of scheme, and it was wildly successful. Now, Maye will get another full offseason in that same system.<\/p>\n
And that is something that tight end Hunter Henry thinks could be big for Drake.<\/p>\n
“I think the underrated thing he has this year is obviously going into Year 2 in the system is big,” Henry said via\u00a0ESPN. “This system demands a lot on the quarterback position. To have a whole offseason to be in the same scheme and really build on what he did last year, I’m excited to see the jump and progress he can make on a day-to-day basis.”<\/p>\n
Well, first, we have to be honest and expect a regression.<\/p>\n
Winning 14 games in consecutive seasons is tough, so the Patriots will regress a little, but they can still easily win 11 or 12 games.<\/p>\n
A tougher schedule will mean Maye will face higher-level competition in the regular season, but he, too, could regress a little, as throwing 31 touchdowns to just eight interceptions is tough to replicate, unless you’re Aaron Rodgers.<\/p>\n
But the Patriots with Maye should be a playoff team, no doubt, and as for how far they’ll go, that’s unknown.<\/p>\n
Replicating what they produced in 2025 will be tough, but if they can get close enough to it, that’s a good season in anyone’s book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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