Bill Simmons eviscerated the Patriots over their decision to start Drake Maye on Sunday against the Texans.
The Pats made the call to start the rookie QB over Jacoby Brissett against the Texans on Sunday after New England went 1-4 through the first five weeks of the season.
The breaking point appeared to come after the Dolphins defeated the Patriots on Sunday, as Brissett went 18-for-34 passing with 160 yards without throwing a touchdown.
But for Simmons, the idea of putting in a young quarterback against one of the best pass defenses in the NFL was a bridge too far.
Simmons flamed the decision-making of the organization.
“I was feeling all good about the fact I’m not a Jets fan and then my stupid ass team, who didn’t start Drake Maye last week against the Dolphins who suck,” Simmons started saying in a video he posted on Tuesday. “It would have been the perfect spot to play him even if the offensive line is terrible, at least you’re getting his feet wet against probably the other worst team in the league, except for Carolina.”
The New Englander continued his rant while walking down a New York City sidewalk.
“You wait a week, oh it turns out that Jacoby Brissett is still terrible,” he said. “Wow, we had no evidence of that. And then a week later, guess what they do? They start Drake Maye. Against Houston’s defense, which is one of the top five or six scariest defenses and they can really rush the passer. They’re just putting this guy now in a terrible position because this is the dumbest, most incompetent front office group we’ve had since [former owner] Victor Kiam when I was in college. Go Pats.”
Regardless of Simmons’ beliefs, Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo told reporters Wednesday that he felt that “Drake gives us the best chance to win now and going forward.”
Both quarterbacks had been informed of the decision to make the change on Tuesday night, according to Mayo.
Maye’s only appearance this season came late in New England’s loss to the Jets on Sept. 19.
The young QB was the third overall pick in this year’s NFL draft.
