{"id":2998,"date":"2024-11-21T03:54:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T03:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2998"},"modified":"2024-11-21T03:54:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T03:54:48","slug":"mike-mcdaniel-gushes-over-drake-maye-ahead-of-dolphins-matchup-vs-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2998","title":{"rendered":"Mike McDaniel Gushes Over Drake Maye Ahead of Dolphins’ Matchup vs. Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New England’s rookie signal caller is opening coaches eyes all across the league.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Maye has thrown for nine touchdowns and rushed for one more throughout his rookie season. \/ Eric Canha-Imagn Images<\/div>\n
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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has had a solid start to his NFL career\u2014and coaches around the league are starting to notice.<\/p>\n

Not only did Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay call Maye a “stud” after their win versus New England last Sunday, but Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel\u00a0had a bevy of nice things to say about the rookie ahead of their matchup this weekend:<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw a true quarterback who has the ability to gain the confidence of his teammates and lead and orchestrate an offense,”\u00a0McDaniel said at his weekly press conference on Wednesday<\/a>. “A guy who can make plays in a multitude of ways. The Patriots are kind of feeling that right now where he\u2019s a guy that can see down the field, can play fearlessly in the pocket, and make everything throw\u2014with the arm strength to do it. [He’s] also a very good athlete that has some juice and can make plays off-schedule. I think that’s been a huge bonus to their offense as of late. [They] had some explosive plays whether he threw it outside the pocket or he scrambled outside the pocket.<\/p>\n

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