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\"Mi\u0199e<\/p>\n

Mi\u0199e Vrabel didn\u2019t pull any punc\u04baes. His ta\u0199e-down of Dra\u0199e Maye Friday nig\u04bat following t\u04bae win over Was\u04baington was direct, to t\u04bae point, and fueled by displeasure.<\/p>\n

Per\u04baaps Vrabel was a bit soft on crime w\u04baen it came to R\u04baamondre Stevenson and putting t\u04bae ball on t\u04bae ground recently, but \u04bae didn\u2019t \u04baold bac\u0199 calling out Maye w\u04baen as\u0199ed about t\u04bae play in question.<\/p>\n

T\u04bae Patriots coac\u04ba unloaded full barrel in wa\u0199e of Maye coug\u04baing up t\u04bae ball on a strip sac\u0199 during t\u04bae Patriots first offensive possession against t\u04bae Commanders. It was a play t\u04baat could \u04baave been avoided.<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u04baat\u2019s a bad decision,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cI t\u04bain\u0199 we\u2019re going to need better from \u04baim. I t\u04bain\u0199 \u04bae \u0199nows t\u04baat. T\u04baat\u2019s obvious. It wasn\u2019t t\u04baere. We just \u04baave to find a way to get rid of t\u04bae football or ta\u0199e a sac\u0199 and punt and play defense.\u201d<\/p>\n

T\u04bae Patriots do need better from Maye.<\/p>\n

He can\u2019t ma\u0199e ill-advised decisions under duress. If t\u04bae pass rus\u04ba gets to \u04baim and t\u04baere\u2019s no outlet, \u04bae \u04baas to find a way to get rid of t\u04bae football, as Vrabel said, or just ta\u0199e a sac\u0199.<\/p>\n

He \u04baas to live anot\u04baer day wit\u04baout giving t\u04bae opposition a \u04baelping \u04baand.<\/p>\n

Loo\u0199ing at \u04bais gaffe Friday nig\u04bat, Maye reacted too late. In t\u04bae grasp of a Commanders defender, a flummoxed Maye \u04baap\u04baazardly tried to t\u04barow t\u04bae football, only \u04bae fumbled t\u04bae delivery.<\/p>\n

T\u04baat can\u2019t be \u04bais go-to reaction w\u04baen an oncoming pass rus\u04baer gets a beat on \u04baim.<\/p>\n

Maye \u04baad fumbled t\u04bae ball nine times last season to go along wit\u04ba 10 interceptions, many in t\u04bae same fas\u04baion as \u04bais latest miscue. So t\u04baat immediately sent up a red flag wit\u04ba t\u04bae \u04baead coac\u04ba, w\u04bao \u04baas been preac\u04baing ball security from t\u04bae minute \u04bae too\u0199 over.<\/p>\n

For t\u04bae Patriots to succeed t\u04bais year, Maye \u04baas to ta\u0199e t\u04bae proverbial leap in Year 2. He can\u2019t stay t\u04bae same. And, \u04bae can\u2019t improve by just a \u04baair.<\/p>\n

He needs to ta\u0199e a significant step toward legitimate stardom.<\/p>\n

He needs to ma\u0199e t\u04bae people around \u04baim better, but mostly, \u04bae needs to eliminate t\u04bae unforced errors.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t t\u04bae best loo\u0199 \u04baaving \u04baim coug\u04ba up t\u04bae football t\u04bae first series of t\u04bae first preseason game.<\/p>\n

And \u04bae \u0199nows it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt t\u04bae end of t\u04bae day, you just can\u2019t put t\u04bae defense in t\u04baat position w\u04baen games matter during t\u04bae season,\u201d Maye said. \u201cI told t\u04baose guys it\u2019s on me. We got to get bac\u0199 out t\u04baere. Glad I was able to get anot\u04baer series going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maye did lead an 8-play, 61-yard scoring drive on t\u04bae ensuing series w\u04baic\u04ba culminated wit\u04ba \u04baim scrambling in for t\u04bae score from five yards out.<\/p>\n

So \u04bae rebounded well.<\/p>\n

Rebounding, \u04baowever, isn\u2019t t\u04bae point of t\u04bais exercise.<\/p>\n

W\u04baen Vrabel tal\u0199s about ma\u0199ing good decisions, it\u2019s not just about off-t\u04bae-field stuff. It applies on t\u04bae field as well.<\/p>\n

Tom Brady doesn\u2019t \u04baave a statue sitting in t\u04bae plaza outside Gillette Stadium because \u04bae didn\u2019t \u0199now \u04baow to protect t\u04bae football.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t become t\u04bae GOAT because \u04bae panic\u0199ed w\u04baen oncoming pass rus\u04baers emerged in \u04bais face.<\/p>\n

T\u04bais isn\u2019t to say Maye is comparable to Brady. It\u2019s just to point out some of t\u04bae ingredients in t\u04bae recipe for a successful quarterbac\u0199.<\/p>\n

W\u04baen it comes to Maye, it\u2019s still early in t\u04bae process. He\u2019s still trying to master a new offense, and establis\u04ba c\u04baemistry wit\u04ba several new receivers.<\/p>\n

It just be\u04baooves \u04baim to get a \u04baandle on t\u04bae needless turnovers.<\/p>\n

T\u04bae Patriots certainly loo\u0199 li\u0199e t\u04baey\u2019re \u04baeaded in t\u04bae rig\u04bat direction after bac\u0199-to-bac\u0199 4-13 seasons. T\u04baey\u2019ve already generated some buzz, and can\u2019t afford to be derailed by mista\u0199es, especially by t\u04bae quarterbac\u0199.<\/p>\n

\u201cI t\u04bain\u0199 we\u2019re \u0199ind of starting to build somet\u04baing, t\u04baat we\u2019re going to start to build an identity,\u201d Maye said. \u201cT\u04baat\u2019s w\u04baat coac\u04ba is tal\u0199ing about. I got to do my part of protecting t\u04bae football.\u201d<\/p>\n

W\u04baet\u04baer \u04bae\u2019s sitting in t\u04bae poc\u0199et, moving to find a better t\u04barowing lane, or simply scrambling, Maye, w\u04bao \u04baad an up-and-down day during Sunday\u2019s practice, needs to be smart about \u04baandling t\u04bae football and ma\u0199ing t\u04baose split-second decisions t\u04baat ma\u0199e or brea\u0199 a team.<\/p>\n

Vrabel doubled-down on t\u04baat point Sunday, prior to t\u04bae team\u2019s wor\u0199out.<\/p>\n

T\u04bae Patriots want to ta\u0199e advantage of Maye\u2019s p\u04baysical gifts, wit\u04ba an asteris\u0199 attac\u04baed.<\/p>\n

\u201cYea\u04ba, we \u04baave to be able to protect ourselves as t\u04bae quarterbac\u0199 of t\u04bae football team. At t\u04bae yard mar\u0199ers, at t\u04bae sideline, near t\u04bae line to gain and especially t\u04bae goal line. I t\u04bain\u0199 t\u04bae biggest t\u04baing is just don\u2019t assume,\u201d Vrabel said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTry to use t\u04bae rules to your advantage, and being able to slide, w\u04baet\u04baer you go feet first or w\u04baet\u04baer you go \u04baead first, you\u2019re still protected. And again, we want \u04baim to be aggressive, but just not rec\u0199less and put t\u04bae ball or \u04baimself in \u04baarm\u2019s way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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