’Better, Bigger Things From Drake Maye’ — Patriots Beat Writer Heaps Praise on QB During Football Debate Club
'Better, Bigger Things From Drake Maye' -- Patriots Beat Writer Heaps Praise on QB During Football Debate Club Drake Maye lost the 2025 MVP by a single first-place vote at age 23, and the case for him winning it in 2026 only got stronger this offseason. That tension framed the latest PFSN Football Debate Club , where New England Patriots beat writer Doug Kyed and NFL analyst Jacob Infante split on whether the Patriots quarterback is a lock or whether bettors should look elsewhere. Why Drake Maye Is the 2026 MVP Favorite Kyed’s argument starts with the arc young quarterbacks tend to follow.
“I’m going to go lock on this one,” he said. “One vote away during his second season. We saw Josh Allen take a sizable leap in his third season with the Bills, even bigger one in the fourth season.
I’m expecting the same thing from Drake Maye this season. ” The comp holds. Allen’s year-three breakout in 2020 launched him into the MVP conversation, and he has lived there ever since.
Maye is now entering his own third NFL season, and the pieces around him have moved in his favor. “Another year in Josh McDaniels’ offense, better offensive line around him. They’ve upgraded there,” Kyed said.
“If A. J. Brown comes around , upgraded the wide receiver core as well.