I didn't enjoy watching the Patriots/Dolphins game.
There was a lot of bad football, and that Miami team, while playing hard, is bereft of talent in so many spots that I’m not sure one offseason of cleansing (look at their cap sheet) puts them in any better spot to compete next year.
I found myself dreading the rewatch before bed and certainly in the morning. But I poured myself a cup of cinnamon tea (it’s quite delicious, and caffeinated), put on some tunes (the new Queens of the Stone Age album is outstanding), and started the grind. I also reminded myself this beats digging ditches by a million miles.
My selflessness for our membership knows no bounds. When you speak of me, speak well.
On to Musings…
Drake Maye is a magician. He actually made his surrounding cast - back-up guards, wideouts 4, 5, and 6 on the depth chart, and a rookie tight end who had a day to forget - come away from Hard Rock Stadium as winners. Who else could do that in 2026? Mahomes? Allen? Trevor Lawrence (been awesome this year)? Maybe the guy they’ll see this weekend, Jordan Love? The list is short, and most other candidates (Goff, Burrow, Purdy) don’t have your quarterback's athleticism. That physical ability showed itself on so many occasions against the flailing ‘Fins, where Maye overcame an unsustainable pressure rate and a group of pass catchers that work hard but, then again, so do washing machines (name that movie).
The TD pass to Kyle Williams was all about Maye navigating the pocket, then launching a perfect pass 40 yards downfield. The 26-yarder to DeMario Douglas came after a bad snap from Jared Wilson. Maye scooped it up, stayed poised, and made the magic happen. On his second TD toss, Eli Raridon missed a block almost immediately. To make matters worse, it was against Chop Robinson. No biggie, shrugged Maye. He eluded the edge rusher and ripped a throw to Douglas, who did the rest.
“(You’re) gonna be a great quarterback in the National Football League, there's not a whole lot of excuses,” Mike Vrabel said postgame.
Maye has certainly been playing great football over the last month or so.
Rhamondre Stevenson broke seven tackles and had 61 of his 82 yards after contact. Add three receptions, including a critical third-down conversion on a poor pass from Maye, and you understand why people around the league appreciate the player as much as those of us who watch him weekly. If you don’t appreciate him, you don’t know ball (I just tried that phrase on didn’t like it. Oh well).
Make Corey Kiner