#drake-maye

#drake-maye

Both quarterbacks are smooth operators in the pocket with high-end escapability and the ability to make every throw on the field. Their height and overall cool demeanors are also eerily similar.

The Red Sox fan base is rightfully annoyed. America is pissed off too. Shohei Ohtani, who does not need any more help, just got a free endorsement from the quarterback of one of the most visible franchises in American sports. Get this man a Team USA jersey next time. It is not complicated.

"He gets the best out of his best players," Ryan said. "That's what Vrabel has done for Drake Maye at quarterback. He got an MVP-type year out of his quarterback in Year 2, I think Vrabel is so great at that, being a former player, getting his best players to be the best."

When the Washington Commanders selected Jayden Daniels at No. 2 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, they immediately formed new rivalries with the teams that selected quarterbacks directly before and after them. That would be the Chicago Bears (Caleb Williams) and the New England Patriots (Drake Maye). In Year 1, Washington won every battle. Daniels was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and took the Commanders to the NFC Championship game. The other two clubs combined for nine wins.

"You hate to get to this moment, and not play your best game," Warner told Guregian. "That's just what it is. You have to be able to step back and go, 'Look what we did. We were four wins a year ago, 14 wins this year. And the Super Bowl. I almost won an MVP.' Just to put it into perspective."

In 1985, Dan Marino arrived at Stanford Stadium as the undisputed future of football. He was the MVP in just his second season, a golden-armed titan who looked like he'd be making annual pilgrimages to the Super Bowl for the next fifteen years. Then he ran into Bill Walsh's West Coast Offense and a 49ers defense that turned his afternoon into a living nightmare. Marino never made it back. Not once. Remind you of anyone?

The QB struggled to recapture his elite regular-season form in the postseason, and the Patriots managed only 13 points against the Seahawks -- none until the fourth quarter. New England had nearly as many punts (seven) as Maye passing completions (eight) through three quarters, as Seattle's timely blitzes and interior defensive pressure frazzled Maye and his offensive line all game.

But there might be a way to be thankful that Maye came up short this year for a very good reason: the result of the Super Bowl. This, of course, is all superstitious, but it does hold weight in the eyes of many sports fans, particularly those who root for the Patriots. Looking back to when Tom Brady didn't win the coveted award has actually worked in New England's favor, and maybe that will be their fate again on Sunday.