serby says Steve Serby Patriots fans have good reason to be in state of Drake Maye panic with Mac Jones flashbacks By Steve Serby Published Oct. 3, 2026, 10:45 a.m. ET Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) loses the ball on a fumble turnover during the first quarter of an NFL football game at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. The Jaguars defeated the Patriots 35-6. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect The panic in New England is palpable. The Patriots’ young franchise quarterback has a Super Bowl hangover. His second-year leap that captured the imagination of a fan base that had been mourning the post-Tom Brady Era has become a third-year fall.
All across New England, all across the NFL, they are asking:
This isn’t the quarterback the Joe Schoen-Brian Daboll regime coveted so much that they were willing to trade up with the Patriots from sixth overall to select him with the third-overall pick of the 2024 draft.
