I made it here on a stormy night for a sleepy second preseason game that happened to come alive when a certain rookie quarterback entered the fray. My five takeaways from a quick check-in at Gillette Stadium …
• The New England Patriots’ plan has been for Jacoby Brissett to at least start the season as the quarterback, and for Drake Maye to serve an apprenticeship that could wind up being a full redshirt year. As I see it, two things could shake that up. One, of course, would be Maye showing he’s not just the best option, but prepared to deal with being a week-in, week-out starting quarterback without the rigors of the season messing with his development. There’s a mental component to that and a mechanical component, too.
