{"id":1013715,"date":"2026-09-29T07:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T07:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1013715\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T07:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T07:39:16","slug":"is-patriots-nation-piling-on-its-struggling-quarterback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1013715\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Patriots Nation piling on its struggling quarterback?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did someone say d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu?<\/p>\n

Patriots fans and media pundits, let\u2019s not repeat history. There once was a quarterback named Mac Jones who had a promising start to his career with the New England Patriots in 2021. Then a whole lot of bad football play happened,<\/a> the media and fan base piled on, and the former first-round draft pick was never the same in Foxborough. He was traded away in 2024.<\/p>\n

This season has been bad, and I think a lot of factors are contributing to that (injuries, new players on the roster, and perhaps a Super Bowl hangover), but what we shouldn\u2019t do is become part of the problem. Drake Maye is struggling at quarterback; there\u2019s no way around it, but are we helping by becoming rabid over a problem he and his teammates and coaches are well aware of?<\/p>\n

Remember last year when people were calling Maye our savior and anointing him as the next Tom Brady?<\/a> Let\u2019s learn from what we did to Mac Jones and be better. By the end of his brief tenure here, Jones\u2019s self-esteem and confidence were shot, and dare I say, the fan base and media were part of the problem. <\/p>\n

Brianna Silva<\/p>\n

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