Maye was at his best when the Patriots needed him most and their chances and depth chart were slimmest. We do not say this casually, because it is the highest praise a quarterback can receive. But why deny the truth, especially since it's so darned fun to acknowledge? The performance quarterback Drake Maye put on Sunday night in front of a national television audience, rallying the Patriots from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Ravens, 28-24, was Tom Brady-level stuff.
Imagine, if you will, that Roger Goodell went power-mad - well, more power-mad - and decided that the NFL needed a full reset. No, not the kind like your petulant self sometimes does by restarting the game when you're playing Madden and nothing is going your way. An even more drastic reset: Every player is available, every team has a clear cap, and the entire league re-drafts from scratch.