New England Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt isn’t giving Drake Maye a pass for the numerous turnovers.
Many have chalked those struggles up to a rookie quarterback learning at the NFL level. However, Van Pelt shot down the rookie excuse when speaking with media members on Wednesday.
“The turnovers, they have to stop,” said Van Pelt, as transcribed by the Boston Herald’s Doug Kyed. “There’s no excuse there, rookie, 10-year player that doesn’t matter. We can’t turn the ball over and expect to win games.”
Maye has thrown seven interceptions and fumbled five times through seven starts. It’s an alarming trend that obviously needs to improve moving forward.
With that said, Maye is also playing behind arguably the NFL’s worst offensive line. There are players blocking for him who probably wouldn’t even make half of the rosters in the league.
It’s a mess right now.
It doesn’t help matters that the team is severely lacking in playmaking wide receivers as well. Maye is a young player carrying a horrendous offense on his shoulders. He’s playing Superman for a roster full of kryptonite.
