{"id":1014894,"date":"2026-09-30T15:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1014894\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:12:17","slug":"patriots-news-mayes-ol-protection-plan-gets-thinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1014894\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots News: Maye\u2019s OL protection plan gets thinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Today\u2019s links continue to focus on the dog of a game vs. the Jaguars, why Drake Maye and the offense look so bad, and how key injuries and lack of depth are derailing everything. [Deep breath\u2026]<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Thankfully, the page has also been turned to look ahead to Sunday\u2019s matchup in Buffalo. Definitely time to look ahead to Week 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Former NFL QB Dan Orlovsky had a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/danorlovsky7\/status\/2105293353520923109?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">nuanced take on Drake Maye<\/a>, too, that I\u2019ll post in the comments. Go Pats!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Roster Moves: Patriots place <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriots.com\/news\/patriots-place-ol-greg-van-roten-on-injured-reserve-and-release-lb-riley-wilson-from-the-practice-squad\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OL Greg Van Roten<\/a> on injured reserve and release LB Riley Wilson from the practice squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Game Preview, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriots.com\/news\/game-preview-patriots-at-bills-nfl-week-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patriots at Bills:<\/a> Series history, breakdown, tale of the tape, what to watch for, players to watch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Broadcast Info: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriots.com\/news\/how-to-watch-and-stream-sunday-s-patriots-game-against-the-bills-nfl-week-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to watch and stream<\/a> Sunday\u2019s Patriots game vs. Bills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Pawtriots <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriots.com\/video\/pawtriots-howl-ween-dog-parade-and-costume-contest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Howl-ween dog parade<\/a> and costume contest: October 30, 4-6 PM at Patriot Place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Patriots Unfiltered: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriots.com\/video\/patriots-unfiltered-9-29-jaguars-breakdown-analysis-team-injury-updates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaguars breakdown\/analysis<\/a>, team\/injury updates. (2 hours)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Patriots Catch-22: Jaguars recap, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriots.com\/video\/patriots-catch-22-9-29-jaguars-recap-big-picture-good-bad-stuff-that-gets-you-beat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">big picture, good\/bad<\/a>\/stuff that gets you beat. (1 hour)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Alex Barth\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/985thesportshub.com\/2026\/09\/30\/patriots-opponent-preview-get-to-know-the-buffalo-bills-2026-week-4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 4 opponent preview:<\/a> Get to know the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Hector Longo spotlights how a <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/new-england-patriots\/huge-week-ahead-mike-vrabel-patriots-players\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">huge week lies ahead<\/a> for Mike Vrabel, and the players know it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Alex Barth notes <a href=\"https:\/\/985thesportshub.com\/2026\/09\/29\/patriots-bills-get-referee-crew-coming-off-of-controversial-call-in-week-3-bill-vinovich\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Vinovich and his crew<\/a> will be the referees for Pats-Bills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Mike Reiss cleans out the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeReiss\/status\/2105281555635798475?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pats-Jags notebook:<\/a> Drake Maye has been pressing and its effects on the Patriots haw been wide-ranging; Maye as an error-repeater from a decision-making standpoint is shockingly unexpected; Maye\u2019s turnovers changed everything; Keeping an eye on starting right tackle Morgan Moses today; OL injuries; Defense deserved better; Not-so-silver linings; Silver linings; More.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Kevin Stephan sees the Patriots\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/new-england-patriots\/patriots-biggest-defensive-weakness-becoming-impossible-to-ignore\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">biggest defensive weakness<\/a> becoming impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Matt Legros mentions the Patriots reportedly hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/patriotswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/patriots\/2026\/09\/30\/patriots-hosted-two-free-agent-pass-rushers-tryouts\/92011559007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two free-agent pass rushers<\/a> for tryouts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Kevin Stephan notes Jared Wilson earned PFF\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/new-england-patriots\/jared-wilson-earns-pffs-top-c-honor-bright-spot-in-new-englands-offensive-line\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">top center honor<\/a>, presenting a bright-spot in New England\u2019s offensive line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Michael Hurley reports the Patriots <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsboston.com\/nfl\/new-england-patriots\/greg-van-roten-on-ir-patriots-offensive-line-depth-reaches-critical-status\/805020\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">offensive line depth<\/a> has reached critical status.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Ethan Hurwitz talks about the Patriots <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/patriots\/onsi\/after-greg-van-roten-got-hurt-why-didn-t-patriots-play-veteran-backup-ben-brown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">losing another offensive lineman<\/a> and will be without Greg Van Roten for at least four games while on IR.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Sara Marshall suggests the offense might have a <a href=\"https:\/\/musketfire.com\/patriots-offense-might-have-a-bigger-problem-on-their-hands-than-just-drake-maye-01m3nk53paq8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bigger problem<\/a> on their hands than just Drake Maye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Ethan Hurwitz points out why despite consistent struggles, the Pats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/patriots\/onsi\/despite-consistent-struggles-patriots-shouldn-t-bench-drake-maye\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shouldn\u2019t bench Drake Maye<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Conor Ryan highlights what Drake Maye said on WEEI about playing through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/sports\/new-england-patriots\/2026\/09\/28\/drake-maye-shoulder-injury-weei-nfl-football-new-england-patriots\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">potential shoulder injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Conor Ryan explains why Troy Aikman is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/sports\/new-england-patriots\/2026\/09\/29\/new-england-patriots-drake-maye-troy-aikman-nfl-football\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">defending Drake Maye<\/a>, \u201cThere\u2019s a lot going on within that offense that has to be better, and Drake\u2019s a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Doug Kyed\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/other\/patriots-mailbag-is-there-hope-for-drake-maye-to-bounce-back-this-season\/ar-AA2dg5Pr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patriots mailbag:<\/a> Is there hope for Drake Maye to bounce back this season?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Khari Thompson notes rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/sports\/new-england-patriots\/2026\/09\/29\/patriots-rookie-eli-raridons-wife-announces-death-of-couples-newborn-son\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eli Raridon\u2019s wife<\/a> announced the death of the couple\u2019s newborn son. \/Very sad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/news\/drake-maye-turnovers-patriots-qb-struggling\/9d277b22e3993f8a6eb45942\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What\u2019s wrong with Drake Maye:<\/a> Four reasons why he is struggling with turnovers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Diante Lee (The Ringer) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/2026\/09\/29\/nfl\/ball-knowers-notebook-nfl-week-3-brock-purdy-drake-maye-geno-smith-packers-offensive-line\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Ball Knower\u2019s Notebook:<\/a> Let\u2019s go to the tape to understand why Purdy is surging, Drake Maye is struggling, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Jarrett Bell (USA Today) <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=87443X1797504&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fcolumnist%2Fbell%2F2026%2F09%2F28%2Fnfl-week-3-highlights-broncos-cowboys-browns-bo-nix-deshaun-watson%2F91979361007%2F\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What stood out in Week 3<\/a>. \u2018Yes, forcing turnovers is usually the ticket to derail Allen, whose last playoff setback (at Denver) was punctuated by four giveaways.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Albert Breer (SI) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/albert-breer-notes-dolphins-rookie-class-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL Notes:<\/a> Don\u2019t sleep on Miami\u2019s rookie class, even in a losing season; Plus, Travis Hunter\u2019s usage, Laquon Treadwell\u2019s story and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano (ESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/50058901\/week-4-buzz-fantasy-predictions-graziano-fowler-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL Week 4<\/a> latest intel, buzz, questions, news, QB panic meter; More. \u201cDrake Maye and the Patriots had an ugly game Sunday, but Maye is hardly the only quarterback with a concerning start to the season. \u2026\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Matt Verderame (SI) NFL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/nfl-rookie-report-new-york-home-to-host-promising-talent\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rookie Report<\/a>. Top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Patriots fans, join the game-day huddle!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Follow every snap and discuss every decision with fellow fans on the SB Nation app.<\/p>\n<p>Connect through our live game chatBrowse with fewer adsSeamlessly move between communitiesEnjoy faster commenting and posting<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Nate Davis (USA Today) 13 NFL players who could be <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=87443X1797504&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fcolumnist%2Fnate-davis%2F2026%2F09%2F30%2Fnfl-trade-deadline-targets-george-pickens-tj-watt-marvin-harrison%2F92013052007%2F\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">trade targets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">John Breech (CBS Sports) NFL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/nfl-week-4-picks-and-score-predictions-breech\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 4 picks<\/a> and score predictions. Bills win 30-20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/pete-priscos-week-4-nfl-picks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Week 4 NFL picks<\/a>. Bills win 30-17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Iain MacMillan (SI) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/patriots-vs-bills-prediction-odds-spread-injuries-trends-for-nfl-week-4-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patriots vs. Bills<\/a> prediction, odds, spread, injuries, trends for NFL Week 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) More than 100 former players <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/more-than-100-former-players-object-to-settlement-of-class-action-against-nfl-disability-plan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">object to settlement<\/a> of class action against NFL disability plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Kevin Seifert and Stephen Holder (ESPN) How NFL players <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/49940451\/how-nfl-players-cope-cte-risks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cope with CTE risks, fears<\/a> and internal debates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Stephen Holder (ESPN) Would NFL players take a test that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/49941739\/would-nfl-players-take-test-diagnose-cte-living\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">diagnose CTE in the living<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s links continue to focus on the dog of a game vs. the Jaguars, why Drake Maye and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1014895,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2050],"tags":[7,1167,249,123873,726,2326,2094,6,208],"class_list":["post-1014894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-england-patriots","tag-football","tag-new-england","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-new-england-patriots-daily-news-roundup","tag-new-england-patriots-news","tag-newengland","tag-newenglandpatriots","tag-nfl","tag-patriots"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117360639534842411","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1014894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1014895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1014894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1014894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1014894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}