So, it looks like Maye will get his chance to shake things up. His athleticism should provide him with escape hatches that Brissett doesn’t possess, and instead of avoiding sacks to throw the ball away it’s possible that Maye could move the chains with his feet more often than his veteran mentor.
His presence should provide some excitement for a fan base that has watched a moribund attack average 12.4 points per game. It should provide some hope as Maye develops with experience. It should represent a new beginning as Mayo attempts to jumpstart the rebuilding process with the quarterback of the future.
It should not, however, represent the cure-all that some are hoping for. Maye can’t block, can’t prevent his teammates from committing penalties and he can’t come up with defensive stops with the game on the line.
Until enough of those things improve, Maye won’t be enough to turn things around. But the time has come to see if the kid can make a difference, and that alone is cause for optimism moving forward.
Back in Week 2 Mayo was critical of his time management toward the end of the first half during the loss to the Seahawks. Backed up in his own end in the final two minutes, Mayo chose to allow Alex Van Pelt to throw a pair of incomplete passes, giving Seattle extra time to add a field goal before the break.
A very similar situation unfolded against Miami. After catching a break when the Dolphins snapped the ball to no one just before the two-minute warning, causing a 22-yard loss and knocking themselves out of field goal range, the Patriots faced a similar situation.
Taking over at their 5 with 1:50 left, the Patriots picked up a solid 8 yards on first down. Given the sizable gain, Miami coach Mike McDaniel chose not to use one of his three timeouts, which should have ensured the Patriots ability to end the half in possession of the ball.
But Van Pelt again opted to throw twice, both deep…
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