{"id":74329,"date":"2025-08-07T09:13:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=74329"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:13:26","slug":"patriots-drake-maye-humbly-plays-off-the-josh-allen-comparisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=74329","title":{"rendered":"Patriots&#8217; Drake Maye Humbly Plays Off the Josh Allen Comparisons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2901,h_1631,x_14,y_0\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FvoltaxMediaLibrary%2Fmmsport%2Fsi%2F01k1ya9nw79kp7ctk7z6.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Depending on your level of involvement in the New England Patriots&#8217; franchise, you may or may not have heard the\u00a0Josh Allen-Drake Maye comparisons\u00a0floating around last season. Specifically, the notion that Maye is a\u00a0&#8220;young Josh Allen 2.0,&#8221;\u00a0as described by now-former Patriots DT Davon Godchaux, who played with Maye in his rookie campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Sports Illustrated&#8217;s Albert Breer also said similarly ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. &#8220;I found a comp that I like on Drake Maye. He is Josh Allen, just a step down in just about every category,&#8221; Breer said at the time, speaking with\u00a0NBC Sports Boston. &#8220;And I think that physically maybe puts him closer to the ballpark of where Joe Burrow is. But he&#8217;s got Josh Allen play-making traits, he has pop in his arm. He\u2019s a really, really, really good athlete. There\u2019s a lot to work with there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Well, Maye is not letting that talk go to his head &#8230; at least not this early in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on an episode of the\u00a0Bussin With The Boys\u00a0podcast released Tuesday, Maye very humbly dismissed the notion that he&#8217;s akin to Allen when host Taylor Lewan mentioned it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do you see yourself a lot in Josh Allen? Do you guys think you&#8217;re very similar football players?&#8221; Lewan asked Maye.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s the MVP,&#8221; Maye replied, almost blushing. &#8220;I think the comparisons are &#8230; I got a lot of work to do [to even be] in the same stratosphere or atmosphere as Josh. Luckily, he&#8217;s in the division, so we got some good matchups I&#8217;m looking forward to. But &#8230; I&#8217;m just trying to be myself. And hey, at the end of the day, if some people think that, that&#8217;s a lot of respect for him, but I got a lot of work to do for that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for who would win in a game of basketball, however, Maye, as a former hooper, is betting on himself.<\/p>\n<p>Watch that answer below, starting at 1:39:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mike Vrabel On Leaving Titans, Drake Maye&#039;s Rookie Journey + Mack Hollins Goes Barefoot | Bussin&#039;\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pG4tpJ7KRZo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Maye is right that he&#8217;s got a lot of work to do before his career and play is equivalent to that of Allen&#8217;s, but it&#8217;s safe to say he&#8217;s off to a good start after a strong rookie season. Now, with a new coach in Mike Vrabel, a new\u00a0target in Stefon Diggs, and some new O-line protection from 2025 first-rounder Will Campbell, he&#8217;s poised to take the next step in that journey in his sophomore campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depending on your level of involvement in the New England Patriots&#8217; franchise, you may or may not have heard the\u00a0Josh Allen-Drake Maye comparisons\u00a0floating around last season. 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