Reaction to the Patriots drafting Drake Maye with the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL draft

Our entire Patriots crew reacts to the Patriots selecting Drake Maye with the third overall pick. Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo discuss the process behind the selection. Later, Drake Maye talks about being a Patriot.
1:00-NBC Sports Boston reaction to the pick
16:00-Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo on Drake Maye
29:00-Drake Maye on being a Patriot
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[@Dunzod]

So weird for Felger and Ted to be whining about something the Patriots did. So unlike them.

[@tjk9263]

😅👏 That was a good one

[@tremblemcp]

lol

[@TheWasif]

Eeyore Felger.

[@jackthequarterback]

We’re they always pissy bitches when we went to the afc championship every year?

[@Swagpat]

Lol

[@Sasha-vb3mh]

Bo Nix going at 12 is exactly why pats made the right pick at 3. 6 QBs drafted, league saying they valued this QB class. Pats would’ve missed out by being cute

[@ashantilematthew6277]

Exactly.

[@victoriapennell2588]

They would have been completely screwed

[@spitfire0781]

#Don’t be cute It’s our #DoyourJob Replacement

[@hellacrunk1]

Spot on. Control what you can control. Everybody offering to sell the farm to trade up….you’re already there. The only right move was #PickTheHick, haha. The locker room is going to love him, that’s for sure.

[@stanleywalus9771]

They read the board correctly. Credit for that. Now it starts. This was no brainer. Football evaluation starts here.

[@mattesyl33]

Idc when he was picked. You hold him back until he's ready. He has all the ability, now let these coaches turn him into a NFL franchise QB. Patience!

[@alesitercrimson24]

That's why they signed a veteran QB with starting experience. No rush for Maye

[@anon-ju9bg]

Year 5 of a rebuild buddy

[@jakemartin5553]

That's nice on paper, but wait until they start 1-4 and the fans are booing Jacoby off the field.. Maye is gonna get thrown in too early, ruin his development, and we'll be right back here in 3 to 4 years.

[@mattesyl33]

@@jakemartin5553Rushing a QB to start allows coaches to ruin prospects and a franchise's future in order to save their jobs. I think either 1) HCs should have job protection for at least 2yrs during a rebuild situation like in NE....or 2) a redshirt clause in all rookie QB contracts. A players choice, 8 weeks-1year redshirt option for all rookie QBs. The player can waive out of it but that's the player's choice. Both would offer players protection from coaches rushing them to start in order to save their coaching job.

[@tremblemcp]

Public opinion??? Nooooo drake was predicted to go 2-3 because he was professionally scouted as top 3 best qb in draft.. mayo and his staff didn’t make a pick to appease the fans lol.. he’s coaching for his job next 4 years.. Boston media is so miserable and they see themselves as higher qualified than the entire nfl teams and their scouting departments lol

[@alesitercrimson24]

Felger is a packers and brewers fan. His opinion is literally irrelevant

[@wesmckenna8287]

Phil Perry loves him, I trust his opinion

[@tremblemcp]

@@wesmckenna8287Perry is a grounded dood for sure! I enjoy his takes

[@masonceely9790]

It was a waste of a pick 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@anon-ju9bg]

@@alesitercrimson24why?

[@Jakery1057]

Imagine if the Pats got cute and traded back. Great great example of if you like a guy just take him. That Falcons pick for Penix was one of the most shocking picks the NFL draft has witnessed in quite some time.

[@SenorNasty]

Yup. And no way the Jets would have allowed us to trade up for him. They would have loved to screw us over.

[@jim2292]

Must mean Cousins isn't looking great with his Achilles injury, otherwise he will be 28/29 by the time Cousins contract is over

[@cameronburson1397]

Easy answer: 1. Arm Strength. 2. Size. But the right answer is that Maye has plus traits in several categories. Whether he’s as durable or athletic as Allen is unlikely, but if he can be eighty percent of that and make better decisions down the line, you’re talking a top 10 QB…which is absolutely worth the third overall pick.

[@wesmckenna8287]

Penix was gone at 8 Ted

[@Manstein1944]

"Fast forward" every time i see Felger now.

[@sunnypatel3711]

Thank you to phil for shutting down curran..

[@kennethscagel]

Felger calling anyone “Just a guy” is rich

[@jacobhughes9010]

As a pats fan I just have to say it’s never as bad or as good as the patriots local media makes it out to be. Every team below 3 that needed a QB floated out massive trade offers for a reason..

[@tjk9263]

Josh Allen threw for 52% in his last 2 season at U of Wyoming. Now Allen is top 5 QB in the NFL. Maye has arm like Allen so the coaching staff needs to help the kid grow into a franchise QB. GIVE THE KID A CHANCE!! FFS!!

[@obarbeito]

You think All3n is top 5?

[@trentbateman]

@@obarbeitohe’s the best qb singlehandedly in the league. If Josh was in KC with Andy Reid they would have won every year as well. Obviously just an opinion that you can’t prove, but Josh just dominates

[@WLJ1287]

@@obarbeitowithout question he’s top 5. Who you taking over him and what circumstances are those QBs in. I’d take Allen over any qb in the league not named mahomes and even then do I have Andy Reid?

[@anon-ju9bg]

Worked great with JaMarcus Russell!

[@Void11207]

@@anon-ju9bgyeah cuz the raiders have a long list of good QBs in their history

[@Nmiller21k]

Why does Felger still get time on air?

[@conor2439]

Who cares what a guy's floor is Felger? To go to SBs you have to be elite, so ceiling is all that matters. If one QB turns out to kind of suck and one really sucks, either way you are still looking for your new QB of the future again. Maye was the obvious choice. If a QB doesn't have the potential to be a top 5, maybe top 7 in the league year in and out, there's no point in taking him. Only Williams and Maye were that guy this year.

[@Drizzlybear1]

Mac was praised for having a "high floor" and how well did that work out for us? Give me the guy with the Ceiling all day long

[@WLJ1287]

@@Drizzlybear1like shit as I predicted it would. Mac was not it

[@Drizzlybear1]

@@WLJ1287 Yeah high floor only works if you already have a stellar offense, I'll take the high ceiling guy as long as you have the offensive staff to develop them Alex Van Pelt isn't a flashy move at OC, but he's spent almost a decade working with QB's as a QB coach and is a former NFL QB, seems clear the Pats wanted the high ceiling guy and chose an OC who can hopefully get the best out of him.

[@WLJ1287]

@@Drizzlybear1 yeah luckily was selected Daniels who would not have been good come cold weather here; not to mention running QBs aren’t it. What has Lamar done beyond the reg season…nothing

[@Drizzlybear1]

@@WLJ1287 I think Daniels is great if you have the receivers that make good reads, he's probably more NFL ready right now just because of ability to scramble but he's also older than Maye so that makes sense.

[@johnmphoto]

Wow Ted Johnson being negative about the Pats. I'm shocked.

[@BrickTop06]

I kinda am. Thought post-Belichick he would lighten up, what with his insane crusade against Bill.

[@sunnypatel3711]

Lol yea.. you can bet on it.. I'm sure he can care less about penix.. just had to pick someone besides maye lol

[@frantheman1287]

@@sunnypatel3711 he'd probably talk $hit about Penix had we drafted him in the exact trade scenario he mentioned. He would've said "should've stuck at 3 and taken Maye"

[@mannymcmac1544]

I don’t think there’s enough blood getting through Johnson’s neck to his head

[@anon-ju9bg]

Oh no he said something remotely negative about the almighty patwiots! Why the fuck does he have to say something positive??

[@sportsfan_91]

I'm more than fine sitting Maye. What if u trade back, all the QBs go (as they did) then next yr u hate a weak QB class? Get your guy & build the roster.

[@frantheman1287]

Next year gonna be a repeat of 2022. Do people really want ANY of the 2022 QBs on the Pats

[@nahrihickman1662]

Drizzy Drake Maye lets gooo!

[@Marty879]

Ted is such a hardo

[@scringe1]

Ted is Ted. He's old school.

[@Caddyyyy]

You put Drake maye in LSU with the two first rd picks Jayden had he'd be #2. I think we got the best QB in the draft.

[@jacobhughes9010]

You want to know the fastest way to turn things around? Draft a high upside QB and hit on the pick

[@anon-ju9bg]

You want to know the fastest way to turn things disastrous? Draft a “high upside” QB and miss on the pick

[@N8_Dogg]

​@@anon-ju9bg 💯

[@eldrewski1692]

Miss 100% of shots you don't take​@@anon-ju9bg

[@MusicthatsStrange]

People it can't be any worse then the last 2 years. Hopefully this kid improves the team. But NE has to trade for a solid #1 WR to get him some help.

[@cag19549]

He needs a lot of people to get him some help.

[@osonhouston]

​@cag19549 Not necessarily an LT and 2 WRs. I'm almost certain the Patriots will draft at least one WR and a tackle. With the second pick tomorrow, the team could drastically improve the offense. I can see a trade-down to accumulate more picks. Either way we as Patriots fans should be excited and optimistic.

[@Void11207]

@@osonhoustonand they can sign one in the offseason or trade for a wr!

[@TheTmcabral3]

All aboard the MayeFlower

[@wyattworld47]

Please don’t ruin this with Fegler and “Ted Johnson”

[@frantheman1287]

I'm really glad Ted isn't our GM. Worst take he's ever had.

[@kylanbailey9646]

Hoyer ain’t have to take a shot at us like that 😂😂

[@mikemurray726]

Ted is one of those guys you knock out at the bar.

[@Paul-xy2us]

Love Ted as a player! He blasted Patriots when the players were suing the league. He hasn't stopped yet, and Felger just has an unhealthy hatred anything Patriots

[@chriswaughrealestate]

Felger and Ted love them some Penix.

[@dylancox631]

He wouldn't have been there, he got taken at 8. If they did what Felger and Ted wanted, they'd have been stuck with Nix

[@armandoochoa9287]

Ted and felger piss me off. Especially felger. That dude is something else smh..

[@day6stan]

Phil was spot on when arguing against Tom’s claim of turning down 4 starters by drafting Maye.

[@N8_Dogg]

The Pats should have traded back into the 1st for Legette. Would have been a great add to the receivers room

[@tomz6594]

With the way the round played out, this was the best pick. I thought they could trade down and grab Penix, but nope they would have been stuck with Nix or maybe nobody.

[@dwayneroberts6616]

I'm stoked!! We just drafted our franchise QB and he's going to be awesome. This kid didn't have any of the talent or protection the rest of these QB had and he still put up ridiculous numbers. Enough to be considered 2nd QB in the draft. The kid is a stud he's going to get bigger stronger and faster he's only 22 yrs old. Anyone unhappy with what just happened really needs some therapy like Felger.

[@mikemyers8683]

New drinking game for Pats fans. Every time Maye starts a sentence with “yeah” gotta drink. I’d say take a shot but things would get ugly fast

[@elizabethgodfrey1033]

Drake Maye plays like the Dual Threat Quarterback, Cam Newton. Cam had 12 Rushing Touchdowns in 2020. Brian Hoyer also backed Up Cam Newton in 2020, the 1st successor, aft Brady left, to Tampa to Buccaneers. I like Drake Maye. I hope he does great as a NE Patriots QB! 🙏❤️👍

[@PFSIKH]

The sun is hot. The sky is blue. Felger is complaining about what the Patriots do.

[@dieselxdan]

Love Greg blew up on Felgerq

[@erikanderson2421]

Home run pick

[@cag19549]

Are you related to him.

[@richardkolenda298]

These guys also said Mac Jones was the "safe pick." I was hoping for a trade down and take Penix. But if the Pats didn't get a worthwhile offer, then I can understand this pick. Is Tom still mulling over coming back for a year??

[@eldrewski1692]

Ted and Felger are such grumpy old men

[@dougstamper7868]

Saw brother Bill interviewed and his only broadcast comment was that Drake Maye needed to work on his footwork.I took that for a consummate compliment, considering the source.

[@spencerwilson1512]

Imagine we’d done what Ted said and had to take 40 yr old Bo Nix at 11 😂😂

[@sunnypatel3711]

Had to skip all of felger and ted shit.. and also Tom curran

[@TheChamp601]

You could’ve gotten the best QB in the world they would say the same thing

[@SkeletorsSon]

I agree with Belichick that if he is the best QB in the team you play him, more experience is not a bad thing. I noticed in Bills breakdown of all the top 4 QBs none of them took the easy wide open check down which is just a college thing it seems, they just hold on for the big play down field or to mid field

[@alexb3808]

I also liked the idea of trading down and taking Penix, but thank God they didn't end up doing it cause they would have been up shit creek if they did thanks to Atlanta lol

[@edwinpink5040]

I think this was Kraft saying pick Maye. Patriots have consistently had one of the lowest payrolls in the NFL. That is Kraft. Makes Belichick even greater what he did with such a low payroll.

[@SD-zx1uh]

Reminds me of his family like the Gronkowski family lol Pats nation will like the brotherhood, also I really like his high energy!

[@Zou523]

I think Caleb is the best “wildcard” qb in terms of out of structure playmaking ability but Drake maye is the clear #2. He won’t be as magical as Caleb is out of the gates but give him half a season to piece it together and he will be making left handed throws, 20 yard rushes and bucket dimes soon enough. The rest of the qbs in the draft don’t have that kind of magic even if they are great in the pocket

[@BrEmail]

Thank you Holly for being sane TJ and felger 🙄

[@anon-ju9bg]

“Sane” = “says what I want to hear”

[@davidholt2335]

Tom give it a rest. 4 starters? Who offered 4 draft choices for Maye? Sounds made up.

[@patd809]

The “safest pick” was a guy who’s had 4 season ending injuries lol make it make sense

[@droneproductions625]

Lol. Ridiculous, these guys are in fantasy land. EW and JM knew what they were doing. All top QB's off the board by 12 and Pennix at 8th. There was no trading back, if they did that they would've been left with Spencer Rattler at best. This is what we need. Time and patience. Slow is fast, fast is slow.

[@jacobhughes9010]

First priority is to go get a legit outside weapon. Ideally trade for Aiyuk or Higgins. Also the criticism of Maye is largely to do with the fact that he has been viewed as an elite prospect for a couple years and there is a fatigue that comes with that and everyone wants to find reasons why he’s not as good as people said. Give Drake Maye that LSU line along with Malik nabers and Brian Thomas in two years, how do you think that looks? Damn good. The front office needs to build a offense for when he’s ready and let him learn until that time. We already suck, how much worse can it be? The Chiefs immediately had the success they had because they were a playoff team when mahomes got the starting job. Build the roster and take your time.

[@sencillo96]

Coach wasn't happy about that pick but he gonna make it work

[@markdecarolis8714]

This is the right player!

[@nunyabusiness8527]

He's Bo Callahan!

[@chadberles2056]

It doesn’t matter where they were taken omg!!! Lamar and Allen where not the first 2 QBs taken Pat was not the first Qb taken all that matters who ends up being a. All pro legend so take drake

[@DANKCHEWY]

Ted Johnson is buggin high key ..

[@Max_Maximus_69]

Pennix? Come on Ted, you just want to play the role of contrarian.

[@emmanuelcalderon1982]

I'm tired of this trade down talk. Elliot Wolf said we were open for business. If we didn't trade down maybe we didnt even get a trade offer worth trading down. I'm happy we have our guy now we just need to develop him.

[@86will1]

I am totally with Phil on this, but who knows. I was glad they took Drake.

[@moheganson]

Reminds me of Frank Cushman in Jerry Maguire

[@marceloassis1636]

We got the perfect pick and yet you make it look like it was a disappointment . Yet, if we did not pick him we would be saying we made a mistake. Glad we stuck to their guts.

[@vitor2650]

Watching Drake interview and he’s totally an Alpha, kinda like Brett Favre.

[@edwinpink5040]

How many of these quarterbacks will be any good? History says not many if none. I liked Joe Alt. Why not try to win now?

[@angeln.patsfan1463]

I love these opinions, talk about way to early and wrong. Phenix goes to the falcons and jj went early to, so had the pats not drafted may at third they would have ended up with no qb, and would have gotten bashed for not drafting a qb at 3...on a side note. I have no respect for hover anymore, so it's hard to respect his opinion. He talks about qbs mentoring other qbs like Jacobi, but when Hoyer was in Cleveland and he was supposed to mentor Manzell. He did everything he could to destroy Manzell's confidence and to make sure that he (Hoyer) would he the starting qb

[@bostonfan6005]

Who tf was expecting Penix to be the pick at 3???? 💀

[@dylanl3845]

Thank god we didn’t trade back, QBs thinned out so quickly, if these clowns were GMs we’d end up with Spencer Rattler at pick 15

[@jayy88]

😂 fact

[@tomascarlsson1856]

TJ right, football intelligence

[@obarbeito]

I hate when they talk about ceiling when others are already at that level...

[@braidenb3973]

Whole lotta complaining in this vid Jesus

[@jamesstanleyjr1975]

They couldn’t of slid back for Penix because Atlanta took him 😂 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jayy88]

Exactly we would have been screwed

[@jinavl]

get em holley

[@dwayneroberts6616]

If they can't develop this kid right they suck ! He's a damn good player a hell of a lot better than anything they've had since Brady left. This kids going to be awesome if they don't throw him to the wolves. Definitely going to run the huddle he's an alpha.

[@N8_Dogg]

How you figure? What has shown you that he's any of the things you say he is. You have no idea. This kid could be Mitch Trabiskey and you'd have no idea

[@lynwoodakers8042]

You ought to know Ted should I move back pick up pics and get JJ

[@paynejr8707]

These dudes negative af…..

[@Void11207]

We just signed brissett and in a full rebuild why the hell would we only focus on players who can play day 1? Tom Curran with the terrible takes

[@stanleywalus9771]

You wre wrong Ted-Penix would not be there. Mike is right. Safe pick. He is 21-=youngest of QB taken. Kraft-who listen to him now. Now the coaching staff needs to step forward and do there jobs. Maybe Ted you need to remember he is young. Nothing wrong with that. Mahomes sat for a year.

[@phil1805]

Hilarious. If they took a "game manager" they'd be crying it was another mac jones. Give me talent first. The rest can be coached

[@jacobmoore424]

I stopped once it got to felger and ted. Unwatchable

[@edwinpink5040]

Perry is an idiot. He thinks Maye is going to be something. What happens if he is not? Pats could win now with Jacoby if they built a team around him.

[@mikewilliams-jw8jd]

Dude wtf why would it become physical. That was a rly strange way to put it

[@vinzentgaming8070]

He is very inconsistent. And Bill sounded like he didnt like this pick at all

[@dustinhuckabee8208]

Ted, just hush…

[@jacobhughes9010]

Has no one paid attention to what Green Bay has done for a couple decades now? Draft a talented QB let him sit until he’s ready and then go from there

[@tubopedia]

We just got rid of the accurate, intelligent, game manager. lol Can't please these people

[@vitorpeck4458]

My god, Boston sports media sucks so bad. They wanted a rookie QB that won't need time to develop?? It never happened before. Even CJ Stroud needs to improve his game. What the hell is this?? You go for the most talented guy and build around him. Like the Colts did with Manning, like the Bills did with Allen, Like Miami did with Tua. Yes, it might not work out, but that's true for every prospect. Even the "safest players" bust. Mac Jones and Trey Lance followed the same path, even Mac being the most pro ready and Trey having the biggest upside. This isn't an exact science. And QBs that sit for a year or two has a better chance of reaching their potential. Go through the list: Rodgers, Love, Mahomes, Brady, even Eli was behind Kurt Warner for a while in his rookie season.

[@ericpowers6509]

Wah wah wah, what do you want. This is the system. He was the best available Quarterback left on the board. Of course we are going to pick him. He is instantly the best Quarterback on the team. Got to have a quarterback. Now if y'all didn't trade Mac, we'd have 2 starters. That was a dumb move. He went 10 &7. Y'all broke him. He could have been fixed. This will come back to bite you one day. Especially if he wins Superbowls.

[@gear6th679]

Felger and Ted must be sharing the same braincell or something

[@newbreezy100]

Marvin Harrison jr

[@joeyadler5086]

Whining spoiled commentators entitled people who lived with the greatest football player in history.

[@garybird7474]

No one knows how the Patriots offense will look. I wouldn’t rush Maye. Build the team. Felger and Ted bitch about everything. Probably never watch any of his games.

[@N8_Dogg]

It's gonna look shitty

[@scringe1]

Bottom line is the Pats should sit Maye for one year before starting. They are going to suck anyway, next year, because they dont have horses yet, so why ruin his development.

[@CrosswaIk]

I didn't want him, I wanted MHJ

[@MS-wc3oz]

“I’ll win that fight if it’s physical, ha,ha,ha.” I’ve heard his media friends say he’s intelligent, yet he’s said some of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard come out of a coach’s mouth. Mayo’s going to be a terrible head coach.

[@johneichsteadt4432]

Patience would have been trading back a couple times to collect future picks. There is a Manning coming out in the draft in a couple of years. The only positive thing I see with this pick is that there is a good chance the end up with the #1 pick in the 2026 draft with Maye as their QB. And whoever this guy is who seems super excited about Maye clearly doesn't understand the QB position. He probably thought Tebow and Manziel were going to be great.

[@seanbrock1506]

Felger hates everything 🤡

[@mctaguer]

Ohp-Felger at 4:11. Bye.

[@stanleywalus9771]

How many complete games have these talking heads watched. Look at personel around Drake and compar to 25 year old Daniels. No comparison. This is strange relationship with Wolfe. Making picks and question is he going to be man going forward