Drake Maye, Josh McDaniels enjoying working together with Patriots

FOXBORO Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels eyes lit up Thursday when solicited what it s been like to work with quarterback Drake Maye this season The Patriots are back to having one of the NFL s top offenses this season in McDaniels return coaching Maye Related Articles For the first time in years Patriots wide receiving corps isn t a weakness Patriots LB Jahlani Tavai partner disclose tragic loss in social media post Patriots participant visits Heading Home shelter at Lowell ICC to hand out toys to kids Drake Maye reached Josh Allen s level of play much sooner than expected Callahan The Patriots-Bills rivalry is only just beginning It was relayed to McDaniels that Maye had credited him on Wednesday saying he can t thank him enough for what he s done for me That s kind of him obviously It s been incredible for me personally McDaniels declared Coaching is all about the players and trying to teach and watching them grow and have success And I think that s our greatest elation as coaches come from when we see the players do something well and get rewarded for it So that s across the board That s not just the quarterback position but working with a guy that puts everything he has into it tries to get better at every aspect of playing the position which is really demanding puts in time before he comes in He s ready to go every week practices with a purpose And to top it all off he s a better person than he is a sportsman And that s hard to be at that age in terms of the things he s already accomplished So it s a lot to be thankful for and certainly enjoying every opportunity I have to work with them Maye is one of the NFL s top MVP candidates for his breakout second season He also announced Wednesday that McDaniels is a elation to be around every day Yeah it s been awesome He coaches at a really high level He understands the contest at a really high level Maye noted His offense helps the quarterback helps me do my job I try to do my best to keep first downs and scoring drives going so I can help him do his job but he understands the competition He understands defenses what they try to do He understands what we have on offense and our players our personnel and he uses us to our best ability Head coach Mike Vrabel had no history coaching with McDaniels when hiring him as his offensive coordinator only playing on the Patriots when McDaniels was an assistant Hiring McDaniels has proven to be a savvy move for how he s unlocked Maye and the rest of the Patriots offense this season