Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterOct 9, 2024, 11:57 AM ETCloseMike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can follow Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In the perfect New England Patriots world, the decision to turn to rookie quarterback Drake Maye would have waited a bit longer.But the offense, led by veteran Jacoby Brissett, has been heading in the wrong direction after playing competitively the first two games of the season — a 16-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals and 23-20 overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks. From Weeks 3 to 5, the Patriots averaged 8.7 offensive points per game — the lowest in the NFL.So the time for the No. 3 overall draft pick is now. First-year head coach Jerod Mayo has seemingly made the calculation that the Patriots (1-4) have the…
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