Jacoby

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Van Pelt wouldn’t dive into Maye’s progression through the league’s concussion protocol, leaving us little to go on for the time being. Maye was concussed in Week 8’s win over the Patriots and did not practice on Wednesday. While Van Pelt remains hopeful, it’s not uncommon to see recently concussed players miss their team’s game the following week. We’ll see if Maye can get on the field Thursday, but there’s a good chance we are looking at another Jacoby Brissett start in Week 9.

Maye left Week 8’s game against the Jets with a concussion and did not return. His ability to practice in a limited capacity early in the week is a good sign but he must still pass through the concussion protocol symptom-free. Jacoby Brissett will draw the start in Week 9 against the Titans if Maye is unable to play. Brissett peaked at 168 passing yards in his five starts to open the year. No Patriots receiver can be trusted for fantasy purposes with Maye out of the lineup.

Forced into action following a second quarter Drake Maye concussion, Brissett was brutalized by drops from the Pats’ awful skill corps, but he kept converting massive third downs against the Jets’ strong defense. That was the story of the real life game. In fantasy, no one produced useful box scores as Brissett and Maye spread the ball around amongst their limited weapons. All attention now turns to Maye’s Week 9 health against the Titans. Brissett would be well off the streaming radar were Maye to sit.

Jacoby Brissett’s watch has ended. New England did seem to find an offensive line combination that was more secure in Week 5 when they shifted Mike Onwenu to guard, but Brissett was unable to find much for the offense. Maye should elevate the ceiling of the Patriots offense. He will also likely lower its floor greatly at times. The Texans D/ST should be a popular pick this week for streaming and DFS alike. This move was always going to happen for New England, as they had to gain some clue of what they have in Maye going into the 2025 season and let him build chemistry with younger receivers like Ja’Lynn Polk.

It’s worth noting that this is Reiss’ opinion based on his experience of having sat through many press conferences with Mayo. Reiss notes, “Mayo said last week the way the team won its only game was ‘unsustainable’,” which was a Week 1 one over the Bengals in which Jacoby Brissett threw for 121 scoreless yards. The Patriots are amongst the worst passing teams in the league. Brissett has thrown for 696 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception this season while completing only 58.5 percent of his passes. Playing behind one of the league’s worst offensive lines isn’t doing him any added favors, but the younger, more athletic Maye could help extend plays and give the Patriots more of a vertical passing attack. We’ll see how things unfold throughout the week, but Brissett’s time as the team’s start appears to be drawing to a close.

Brissett was sacked twice and pressured early and often by an aggressive Miami front seven. After earning head coach Jerod Mayo’s endorsement this week, Brissett continued making poor throws and created almost nothing out of structure for a stuck-in-the-mud New England offense. Brissett still has not thrown for more than 168 yards in a game this season. He’ll take on the Texans in Week 6.

As simplistic as it sounds, Brissett will be the Patriots’ starter until he isn’t. Brissett hasn’t thrown for more than 168 yards in a game this season and has two touchdowns to one interception while leading the Patriots to a 1-3 start. Brissett has also taken 15 sacks on the season, which is more an indictment on the Patriots’ offensive line than it is his play, but things haven’t been great, regardless of how you slice it. Drake Maye lies in wait, but it’s hard to blame the Patriots for wanting to avoid throwing the rookie into a near-impossible situation to succeed. Maye will get his chance eventually, but the Patriots don’t appear interested in forcing him on the field in what already has the makings of a lost season.

Brissett was sacked six times and failed to identify wide-open pass catchers streaking across the field. The veteran quarterback adds little to the Patriots’ offense. He is not a recommended start against the Dolphins next week.

Rapoport noted that the Pats have yet to start the “ramp-up process” to get Maye in the lineup. On the other hand, he immediately brought up the fact that Maye is getting about 30 percent of the team’s first-team reps in practice. That isn’t new, but it’s also not normal for a backup quarterback. Maye also got some reps at the end of New England’s blowout loss to the Jets. The Pats are doing everything they can to convince themselves Jacoby Brissett will start the full season, but they currently rank 31st in points and 32nd in passing yards per game. It’s only a matter of time before they let the future of their franchise take the field.

It was Brissett’s worst performance yet this season, which is really saying something. A sitting duck behind the Patriots’ horrendous offensive line, Brissett doesn’t have the mobility to extend plays. So they end. Quickly. Coach Jerod Mayo had finally seen enough late in the fourth quarter, where he decided to give No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye his first taste of regular season action. Maye was, predictably, routinely flushed from the pocket, but unlike Brissett, he actually managed to escape a few times. The quarterback change is coming, and soon, but probably not for Week 4 against the mighty 49ers on the road. Skylar Thompson’s Dolphins make more sense for Week 5.