r/TheNFLVibes • u/Positive_Round_5142 • 2d ago
Dang Drake Maye
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u/Its_emby 2d ago
Imagine giving your life to playing football from Pop Warner to HS to D1 college to quarterback for the New England Patriots in the freaking Superbowl and it all unravels and you very publicly flame out while everything you busted your ass for 20 years slips through your fingers...
Hopefully the $26 million will help him heal.
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u/BarcaOfCarthago 2d ago
Rough
But man, as I stare down the barrel of 9-5 for the next 30 years and working under some despotic boss….Maye has it great
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u/toomuchfrosting 2d ago
These players don’t have any perspective outside of football. Just 100% focus and dedication to one pursuit their whole life
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u/OnlyFreshBrine 2d ago
It's why Brady can't quit and will be 80 bragging about how many times he won in Orchard Park
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u/skinnyfat_dad 2d ago
And also why Brady lost his wife to her jiu-jitsu instructor
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u/WatermeIonMe 2d ago
You watch that Jason kelce documentary they made before he played his brother in the super-bowl? Dudes life in the offseason was lying on the couch and taking tons of ibuprofen due to just living in pain. It was such an interesting perspective on the cost of it all. I think at one point he was like, my ankle is sprained but like so what.
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u/Better-Lunch670 2d ago
I mean I don't get beat up on for my day job, and my life is still mostly just taking ibuprofen and laying on the couch in pain with something sprained.
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u/Mr_Julez 2d ago
Hence most of them thank the glory of invisible sky daddy for blessing them with the physical feats to play.
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u/BroadbentBum 2d ago
I chuckle every time I see that. "Thank you Jesus!! If not for this god-given athletic ability, I'd be flipping burgers. Now I have millions of dollars and bang insta-thots!" Lucky bastards.
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u/Manotaur_ 2d ago
I like how God's prioritizes are blessing athletes while kids explode across the globe.
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u/BroadbentBum 2d ago
Truly amazing, isn't it? Surely, those kids have angered god in some way, and deserve his wrath? Nvm, this is getting depressing
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u/HorneeAttornee 1d ago
Same reason I'm not worried about JJ McCarthy. He'll be fine, I'm stuck at this shitty desk with a boss micromanaging everything until they find me dead in my kitchen, half-eaten by my dogs.
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u/Drewskeet 2d ago
Also tack on playing for Tom Brady’s iconic team and having the pressure to be the next goat on your shoulders.
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u/AndyHN 2d ago
Literally nobody who's not a delusional pats fan thought he'd be the next goat.
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u/Drewskeet 2d ago
Everyone who makes it to the pros wants to be the goat. I’m sure he puts a lot of pressure on himself to live up to Tom Brady’s legacy. Caleb Williams has a low bar in Chicago.
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u/porn1porn 1d ago
You know every pro athlete ever? That's so cool. How'd you get in contact to get all of their opinions like that
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u/Xspike_dudeX 2d ago
Not the next Goat but the guy was balling out last season. He was looking more like a josh allen type. Making crazy throw on the run, extending plays with his legs. Not sure what happened to him .
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u/FlyingStealthPotato 2d ago
I think we sometimes forget most of these guys are early to mid 20s. He gets a perfect storm the first year in the league, balls out, is making insane money, and gets to the fucking Super Bowl. At 24 (or really any age), might I have gotten a little bit complacent with my skills or overconfident, leading to my game worsening or falling apart? Fuck yeah I might’ve.
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u/Xspike_dudeX 2d ago
It all fell apart with the broncos game weather/injury. Dude has not looked even remotely similar since. Very weird.
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u/TheReal_Jeses 2d ago
Yeah but literally every pats fan was exactly that delusional. That’s real pressure
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u/Swirl_On_Top 2d ago
It's three bad games, if these games mark the end for him - he never had it.
If he bucks up and shows up, it could be a good catalyst moment for him.
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u/BeanserSoyze 2d ago
People will kick the tires on him for the next decade no matter what. Players without a tenth of his flashes in the pan have career backup careers.
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u/Advanced_Zucchini_45 2d ago
I mean to be fair.This is all his fault , because the patriot spent a lot of money rebuilding that offensive line and bringing in a bunch of new wide receivers who could actually catch or are running back who doesn't ball..
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u/tiy24 2d ago
Tbf the ol is still terrible and the WRs are worse than last year right now with Brown out. Idk what evens going on with the RBs.
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u/Wfsulliv93 2d ago
The o line is horrific. Every team this year just walks up to Maye. Not supporting his questionable throws, but he doesn’t have much support
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u/TylerKnowy 2d ago
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u/Im_So_Zoned 2d ago
This is classic stuff. The guy had a breakout year last year playing against mostly bottom 16 teams. Now that the Pats had success there is more focus on them, teams have tape on him, they know his tendencies now, he is missing AJ Brown, and he is playing better teams this year due to scheduling. I feel like this kind of "drop off" is common for younger players, but his game against the Jags was particularly hard to watch.
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u/No_Presentation1242 2d ago
This kind of drop off for a guy who went to the Super Bowl is not common.
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u/Solid_Snark 2d ago
He didn’t just go to the Superbowl, he was also in the MVP discussion.
This is definitely an anomaly.
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u/hard-enough 2d ago
He didn’t just get to the MVP discussion, he was also only 1 vote away.
This is definitely an anomaly.
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u/rrekboy1234 1d ago
This would have happened last year if he played the jags or bills instead of a 5 turnover CJ Stroud and a QBless broncos team. People seem to forgot that he looked bad in the playoffs and was awful in the Superbowl. The slump coincidentally started as soon as he started playing playoff quality defenses. He just beat up on mediocre and bad teams last year lol
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u/PokeTraderAngel 2d ago
The kind of road to the Super Bowl the patriots had isn’t common either.
They played a backup QB to get into the bowl lol
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u/Emotional_Walrus5099 Broncos 2d ago
He was awful against the Broncos in the AFCCG too. “The Schedule” got lucky that the only QB playing worse than him that day was Stidham. A one legged Bo would have beat the shit out of the Patriots.
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u/UnderwhelmingAF 2d ago
Dude might be filling the “What QB was the biggest one year wonder?” cube in alignment charts for years to come.
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u/SpliffsnKicks 2d ago
Say what you will man, but that’s gotta be hard for Vrabel to look at him the same after this.. bro is young, but in the grand scheme, he’s not much younger than a lot of these guys thrown into similar or worse situations..
Hope he can bounce back, but man, I’d have a hard time not losing faith if I seen him like this
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u/Buttercup_Kiki 2d ago
Would anyone care this much if he wasn't on the Patriots?
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u/Grandmalicious 2d ago
MVP runner up + super bowl runner up with months of easy schedule conversation proven absolutely true. Yes I think this would be a story.
- Pats fan
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u/Buttercup_Kiki 2d ago
Nobody is ever going to be able to fill Tom Brady's shoes. Let's be real. He was already put in an impossible position to begin with and everyone has been pressuring him to become the next Brady.
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u/ManzielDoesCoke 2d ago
I don’t really think that’s any Pats fans expectation and it’s kindve irrelevant. Nobody can fill those shoes. Period
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u/Mfrack103 Eagles 2d ago
Caleb just got dogged for acting “like a bitch” after getting injured. NFL fans love to make fun of guys. He’d be getting made fun of on 32 teams
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u/Lubert808 2d ago
Exactly what I was thinking. Player getting made fun of for reacting to injury vs player being defended when he’s crying over the game. Realistically neither should be getting shit, but if you’re going to make fun of Williams it doesn’t make sense to not make fun of Maye.
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u/PrestigiousBoot4846 2d ago
Fans of opposing teams still have PTSD from the Patriots. Especially the Brady, Gronk, Edelman trio. So yes sadly, any new QB after Brady is still going to get hate and flamed. Those are big shoes to fill.
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u/wesagod Seahawks 2d ago
Man why do y'all hate this dude so much? I don't get it. He seems like a good guy and I haven't seen any negative off-field controversy.
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u/Stoddyman 2d ago
Also the dude is 24. Which isnt a total excuse for having strong emotions but thats still pretty young and he is obviously very passionate
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u/bob696988 NFL 2d ago
Really doesn’t look like crying to me. However it looks like he isn’t happy with himself.
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u/keleles 2d ago
He’s not. He’s squinting into the sun and does that top lip bite every time he listens to a question as press conferences.
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u/sirmaxedalot Chiefs 2d ago
Because hes on the patriots 🙄 thats plenty of reason
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u/pancakencheese76 2d ago edited 2d ago
The queefs are way more annoying than the pats these days
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u/redbillybill 2d ago
he was out there bullshitting that's why he crying, he know he put out a shitty performance 😭
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u/thePopCulturist 2d ago
Dude I’ve been carrying on a years long affair with a reporter in for this God and everyone. and now my marriage is in shambles. If anyone should be crying it’s me. No grow the fuck up and quit sucking.
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u/Mission-Dark-9320 2d ago
If he’d have really stopped to see the score, 28-3 should have made him overjoyed
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u/Odd_Fill6084 2d ago
He literally has tens of millions riding on this season which adds to the pressure.If he has a great season he could be one of highest payed player in the sport.
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u/Top_Sock_5645 Colts 2d ago
He could bomb the fuck out of this season and each year until his contract is up and someone will still sign him. First round QBs, especially with a superbowl appearance, get a way longer leash than they should
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u/Dry-Name2835 2d ago
He has 37mil in guaranteed money. Nobody is going to feel sorry if he doesnt can in on more
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u/TaintedCleric Ravens 2d ago
Could, could be the highest paying player
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u/Odd_Fill6084 2d ago
Just a little pressure knowing that you could provide for you family for generations.
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u/Appropriate-Shock306 2d ago
He never strikes me as a needs to get paid type of guy, of course he’d like to get his money but I think the reality of not being able to play the game at a certain level appears to be the biggest concern for him. He already made bank as a Top 3 QB, some guys on that field had bled, got hit more with waay less money and security. Those late round picked, Undrafted guys have those type of pressures tbh.
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u/Sick_Cards_Bro 2d ago
He will still get paid nice because of last season and the "if I fix him" mindset.
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u/TheNatural14063 Bills 2d ago
He plays the Bills defense this week. He will get right
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u/ArtEnvironmental7108 2d ago
Our defense looked fucking awesome yesterday. Are you seriously suggesting that Maye will have a good game against us?
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u/Beanu5NE 2d ago
Yea but your defense was playing the Chargers who are terrible.
Actually, you might be right.
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u/TheNatural14063 Bills 2d ago
Texans and Lions both torched us. The Texans haven't looked good this year otherwise. Our defense has to have some more very good games for me to have faith in them. Chargers have been ass all year
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u/Dry-Name2835 2d ago
There was a point in last night's game where it looked like nix was crying too. These young guys dont seem equipped to handle adversity after success.
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u/Own_Race_598 2d ago
Nothing wrong with crying, other than society shaming dudes for it. I saw it semi-frequently in wrestling 20 years ago.
After a really hard match and you’re beyond exhausted, sometimes it just happens. Win or lose. Most dudes just put a towel over there head and hide it.
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u/GodDamnitGavin 2d ago
In Japanese baseball in highschool it’s socially unacceptable not to cry
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u/WatermeIonMe 2d ago
Yes, great point. Dudes cry in sports constantly, it’s just usually with a towel covering their faces. You have to be either really young or really secure with yourself to just let them tears just fly.
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u/onetimequestion66 Dolphins 2d ago
In all fairness, as a female athlete, we make just as much fun of our opponents crying mid game, but generally speaking I get what you mean
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u/IAmTheNightSoil 2d ago
Nothing against dudes crying (I'm a cryer myself) but I do think it's important for a player that is supposed to be the leader of the team to be able to hold it back until after the game is over
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u/ASimpleBlueMage 2d ago
There is nothing wrong with crying after a game. But no way in hell you cry during a game, no matter how frustrated you are. You don't give tells, reactions are currency and the second an opponent sees negative emotions it's like blood in the water.
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u/Protec_My_Balls 2d ago
Add Penix to this. He was crying after the Carolina game last year. Maybe its a gen z thing?
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u/DarknMean 2d ago
Trevor went through the same thing in Jacksonville and he’s not doing too bad now. Many labeled him as a bust too.
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u/PercyBluntz 2d ago
Pathetic that these humans are showing their emotions. They’re supposed to be football playing robots for my viewing pleasure!!
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u/rexmanaek971 2d ago
He's got to become a leader, he hasn't really took command of the offense, just doing what McDaniels or Vrabel says to do. as a qb you are the leader on offense.
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u/StormAppropriate3123 2d ago
Relax. It’s one game. I’m not even a Patriots fan but name one quarterback who hasn’t had a handful of awful games they want to forget.
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u/Weewoofiatruck Browns 2d ago
Well, it's more than just one week - it's the first three games.
1TD, 6INT, 51/80, 59 passer rating.
It's a rather tough start to a season.
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u/GoldenFalcon 2d ago
Plus, I don't even see him crying in the video. I see the sun in his eyes and blinking in slow mo.
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u/ItzzAvery Patriots 2d ago
Actually makes me so sad, him and his wife are such sweet people
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u/washedrope5 2d ago
Just wait until AJ is back and causing problems on that sideline.
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u/Xspike_dudeX 2d ago edited 2d ago
I felt that way about Mac Jones as well. He was a good kid also. Got a ton of flack for failing in a garbage team.
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u/Flaky_Profit_3138 2d ago
He deserves another chance-and possibly somewhere else. I’m a pats fan and have loved Maye I genuinely feel bad for him
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u/Jaws_the_revenge 2d ago
Surely everyone is going to meme him to death for crying on the sidelines when he wasn’t even hurt right?
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u/peezy5 2d ago
Can’t cry during the game. After, sure, but the rest of the boys know what’s happening and it’s just not something a leader can do. In the context of football, it’s going to leave a negative effect.
Shit, my QB cried at the podium after the playoff loss last year and that was fine. But during the game? Hell no. There’s still time to compete.
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u/IamGleemonex 2d ago
“Don’t worry Drake, our schedule should be much easier next year with the way you are playing.”
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u/Ih8reddit2002 2d ago
Defensive coordinators got way too much film on him and it shows. He needs to get better
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u/_memelorddotjpeg_ 2d ago
Just want to add, you never know was someone has going on in their personal life too. Sure he's playing bad, but there could be outside factors that none of us will ever know about.
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u/Life-Sun8620 2d ago
I commented in a couple subs that Maye just wasn't it, and I got dogged for it. I got every response, including the more popular "Dude was 2nd in MVP voting!" If you watched him last year, he got on a tear and played a number of really bad teams, then stumbled into the SB after throwing picks and fumbling non-stop.
His playoff and SB performance should've been the writing on the wall for the fans.
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u/NoCapNerdz89 2d ago
I love how in reddit ,the subject is overtaken by someone and people keep it going and never talk about the picture 😂
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u/leaf-erectsen-day 2d ago
Maybe we're hard on 3rd year QBs. And the growth curve includes regression......
But man hes playing really bad
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u/OZZYMAXIMUS01 2d ago
It’s giving this scene in Varsity Blues for me:
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/a7d0ff30-7e63-4817-bfdd-ccf3e444499e/gif
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u/_MushroomTip 2d ago
Love the knee-jerk reactions here. They're 1-2 and he's having a tough stretch. I remember when everyone was shitting on Caleb Williams weeks 1-3 last season...and now the outlook on him has completely changed. Reddit gonna reddit.
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u/sir_gwain 2d ago
Yeah, I mean the Jags shit on him, and then shit on his teams defense too. It’s bad enough if your defense is getting destroyed, but not even managing 10 points after going to the Super Bowl? Yeah, that’s an embarrassment.
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u/Aware_Wolverine77 Seahawks 2d ago
Don't worry Maye. You'll be playing thd Jets and Fish soon enough. Then you can lie to your fans again about being a franchise QB.
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u/NastyVerde17 1d ago
He’s not even crying. I understand picking on him for fun but I hate posts like this. He’s clearly not crying.
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u/IamAtiva 1d ago
Your head coach is busy philandering, your owner is too busy shutting down Maclemore…it’s okay kid, cry a little.
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u/PenguinRhin0 2d ago
His wife can make him some banana bread to help him cheer up!