Drake Maye 12/15: "We have to execute better"

Published Dec 16, 2024, 1:32 AM

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye addresses the media during his postgame press conference following New England's 30-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on Sunday, December 15, 2024.

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Great.

Just from your perspective, it seems, especially for the first three quarters, this might have been its frustrating a game for you.

You seem like you were kind.

Of coming back, walking over a little bit, kind of collecting your thoughts walking back.

What's going through your mind in this one as far as trying to get the offense going and then eventually getting.

Yeah, frustrating. I think kind of the same things showing up. That's part of the most frustrating park part. I think hurting ourselves getting long distances and first second down and then not capital when we get down in the red zone and the goal line and kind of make it a one score game.

So those things just keep.

Showing up over and over and were addressing them and the guys, I feel like we're focusing in during the week and practice and you know, we're practicing well, I feel like, and it's just not translating into the game.

So you do something extra or do something different.

And I think it's just question because frustrating because we're in these games and I think, you know, we can win these games.

But uh, just kind of the balls and are rolling our way.

In the first half ten out of ten, I think it was like a lot of shorter passes. How much was that part of the game winning.

Toil you kick the ball?

Yeah, we wanted to get the ball out, get the guys in our hands and make them tackle us. I think that was it was our big game plan. And he was also tough for av because we really didn't really get in a rhythm.

You know.

I think it's it's easy when you get in a rythm to call some deeper stuff and and kind of get that going. But we're never even kind of a rhythm and come out of them. In the second half, we got down to the goal line and couldn't punch it in and then facing that we're kind of comeback mode and that's when we could open it up. And they're playing simple coverages and just kind of playing keep it in run, so it's a little easier to pick them apart. But really in the beginning of the game, I think just got to get getting the flow and you know, find ways to move the ball and get points. That first drive of I feel like it's you know, two or three games where we get down there and we don't get points.

In the first drive, you know, we're moving the ball, so it's tough.

You're two big ones that Yeah, that won the kV downsideline you had hooper up to scene portan is that moving forward next three weeks, got some good teams coming up there, so they don't just swallow it.

But yeah, eight guys in the box early exactly.

I think that's one of the best things I do is you know, see the ball, see you downfield and throwing it kind intermediate and I think, you know, we're doing that more and more. But like so we're getting flow in the game and kind of let those things open up. But got good players are making plays and another even intermediate pass the booty is unfortunate. I try to kind of lean them away from the safety and just uh, you know, stuff like that happens. So, like I said, I really didn't go away, but I think, you know, get some promising stuff to build on. I think we were fishing the passing game has some big time runs and I think you know, people can see it just kind of you know, stop having the same repeat errors.

What do you think did change for you guys?

The top two scorings just going tempo, and I think they can't get their stuff and they're playing simple stuff because they have to, because.

They have to get the call in fast.

And I think we practiced that all the time in practice. I think that's you know, pretty sure habit of going and you know, moving the ball, whether it's too many in a practice or even just uh on the ball period, we call it. So I think it's easy for me because you know the players we're gonna run. I know him throughout the week, and you know, I feel good. I feel good about our guys and where they're gonna be at Would you like to see more of that because it seems like you guys come out run the football holding call for a series, second series, Sack. I mean, it seems like you're just kind of been making the same mistakes over and over.

Would you like to maybe switch it up, get some teps, open the input of balans.

And things like that. Yeah, definitely, thing it's a place for it.

I think, you know, he talks about you know, getting in the temple drive you know, every game, and I think there's a time and place for it, and he knows that and he you know, he likes us in tempo. So I think it's just, you know, find the right time for it. But I think our guys do a nice job and it's a testament to them for what we do in practice.

And you know how well we are when we move the ball in tempo.

When they opened any drivers of third down through screen to Pop, it wasn't jerky.

That was to play call.

And I don't know if there's a check or what did you see on that play? Yeah, just trying to get out to Pop and have them make a play.

You know.

I think we maybe probably maybe would have liked to have that one back, but when field range once stay in field, go arrange.

That's the big thing of kind of learning experiences of the Titans the game.

I took a sack gass out of field, go range and just trying to pick up some yards and kind of give Joey's try to make the kick, but you have someone look back and field and see what see what I think, Drake?

But do you guys wanted to coin toss?

You liked to receive if you were going in that that was going to be the approach if you want to toss and have a drive the search of promises to install out the way. How deflating is there? Yeah, that's what I was talking to Kobe about. Yes, you're definitely deflating. You want to get down there and you'll put defense in a good spot, get some points on the board, and you'll get down there and install out and getting a holding call which you have to look back and see. I think it was a holding. I'm not sure what penalty it was. But some unfortunate things have more unfortunate things happened the whole game.

Really, they had a.

Basically a video game Madden like touchdown the corner of the end zone, the lineman falling on it. They had the interception with the questionable call, but yeah, with the rest called it. So we got to live with it on the interception that we had. But I don't think we really any of that matters. I think we just got to execute on ourselves, execute better and looking into that and not let those things kind of just decide again.

On the third one, the fourth one, do you guys have gotten stopped there a couple of times this season? Would you feel comfortable sneaking it? And is that something that you might have voice to Ax?

Yeah, that's a good point. You know, it was you know, a good quarterback sneaker in college, you know, a big dude. You know, I'm heavier than people think. So I think I think it's bessly maybe a conversation for that, and I think it's tough, you know, to stop you know, six or five dude, you know, for one yard. So also at the same time, Andre is you know pretty good to getting one yard as well.

So it just unfortunate that it happened. But definitely the time plays for it. You're I'll be optimistic guy, and you know ch every week, But how much has the losing you know where on you Yeah, where's are you? For sure? I think it's uh, it's just frustrating.

You a long, long flight back and we can't do nothing else but just thinking about the game.

You'll watch the game on your iPad, and I'm.

Thinking about ways the ways I could maybe throughout the week that could talk to a guy that can make a difference in the game. Maybe you know, hit the linean here on one thing, or maybe the receivers here, or the running back Madre or these guys may tell them something extra throughout the week that maybe help, you know, shift things or make that play different. But I really just think it's a collective it's collective effort, and those guys are keeping a good attitude. Really just harder myself on things, and that's you know, really probably the attitude.

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