Drake Maye's Potential in Year Two: An In-Depth Look

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00:00Drake May threw 2,276 yards and 17 touchdowns and got better as the season went on.

00:07And some folks think that it's time for a big jump, maybe doubling those passing numbers

00:11and doubling those rushing yards and touchdowns.

00:15You know, I don't know, George.

00:16I mean, a lot of folks are really bullish on New England, and I think they certainly

00:20can improve, but it would kind of be one of those huge moves if they went from winning

00:24five or six to ten that quick, don't you think?

00:26They're not winning ten games, okay?

00:30I love the defense.

00:31Love the defense.

00:32I think the defense could be top five.

00:34The offense is a work in progress, to put it nicely.

00:37I mean, we were complaining about Buffalo's wide receivers.

00:41New England's wide receiver one is what?

00:44Stephon Diggs?

00:45You know, I mean, Diggs hasn't been a number one in a couple of years now.

00:48Plus, he's coming off the injury there.

00:50The Mario Douglas, all right.

00:51Matt Collins, Kyle Williams, that's okay.

00:53And you're sort of hinting, and I agree with you.

00:55I don't know what to make of Drake, May.

00:57Is he that guy?

00:59You know, is he that guy?

01:00I don't know.

01:01You know, I think he's progressing, you know, and maybe he'll be that guy, but I don't know

01:05if he's that yet.

01:06Fantasy-wise, he's a quarterback, too, and a lower-end quarterback, too.

01:10All right?

01:10I don't have him in my top 17.

01:12He's 18 to me.

01:13So that's where I put him there.

01:14I just don't see the upside of the passing game.

01:17I think his numbers might be better than last year.

01:19Sure.

01:20All right?

01:20Because he'll get better.

01:22But, I mean, like I said, Diggs, Douglas, oh, you know, your tight ends, okay.

01:28Hunter and Hooper, they're nice.

01:30You know, a couple of veteran tight ends there, but that's it.

01:32I don't know where the upside is here, Craig.

01:34That's my issue.

01:35I don't know where the upside fantasy-wise is.

01:37NFL-wise, I think they're going to play like a lot of other teams.

01:40Let's play sort of like the Jets.

01:41Let's play close games, win it in the fourth quarter because our teams will make a play,

01:44or we will make the mistake that the other team will make.

01:46You know, I think that's what they're hoping for here.

01:48Do I think they can win double-digit games?

01:51No.

01:51Do I think they can make the playoffs?

01:53Yes.

01:54Schedule's not bad.

01:55Schedule's not bad.

01:56So, if that team is as good as May takes that next step, I do think they can get to maybe nine wins here.

02:02Yeah, I guess maybe they could squeak out ten.

02:04But I think they're getting better.

02:07They're getting better, but they're not with the upper echelon teams.

02:09Not yet.

02:10All right.

02:10So, at running back, this is where I think the upgrade has come here because Ramondre Stevenson,

02:16you know, he's been given his opportunities, and certainly he's been okay, George.

02:20But they did draft a player in Travion Henderson that I do think is going to get a very big look this year.

02:25He's one of the second-round running backs basically being taken,

02:28and Antonio Gibson is back for another year, maybe more of a kick returner.

02:31We'll see if he makes the cut.

02:33Ramondre Stevenson back once again as well.

02:36But Henderson is the hot name this draft season.

02:39He is, and I think the Patriots should have taken a wide receiver over Henderson,

02:43but they did what they did here.

02:44I think the problem for me is Stevenson is going to play.

02:48You know, they're not going to abandon him.

02:50He's a decent running back himself.

02:51I think Henderson is better, mind you, but Stevenson is going to play here.

02:55So, like most teams, you're looking at some kind of share, you know,

02:58whether it's 60-40, 70-30, whatever it might be here,

03:01and who's going to be the goal line back.

03:03You know, that's also going to be of much importance.

03:07I don't put much – I don't really care about preseason games.

03:10I don't.

03:10All right?

03:10They're boring to me.

03:11Yeah, the Hall of Fame game was last night.

03:13Yippee.

03:13All I care about are two things, watching injured players, you know,

03:17come back from last season, and watching the youngsters, you know,

03:20and position battles too, for that matter.

03:21And I need to see that Henderson can protect the quarterback, all right?

03:25Because if he can't protect the quarterback, then he ain't going to play.

03:27All right?

03:27So it's going to be that simple here.

03:29There's going to be more Stevenson here.

03:30You have to be able to protect the quarterback in passing situations

03:33to play in today's NFL.

03:34So I like Henderson, but I am not as bullish as others on him.

03:38He's going to be drafted.

03:39Once again, every running back with a pulse gets drafted here.

03:42But I'm going to be more cautious because Stevenson's there,

03:45and they're not going to abandon him.

03:47All right.

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