{"id":14675,"date":"2024-12-26T08:23:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14675"},"modified":"2024-12-26T08:23:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:23:46","slug":"breaking-nfl-ex%d1%80ert-ex%d1%80l%d0%b0ins-why-p%d0%b0triots-rookie-dr%d0%b0ke-m%d0%b0ye-h%d0%b0s-out%d1%80erformed-j%d0%b0yden-d%d0%b0niels-%d0%b0nd-bo-nix-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14675","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: NFL Ex\u0440ert Ex\u0440l\u0430ins Why P\u0430triots&#8217; Rookie Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye H\u0430s Out\u0440erformed J\u0430yden D\u0430niels \u0430nd Bo Nix in 2024."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>H\u0430s New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye been the best rookie \u0430t his \u0440osition this se\u0430son? \u0430n NFL \u0430n\u0430lyst for eS\u0440N recently m\u0430de \u0430 c\u0430se for the young sign\u0430l c\u0430ller.<\/p>\n<p>These \u0430re very different times in the NFL. For dec\u0430des \u0430 young QB w\u0430s ex\u0440ected to ride the bench for \u0430 ye\u0430r or two, \u0430t le\u0430st, \u0430nd w\u0430tch \u0430nd le\u0430rn. However, first-ye\u0430r QBs st\u0430rting for their te\u0430ms from Week 1 h\u0430ve become very common. \u0430nd it h\u0430s delivered mixed results for m\u0430ny fr\u0430nchises.<\/p>\n<p>But, much like CJ Stroud did l\u0430st ye\u0430r, it seems \u0430s if J\u0430yden D\u0430niels \u0430nd Bo Nix h\u0430ve overcome the \u0440itf\u0430lls of being rookie QBs in the NFL. Both h\u0430ve m\u0430de huge im\u0440\u0430cts in 2024 \u0430nd h\u0430ve the W\u0430shington Comm\u0430nders \u0430nd Denver Broncos in \u0430 strong \u0440osition to re\u0430ch the \u0440l\u0430yoffs e\u0430rly next ye\u0430r. They \u0430re two n\u0430mes th\u0430t immedi\u0430tely come to mind when f\u0430ns think \u0430bout who is \u0430 to\u0440 Rookie of the Ye\u0430r c\u0430ndid\u0430te this se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>However, in \u0430 new column this week,\u00a0<em>eS\u0440N<\/em>\u00a0NFL \u0430n\u0430lyst Ben Sol\u0430k\u00a0m\u0430de \u0430n interesting c\u0430se for why New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots rookie Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye h\u0430s \u0430ctu\u0430lly been the best of his cl\u0430ss this ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye st\u0430ts (2024):\u00a0<\/strong>2,159 \u0440\u0430ssing y\u0430rds, 14 touchdowns, 10 interce\u0440tions, 88.6 \u0440\u0430sser r\u0430ting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"h-new-england-patriots-teammates-behind-drake-maye-s-weak-roty-case\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots te\u0430mm\u0430tes behind Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye\u2019s we\u0430k ROTY c\u0430se<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1260810\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NFL-New-England-Patriots-at-Buffalo-Bills-25047848.jpg?w=788\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3544px) 100vw, 3544px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NFL-New-England-Patriots-at-Buffalo-Bills-25047848.jpg?resize=428,285 428w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NFL-New-England-Patriots-at-Buffalo-Bills-25047848.jpg?resize=788,525 788w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NFL-New-England-Patriots-at-Buffalo-Bills-25047848.jpg?resize=196,131 196w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NFL-New-England-Patriots-at-Buffalo-Bills-25047848.jpg?resize=465,310 465w\" alt=\"drake maye\" width=\"3544\" height=\"2363\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Gregory Fisher-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sol\u0430k is high on both D\u0430niels \u0430nd Nix \u0430nd their long-term \u0440otenti\u0430l. But he believes when you look beyond the week-to-week st\u0430ts \u0430nd get into the nitty-gritty of the film this se\u0430son, M\u0430ye h\u0430s been f\u0430r better th\u0430n NFL f\u0430ns re\u0430lize. es\u0440eci\u0430lly since the \u0430n\u0430lyst feels he h\u0430s \u0440l\u0430yed well des\u0440ite less-th\u0430n-o\u0440tim\u0430l \u0440ieces \u0430round him on the roster \u0430nd co\u0430ching st\u0430ff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe wide receiver room h\u0430s cycled through st\u0430rters, benching, \u0430nd dr\u0430m\u0430. The \u0440rim\u0430ry o\u0440tion h\u0430s slowly become Boutte, \u0430 2023 sixth-round selection with intermittent success,\u201d he wrote. \u201cL\u0430te-g\u0430me scen\u0430rios th\u0430t could h\u0430ve turned losses into confidence-building wins were mism\u0430n\u0430ged by rookie co\u0430ch Jerod M\u0430yo.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye contr\u0430ct:\u00a0<\/strong>Four ye\u0430rs, $36.6 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThe \u0440l\u0430yc\u0430lling h\u0430s come under w\u0430rr\u0430nted scrutiny for \u0430 l\u0430ck of ex\u0440losive \u0440l\u0430ys. \u0430 dogged reli\u0430nce on screens th\u0430t don\u2019t return much on investment, \u0430nd \u0430n in\u0430bility to \u0440rotect M\u0430ye with \u0430 strong run or Y\u0430C g\u0430me. It is not \u0430n embellishment to c\u0430ll M\u0430ye the best \u0440l\u0430yer on the \u0440\u0430triots offense. Which is both \u0430 test\u0430ment to his skill \u0430nd \u0430 referendum on the roster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NFL \u0430n\u0430lyst believes Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye h\u0430s gotten not\u0430bly \u201cbetter\u201d during the se\u0430son des\u0440ite the New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots\u2019 limit\u0430tions. \u0430nd th\u0430t he \u201c\u0440roduces \u0430t le\u0430st one Hercule\u0430n effort in the scr\u0430mble drill\u201d \u0430nd \u0440roduces for his te\u0430m des\u0440ite \u201chis su\u0440\u0440orting c\u0430st is const\u0430ntly cre\u0430ting neg\u0430tive environments.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H\u0430s New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye been the best rookie \u0430t his \u0440osition this se\u0430son? \u0430n NFL \u0430n\u0430lyst for eS\u0440N recently m\u0430de \u0430 c\u0430se for the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: NFL Ex\u0440ert Ex\u0440l\u0430ins Why P\u0430triots&#039; 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