How does Drake Maye compare to Mac Jones? They’re closer than you might think
New York TimesThe New England Patriots are a mess after falling 40-7 to the Los Angeles Chargers, but at least they have a franchise quarterback, right? Drake Maye’s first 11 starts differ from Mac Jones’ first 11 mostly in his ability to run for his life. Maye has a shot, but nobody has a shot without pieces.” In 2021, rookie Mac Jones had a 7-4 record in his first 11 starts mostly because the Patriots ranked second in combined EPA per game on defense/special teams when he was in the lineup. Maye has a 2-9 record in his first 11 starts mostly because the Patriots rank 26th in defense/special teams when he’s been in the lineup. Drake Maye vs. Mac Jones through 11 starts Rank JONES MAYE Cmp-att 245-349 221-329 Cmp% 70% 67% Pass yds 2,540 2,254 Yds/att 7.3 6.9 TD-INT 14-8 15-10 Rating 94.7 89.1 Sacked 22 31 Sack % 5.9% 8.6% Press/sk % 20.4% 20.3% Time to throw 2.68 2.90 EPA/pass play +0.01 +0.02 AIR YDS JONES MAYE AY/att 7.5 7.4 YAC/att 3.5 3.6 Yds/cmp 11.0 11.0 AY to sticks -1.4 -1.4 QB EPA JONES MAYE Pass +43.2 +41.6 Rush +3.0 +1.0 Sack -47.0 -64.9 Scramble +5.9 +32.4 Total +5.1 +10.1 SCRAMBLES JONES MAYE Scrambles 8 43 Yards 48 395 Scramble % 2.1% 10.7% WEAPONS JONES MAYE #1 yds tgt Bourne Henry #2 yds tgt Meyers Douglas #3 yds tgt Henry Boutte #4 yds tgt Agholor Hooper #5 yds tgt Bolden Bourne Tm EPA/GS JONES MAYE OFF +1.2 -4.4 DEF +6.3 -5.3 ST +3.7 +1.1 W-L 7-4 2-9 “Mac Jones had the defense, the special teams, the very consistent head coach and offensive coordinator,” an exec from another team said regarding Jones’ rookie year.
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