Edelman shares what has impressed him most about Drake Maye

“He seems to be so assured, he makes it look really easy, and I feel his relationship with Josh McDaniels has been superior.”

Julian Edelman likes what he is seen from Drake Maye this season. AP Picture/Steven Senne

Drake Maye did extra than simply take a “second-year leap” with the Patriots in 2025.

The 23-year-old QB performed a necessary position in bettering New England from a four-win staff to a 14-win juggernaut — with Maye anticipated to be one of many frontrunners for NFL MVP alongside Rams QB Matthew Stafford.

Maye’s baseline stats and underlying metrics have been spectacular this season, with the No. 3 choose within the 2024 NFL Draft placing collectively one of the vital environment friendly seasons in NFL historical past as an correct passer (72.0 completion share) adept at uncorking deep balls down the sector.

However, in keeping with former Patriots large receiver Julian Edelman, probably the most spectacular facet of Maye isn’t his arm energy or scrambling capacity.

“I feel it’s his perspective,” Edelman mentioned of Maye throughout his newest look on “The Herd.” “Simply speaking to individuals over there, everybody talks about how he’s so hungry to be coached, he’s so hungry to study, and it interprets into how he seems to be when he’s taking part in. He seems to be so assured, he makes it look really easy, and I feel his relationship with Josh McDaniels has been superior.

“So I feel his perspective is the one factor that stands out,” Edelman added. “All these guys can throw the ball, all these guys can run the ball now— particularly at that place. It’s the blokes which can be actually eager to dive into the lecturers of soccer, studying conditions, studying, ‘alright, it’s third and 6 within the crimson space let’s not throw an interception, let’s take the three factors.’ And he’s proven that he’s bought that calm, cool, collected perspective and it’s been actual enjoyable to observe.”

Edelman is just not the one former Patriot to supply up loads of reward for Maye and his emergence this season.

Whereas Tom Brady believes that Stafford has the within edge as league MVP this season, former New England working again Damien Harris believes that Maye has accomplished extra with lower than yr.

“Not solely does he have 14 touchdowns within the low crimson zone to Devante Adams, he is also throwing among the best receivers within the Nationwide Soccer League at Puka Nacua, who’s on the tops of the receiving record for nearly each statistical class,” Harris mentioned on CBS. “Drake Maye is throwing to who?

“Thirty-two year-old Stefon Diggs, the working backs … getting the tight ends concerned. He’s getting it to all people is the purpose. There’s no actual celebrity pass-catcher for this staff, however but Drake Maye nonetheless will get the ball to all people.”