The funny thing is, the 2023 dolphins also had an easy schedule and Tua had one of his best statiscal seasons that year. He was a legit mvp candidate at QB. But all I heard was “they had an easy schedule”. Why wouldn’t the samething apply to Maye? Is it because he had an SB run? Is it because he faced ferocious defenses? Well..cool. The 2023 dolphins got eliminate by the Kansas City defense that would win the SB a few weeks later and repeat. Tua was going up against playoff caliber and healthy AFC QBs. Maye while playing well, took advantage of a rather unusual afc season where QB play was down across the board and health kinda ruined a lot in the post season. Drake Maye being the heir apparent of the post-tom/post-bill pats and NFL media longing for aughts nostalgia, has given Drake Maye ALOT of good will. Where we get to see his flaws come to life in the post season, but handwave them off because he didn’t fukk up enough to prevent NE from getting to the big game. When you try argue Drake Maye being ahead of Lamar Jackson, that shows me all I need to know, in terms of the NFL media push, and what narratives are trying to be spun. Like why does bad QB play get hasnwqve when “certain” QBs get to the big game?
I’ve seen Hurts put up spectacular stats in TWO super bowls, and ppl still be iffy about his overall placing amongst QBs years later.
It’s clear ppl were eager to drop Lamar off on these rankings. Just waiting for an opportune time. Meanwhile burrow missed another post season, and ppls perceptions of him are clean as a whistle.
