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New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel tends to divide plays between three different buckets: the good, the bad, and the s\u2014t that gets you beat.<\/p>\n

Coming off of his career-best start, plenty of good remained for quarterback Drake Maye despite New England dropping their Week 3 contest 21-14.<\/p>\n

Operating in another strong game plan from coordinator Josh McDaniels, Maye finished as a net positive adding +0.13 EPA per drop back (59th percentile) and out-dueling Aaron Rodgers in ESPN\u2019s quarterback rating \u2014 one of Vrabel\u2019s key indicators for winning football.<\/p>\n

After a slow start for the entire offense in the first quarter, McDaniels got Maye in rhythm by getting back to the moving pockets we saw last week in Miami. On their first drop back of the second quarter, McDaniels dialed up a play-action bootleg to Maye\u2019s right. Despite Pittsburgh doing a strong job in coverage on that side of the field, Maye\u2019s athleticism allows him to beat Derrick Harmon around the edge and turn it into a 15-yard scramble.<\/p>\n

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New England went on to score that possession as Maye found Hunter Henry for a 5-yard touchdown. Then came a long 17-play drive that featured Maye\u2019s best pass of the day.<\/p>\n

With Stefon Diggs and Kayshon Boutte running intermediate routes from left-to-right, Maye\u2019s purposefully looks left to move linebacker Patrick Queen (No. 6) and safety Juan Thornhill (No. 22) just enough to create a passing window for Boutte on the deep dig. Maye then shows off the arm talent to fire in a 20-yard completion on a third-and-13.<\/p>\n

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Despite following that up with a pretty completion to Henry shortly after, Maye and the offense were not able to cap off a 17-play that traveled 92 yards with a touchdown. That\u2019s where the \u201cs\u2014t that gets you beat\u201d comes into play.<\/p>\n

With the ball at the two-yard line, a motion from DeMario Douglas achieves it\u2019s purpose to take Jalen Ramsey out of the play and free Boutte in the left corner of the end zone as the outside corner bites up to take Douglas. But instead of lofting one to the back pylon, Maye fires a dart which gets tipped and intercepted.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI had [Kayshon] Boutte. I fired in there and I think No. 97 [Cameron Heyward] got a hand on it, and just kind of took it a different route,\u201d Maye explained. \u201cIt was a good play by him, but yeah, I think I could have given him a different ball flight in the back corner of the end zone for a touchdown. So, just one of those things that stings.\u201d<\/p>\n

After playing a clean game in Miami, the interception was one of three turnover-worthy plays for Maye on the day. In addition to Pittsburgh dropping an interception on an overthrow (while a similar play was overruled earlier due to illegal contact), Maye also put the ball on the ground in a tie game in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

New England sets up a well-time shot play against a single-high safety look with Mack Hollins running a double move to the quarterback\u2019s right and Henry on the seam to Maye\u2019s left. Pittsburgh does not bite on Hollins\u2019 double move and Maye\u2019s pump fake but the centerfield safety does follow the quarterback\u2019s movement in that direction which opens up the seam to Henry.<\/p>\n

However, traffic around Maye\u2019s feet likely makes him uncomfortable to let it rip and he instead attempts to do too much before getting strip sacked \u2014 New England\u2019s fifth turnover of the game, which clearly is not a winning formula.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI just saw TreVeyon [Henderson] late and tried to do something stupid. So really, I think it\u2019s just continue playing. My capability of getting outside the pocket makes it tough on them,\u201d Maye said. \u201cBut yeah, just be more decisive, and if I have to take a sack, just take care of the football. That\u2019s the number one thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

While \u201cthe good\u201d plays continue to lead to high level flashes from Maye, there still remains the occasional \u201cs\u2014t that gets you beat\u201d (mainly turnovers) which has hurt New England in close games \u2014 as Maye also worked his way into pressure at times to pair with some inaccuracies.<\/p>\n

However, with Maye still just making his 15th career start on Sunday and Josh McDaniels continuing to lay a strong groundwork scheme wise to start the season, there are reasons for excitement with the Patriots offense.<\/p>\n

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