"When Mike Vrabel took the reins of the New England Patriots in January, he had a huge task on his hands. He knew he had a top young quarterback in Drake Maye, who needed to be surrounded by better players. He also needed an offensive coordinator (OC) who'd take advantage of the dual-threat passing and running skills Maye possesses. He hired former Patriots' OC Josh McDaniels to engineer the team's new offense."
"After an initial rocky start, trying to shoehorn Maye into the drop-back passer role he employed for almost two decades with Tom Brady, McDaniels finally got the message. Maye was a dual-threat quarterback who could pass and run equally effectively. He began to adapt his offense to take advantage of it. Obviously, it's worked well. His "Letting Drake Maye be Drake Maye" has made all the difference the past nine games and catapulted the Patriots to the top of the AFC East and more."
Mike Vrabel hired Josh McDaniels to build an offense around rookie quarterback Drake Maye. McDaniels initially attempted a drop-back passer scheme similar to what he ran with Tom Brady, producing a 1-2 start. McDaniels then adapted to Maye's dual-threat skill set, incorporating mobility-focused plays, deception, end-arounds, and rudimentary read-pass-options. The offense has improved markedly over nine games, elevating the Patriots to the top of the AFC East. The scheme remains somewhat predictable and requires further diversification to fully exploit Maye's running and passing abilities against varied defensive game plans.
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