Drake Maye, Patriots coaches downplay shoulder damage forward of Tremendous Bowl LX
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Drake Maye and his Patriots coaches don’t count on his injured throwing shoulder to restrict him in Tremendous Bowl LX.
The New England quarterback returned to apply Monday at Stanford College after sitting out final Friday’s session with an sickness, alongside along with his shoulder subject. The Patriots weren’t required to launch an damage report after apply, however Maye stated he threw a typical allotment of passes.
“I threw bit,” Maye stated at Tremendous Bowl Opening Evening. “I threw as a lot as I’d in a traditional apply, and I felt nice. I’m wanting ahead to getting again on the market on Wednesday and Thursday for apply once more, and Friday, and prepare to get a traditional week of prep.”
He added: “I’m feeling good. I’ll be simply superb.”
Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and quarterbacks coach Ashton Grant each downplayed the damage, which Maye suffered in the course of the Patriots’ 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos within the AFC Championship Recreation final Sunday.
“I’ve no issues,” Grant stated.
Requested whether or not he expects any limitations for his second-year QB, McDaniels replied: “Nope.”
Head coach Mike Vrabel “thought that the ball got here out good” throughout apply.
“I assumed it was a crisp apply for Drake and for everyone else,” Vrabel stated.
Maye stated the prolonged break between championship weekend and Tremendous Bowl Sunday did him effectively.
“I turned a nook touchdown on the flight (to San Francisco on Sunday),” he stated. “I felt good from the flight, and throwing on the market at the moment, I believe it turned the nook, and I actually had little question being 100% for the sport. That is the Tremendous Bowl. We get two weeks to organize for it and do no matter we’ve acquired to do to get it proper. I’ve acquired confidence and really feel good.”
Even when Maye is totally wholesome by Tremendous Bowl Sunday, he’ll face a stiff problem in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks’ elite protection. An MVP-caliber passer in the course of the common season, the second-year professional has seen his numbers dip this postseason in opposition to a trio of stingy defensive opponents (Texans, Chargers and Broncos).
Maye has accomplished 55.8% of his passes with 5 turnovers and an 84.0 passer ranking throughout his first NFL playoff run. Through the common season, he led the NFL in each completion proportion (72.0%) and passer ranking (113.5), throwing 31 touchdowns and eight interceptions in 17 video games.
“Realizing that we get an opportunity and alternative to play one other nice protection — I really feel like that is going to be our fourth (of the playoffs),” Maye stated. “And Coach McDaniels warned us: the longer you play within the playoffs, the higher these groups get. The Seahawks, what a protection they’ve. They’re well-coached, they play laborious, they run to the soccer. Simply realizing that (I should be) defending the soccer, and in some unspecified time in the future, attempt to hit the performs once they’re there. Realizing that when you have got an opportunity to hit these performs, you’ve acquired to hit them, and that’s what playoff soccer’s about.”
