New England Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett will stay the starter regardless of throwing for simply 98 yards and taking 5 sacks in Thursday evening’s 24-3 loss to the New York Jets, head coach Jerod Mayo stated Friday.
“Jacoby is our quarterback till I say he isn’t the quarterback,” Mayo stated.
The veteran Brissett was pulled for rookie Drake Maye late within the last quarter Thursday with the highway recreation out of hand. It was the NFL debut for Maye, who was taken by the Patriots with the third total choose in April’s NFL draft.
Brissett was taking part in behind a makeshift offensive line and confronted stress all through the sport. He accomplished 12 of 18 passes and misplaced 46 yards on sacks.
Maye was 4-of-8 passing for 22 yards with two sacks for 13 yards.
The Patriots (1-2) have a nine-day break between video games earlier than they play the 49ers in San Francisco. They return house for video games towards AFC East-rival Miami Dolphins and the Houston Texans, adopted by a neutral-site recreation towards the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, after which the Jets once more, this time in Foxborough, Mass.
–Area Stage Media