"I think the quarterback is real. He keeps getting better. He has an excellent OC [Josh McDaniels] who will get every drop out of that offense. And Vrabes [Mike Vrabel] has them playing good team football. I'm not quite ready to pass the torch [in the AFC East] now."
"I think they are a year away from being really good. The defense isn't all the way there yet. But the offensive line is showing promise and the quarterback is picking things up really fast. He's not close to his ceiling."
The Patriots started 6-2 and hold a half-game lead and the tiebreaker over the Bills in the AFC East while sitting near the top of the AFC playoff picture. Multiple NFL executives view the team as a legitimate playoff contender and praise Drake Maye's rapid improvement and the offense's coaching. Maye has generated MVP buzz, but executives note the defense needs improvement, the rushing attack averages under 75 yards per game, and some offensive-line pass-protection metrics are below average. New England also has the easiest remaining schedule by opponents' combined winning percentage.
Read at Boston.com
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