Will Penix go deep, or will he be looking underneath — for a slot receiver. Will Penix find a tight end? Stand tall in the pocket?"hole shot" has potential.
The 2024 QB class is certainly living up to its billing. We have to be pretty happy to tank at such an opportune time.Weekly update
Caleb Williams: 288/465, 61.9%, 2937 yards, 17/5 TD/INT, 87.7 rating, 58 sacks, 408 rushing yards, 0 TDs
Jayden Daniels: 277/393, 70.5%, 3045 yards, 17/6 TD/INT, 101.2 rating, 37 sacks, 656 rushing yards, 6 TDs
Drake Maye: 191/270, 68.5%, 1898 yards, 12/9 TD/INT, 88.4 rating, 27 sacks, 359 rushing yards, 2 TDs
Bo Nix: 297/467, 63.6%, 2972 yards, 20/11 TD/INT, 86.1 rating, 20 sacks, 327 rushing yards, 4 TDs
Pro-rated Maye: 303/442, 68.5%, 3011 yards, 19/15 TD/INT, 88.4 rating, 44 sacks, 588 rushing yards, 3 TDs
If he beats Cam Ward in the future, it'll be "The Penix mightier than the Ward."Waiting for the first "The Penix mightier than the ... " headline
Just wait for the first time he gets shut down. "Penix limp in blowout"Waiting for the first "The Penix mightier than the ... " headline
That's the pun i was looking forIf he beats Cam Ward in the future, it'll be "The Penix mightier than the Ward."
I thought better than good. In total control of the offense. Can throw to 3 levels. Can avoid the rush and runs bit. Strong as an ox. He was a steal at #8 for the Falcons.I thought Penix looked good today. While he was known for throwing balls deep in college, he was getting it into tight gaps today. If it wasn't for his receivers juggling balls, Penix would have had a clean sheet.
The Penix is mightier than the xword.Waiting for the first "The Penix mightier than the ... " headline
I was thinking the same. Then, I was thinking that the NFL needs it to be as league-wide QB play has been poor.Could this be the best quarterback class in twenty years (2004)? Possibly forty (1983)?
Unbridled optimism for Maye is warranted. Sure, he hasn't been as polished as Houston's C.J. Stroud was last season, nor as field-tipping a force as Mahomes and Jackson were in their debut sophomore campaigns. But flick on the film, and the future explosion is not hard to see. If he's this good on an uphill sled, I cannot imagine how this offense would emerge with a playmaker or two. The Pats could complement all of Maye's peak plays with a few assists from, say, Tee Higgins, or give him an extra beat for downfield shots with someone like Ronnie Stanley burying blitzers.
Overall, I think this 2024 quarterback group might be historically spectacular, so this take on Maye vs. Daniels vs. Nix might end up pointless. But I won't let the Patriots' record stop Maye from getting his deserved day in the sun in this crowded rookie class. He has been at least as good -- and I'd say better -- as all of his contemporaries. And with good team building, the Patriots should be ready to vault into AFC East contention as soon as next season.
So he's implying it will take at least three years?For ESPN+ subscribers, Solak makes the argument that Maye has been the best of the rookie QB's.
"And with good team building, the Patriots should be ready to vault into AFC East contention as soon as next season"