📝 My extended thoughts on Drake and the unfortunate start to the 2026 season. Drake Maye has been bad this season. Even as one of his biggest supporters, I can't deny it. He looks like a completely different QB. I wish I had an explanation, but I don't. We should be able to acknowledge that while also appreciating just how good he was last season, and understanding that you don't go from 100 to 0 overnight. Last year, as a 23-year-old, he put together some of the most prolific quarterbacking we've ever seen from a sophomore (both statistically and on film). And he wasn't a Shanahan puppet elevated by a friendly system. He was routinely making some of the most difficult throws you can possibly make on a football field. We’re talking about someone who somehow led the league in both completion percentage and yards per attempt while posting the second-highest aDOT. And don't let anyone use the word "schedule" to discredit that. I watched Drake go 13/14 for 184 yards in the second half and lead a game-winning drive on the road against the defense that allowed the FEWEST passing yards in 2025. I watched him post the second-highest success rate in 49 games against any Jim Schwartz defense that was also allowing the second-fewest passing yards in 2025. I watched him throw for 261 yards and 3 video-game TDs against the defense that allowed the fifth-fewest passing yards in 2025. So yes, Drake has been outright bad in 2026, and something needs to change. But he's already reached heights at 23 that very few QBs reach in their entire careers. So the next time you say he's "not the guy" or call for Tommy DeVito, take a step back and think about what you're saying. Drake Maye is the guy. Whether he looks like it next week, next month, or this year, is TBD. But I promise you this: he is the guy. I believe that as much as I ever have.