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Drake Maye is ‘playing elite’ amid Patriots win streak, team legend says
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Julian Edelman likes what he’s seen from the Patriots and Drake Maye of late.
The Super Bowl LIII MVP hasn’t shied away from criticizing his former team early in the season. But he gave them their flowers on Sunday.
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“The Patriots are for real, and I’m very critical of this team. The last four weeks, all you’ve seen is nothing but improvement,” Edelman said on FOX prior to New England’s game against the Cleveland Browns . “They had some fumble issues early on in the season. They’ve kind of tapered that off. Drake Maye has been playing elite. He’s got three to five throws that just wow you. But he’s also hitting his layups. We haven’t seen an offense like that in New England since ( Tom Brady ) was there."
The improvement continued in Week 8 as Maye and the Patriots offense put up 32 points against a Browns defense that was the NFL’s best. Maye went 18-of-24 for 282 yards and three touchdowns in the 32-13 blowout over Cleveland .
The performance earned him “MVP!” chants from those in attendance at Gillette Stadium.
Edelman played for the Patriots for 11 seasons and won three Super Bowls during that time. After Brady left New England in 2020, its two-decade run of dominance left with him.
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The Patriots struggled to find a groove without Brady and made the playoffs once (2021) since his departure. New England moved on from Bill Belichick in 2024 and hired Jerod Mayo only for him to produce the same 4-13 record in 2024 as Belichick did in 2023.
Now under first-year coach Mike Vrabel, the Patriots appear to have turned things around. At 6-2, they sit atop the AFC East standings.
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