Drake Maye made this too easy for Seattle.
A new mic’d up video shows Seattle Seahawks players discussing the book on New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who made it all too easy for the opponent in Super Bowl 60.
The Seattle defense put up one of the greatest performances in NFL playoff history on Sunday. They sacked Maye six times, forced two fumbles and picked him off once in a dominating 29-13 victory.
There were concerns about his nagging shoulder injury entering Super Bowl 60, but Drake Maye insisted he was fine and ready to play. Unfortunately, he never stood a chance behind a vaunted Seattle pass rush and lights-out secondary.
“Inside the NFL” showed a fascinating conversation between Seahawks stars Coby Bryant and Julian Love on the sidelines. Here, Love can be seen pointing out a weakness in Maye that he easily exploited.
“Classic young quarterback…as soon as the back foot hits, he’s going to where he wants. But, he’s pausing for a second to confirm that he’s open. He’s not as blindly doing it like (Matthew) Stafford. There’s like a little hitch there. Be sure to jump that.”
Love called it, alright. He ended the Patriots’ comeback bid by picking off Drake Maye with less than nine minutes to go.
Maye finished the game with 27 completions for 295 yards and two touchdowns, per ESPN. Of course, most of those came with the game out of reach in the fourth quarter.
Drake Maye Can Only Learn From His Heartbreaking Super Bowl Loss
As awful as Sunday’s performance was, it’s simply a difficult learning experience Maye can only reflect on. If he needs inspiration, Maye just has to look at John Elway. The Broncos legend lost his first three Super Bowls before finally winning back-to-back championships at the end of his career.
Peyton Manning went through nearly a decade of playoff heartbreak before winning his first of two Super Bowls in 2006. Even Tom Brady lost his fourth and fifth Super Bowl appearances before claiming four more in the back half of his career.
It was a tough way for Maye’s special sophomore season to end. But the future is ultra bright in New England. That starts with the young phenom signal-caller and head coach Mike Vrabel.
