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The struggles New England Patriots<\/a> Some have implied that Maye is dealing<\/a> with “a psychological thing,” such as the so-called “yips.” While speaking with reporters on Thursday, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels<\/a> addressed this particular Maye theory.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to Mike Florio<\/a> of Pro Football Talk, McDaniels shared that Maye has “no yips” this fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I\u2019ve played golf with him, pickleball with him,” McDaniels said about Maye. “I\u2019ve watched him play football, and I\u2019m not really sure what changes that for him. He\u2019s blessed in that regard, you know? When I hit a tee shot in the woods, my confidence is shattered, you know, and then I\u2019m gonna do it again and again and again. He doesn\u2019t really do that. He can do that, and then the next one\u2019s down the middle, it\u2019s 340 [yards], and you\u2019re sitting there going, ‘How did that happen?’ And I think his mindset is \u2014 and it\u2019s the way you have to be as a quarterback.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n This past Monday, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel<\/a>\u00a0raised some eyebrows when he\u00a0<\/span>said<\/span><\/a>\u00a0that he “can’t manufacture confidence” for Maye and that “confidence comes from your preparation.” Later in the week,\u00a0<\/span>Vrabel<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Maye<\/a>\u00a0both suggested that a rumor<\/a>\u00a0claiming there has been a rift between them is not accurate.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n That’s all well and good, but the numbers show that Maye heads<\/a>\u00a0into the first weekend of October responsible for a league-worst seven total turnovers on the season. He will look to avoid committing costly giveaways when the Patriots play at the rival Buffalo Bills<\/a>\u00a0(3-0) this coming Sunday.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “Yes, there are things that we can do better,” McDaniels continued during his comments about Maye. “Yes, there are things that we can work on to try to make some of the negative scenarios that we\u2019ve had happen go away, you know, and that\u2019s what he\u2019s focused on, you know? But his demeanor, his countenance, his facial expressions, his ability to interject things in the meetings has not changed, you know? And, you know, and I love that about the kid. I think, like I said, he\u2019s blessed in that regard, because I think there\u2019s, you know, there\u2019s people that sometimes let those things weigh on them.”\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Maye\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>insists<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> a throwing-shoulder issue that popped up on the team’s official injury report<\/a> isn’t impacting his decision-making or how he throws footballs against live defenses. Nevertheless, it could be interesting to see what is and isn’t said about that potential setback following New England’s matchup at Buffalo’s Highmark Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\nquarterback\u00a0<\/span>Drake Maye<\/a> endured over the first three weeks of this season<\/a> generated both predictable and unexpected<\/a> headlines following the club’s 35-6 blowout loss at the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> that dropped New England to 1-2 on Sept. 27.\u00a0<\/p>\n“No yips” for Drake Maye amid poor play?<\/h2>\n
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Drake Maye not letting mistakes “weigh on” him<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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