Yahoo Sports NFL on Drake Maye
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In the Patriots' last five matchups, which have come against top defenses such as Seattle (twice), Denver, Houston and Los Angeles, Maye has faced two-high safeties just over 50% of the time.
STACKED’s take
Defenses deploying two-high safeties 50%+ to neutralize Maye's downfield ability.
Opposing defenses have identified a blueprint to slow Drake Maye: taking away his ability to make plays down the field by deploying two-high safeties. In the Patriots' last five matchups against top defenses (Seattle twice, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles), Maye faced two-high safeties just over 50% of the time, with Seattle running that look 57% in Week 1. This forces Maye into an "underneath area of the field" game plan; when he lost patience in Week 1 and fired downfield, he threw three interceptions. McDaniels acknowledged defenses have "little reason to abandon that game plan" unless the Patriots can establish a successful running game to force safeties into the box.
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