New England Patriots links 5/29/24 - Wolf: Collaborative will decide when Drake Maye starts

TEAM TALK

• Transaction: Patriots sign 2024 first-round draft pick QB Drake Maye.
• Mike Dussault tackles this week’s Patriots Mailbag: Parsing tackle and receiver depth; To play Maye or not.
• Patriots Unfiltered: Previewing upcoming OTAs and minicamp, proposed restructured offseason schedule. (2 hrs)

LOCAL LINKS

• Doug Kyed’s Patriots notes: QB Drake Maye signs rookie deal ahead of second week of OTAs.
• Alex Barth points out the team has three more rookie contracts to go, now that Drake Maye and the Pats have officially agreed to terms.
• Mike D’Abate talks about how the Patriots have now signed Drake Maye, the new face of their “new era” for the foreseeable future.
• Tom E. Curran explains why Drake Maye is in a very “beneficial situation” as a rookie in New England.
• Michael Brauner notes PFF ranked Mike Onwenu as a top-32 Tackle.
• Mark Daniels reports Eliot Wolf revealed that his one regret from the Patriots offseason is that he only drafted one player on defense.
• Chris Mason finds Eliot Wolf pushing back on the narrative that the Patriots haven’t spent this offseason.
• Chris Mason highlights Eliot Wolf on the “Up and Adams Show”. “Are the Patriots a playoff team? Listen, we’re not really playoffs or bust,” Wolf said. “I would say we’re just looking for progress. ...”
• Alex Barth tells us the Patriots will host at least one joint practice this summer.
• Ian Logue’s Patriots Notebook: Hoyer says new offense should be less complex for QBs; Brady holds young QB to ‘three questions’ per day; More.
• Zolak & Bertrand discuss the best case scenario for the Patriots win total.
• Jordy McElroy tells us the Patriots have been ranked 25th by Relative Athletic Score (RAS).
• Matt Dolloff wonders if Matthew Judon dropped a new hint about his contract.
• Mike D’Abate remembers former Patriots’ DE Marquise Hill: ‘A hero until the end,’ on the 17th anniversary of his tragic death. /Good read.
• Lauren Campbell mentions how the NFLPA is hoping to ‘overhaul the offseason’ in 2025.
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate is joined by Miguel Benzan. @patscap breaks down the Pats’ rookie deals and “sets the record straight” on the latest “cap myths” running rampant within Patriots Nation. (46 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) 100 things to know with 100 days until Week 1 kickoff: Key games, stories, odds, predictions.
• Zachary Perreles (CBS Sports) 100 most important players in the 2024 season. 26 and 27: The Patriots took Drake Maye third overall, and there’s a ton to like about the rocket-armed, athletic North Carolina product. At just 21, though, he may need some time, and that’s where Jacoby Brissett comes in, in his second go-around with the Patriots.
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) With 100 days until NFL opener, here are 100 things to get excited about this season. 18. Bill Belichick showing some personality? 26. Jerod Mayo and a new Patriot Way. More.
• Zoltán Buday (PFF) Offensive Tackle rankings: Top 32 ahead of the 2024 NFL season. Mike Onwenu 26th. “Onwenu once again played multiple positions, as he logged snaps both at right guard and at right tackle in 2023. However, he played his best football once he moved over to right tackle and recorded an overall grade of 77.4 at the position. His 90.6 overall grade from Week 9 to 12 ranked fourth at the position.”
• Jarrett Bailey (TouchdownWIre) 2024 NFL All-Breakout Team. WR Ja’Lynn Polk included.
• Myles Simmons (ProFootballTalk) Eliot Wolf anticipates “collaborative approach” to determining when Drake Maye will start. /Oof... Way to deflate the head coach.
• Matt Verderame (SI) 2024 NFL Offseason: Lions, Steelers get it right; Falcons, Jets not so much.
• Andrew Brandt (SI) Business of Football: Cowboys, Jerry Jones have no wiggle room oOn Dak Prescott’s contract.
• Myles Simmons (ProFootballTalk) Doug Pederson on Mac Jones: A change of scenery is sometimes good for players.
• Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Bills’ 2024 offensive plans without Diggs: ‘Everybody eats’.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Raheem Mostert: Finishing strong will be harped on this year.
• Bryan Fonseca (NY Post) Not much ‘hope’ in Jets’ Aaron Rodgers-Nathaniel Hackett pairing.
• Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Ravens make Malik Cunningham’s move from QB to WR official.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady hints at some of the games he’ll do for Fox.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tony Buzbee: Effort to settle claims against Brandon McManus was made before filing lawsuit.