HR 2 | Will benching Drake Maye actually help - or will it be the last straw? | Ken & Curtis | Saturday 10/3/2026

Well, that was a detour, but, uh, Drake May, you would agree at the bare minimum you're looking at last year a little bit askew.

B- last year feels like 32 and five in a weird way as it pertains to the future of Drake May.

That's literally what Cam Newton said-

Right

... said while it was happening.

Um-

And we all said he was an idiot, and now you kinda have to have some of that same energy and say he might've been right.

You know what feels, though, sustainable? Is the accuracy on the deep balls that he showed last year.

Now, I know it could be, like, better defenses, maybe you don't get away with that, but don't you think it's, like, the physical parts that we saw from him, the arm maybe is not as good as Josh Allen's, but it's good.

The ability to throw it in a tight window and complete it when he's got receivers that are cooking seems to be something that won't go away, that's not a fluke, right?

Right.

He had something Mac Jones did not seem to have.

He has far better arm strength, far better athletic ability than Mac Jones.

Absolutely.

So I don't really question that, but I guess you do question just the mental makeup of it.

We did see last year-

You could, I, I think M- Mac Jones is smarter than Drake May.

I think that's a fair assessment.

Hmm, I guess.

I mean, what's that based off?

Just my impression.

Just listening to him talk, I guess, or whatever.

Same impression that I get, but he has a stronger arm.

But does that relate, does that translate to f- quarterback success in the NFL?

I think, I mean, I think Mahomes, I think Manning, I think Brady, I think Brees, I think Lamar, I think those guys are smart.

Well, that was a detour, but, uh, Drake May, you would agree at the bare minimum you're looking at last year a little bit askew.

B- last year feels like 32 and five in a weird way as it pertains to the future of Drake May.

That's literally what Cam Newton said-

Right

... said while it was happening.

Um-

And we all said he was an idiot, and now you kinda have to have some of that same energy and say he might've been right.

You know what feels, though, sustainable? Is the accuracy on the deep balls that he showed last year.

Now, I know it could be, like, better defenses, maybe you don't get away with that, but don't you think it's, like, the physical parts that we saw from him, the arm maybe is not as good as Josh Allen's, but it's good.

The ability to throw it in a tight window and complete it when he's got receivers that are cooking seems to be something that won't go away, that's not a fluke, right?

Right.

He had something Mac Jones did not seem to have.

He has far better arm strength, far better athletic ability than Mac Jones.

Absolutely.

So I don't really question that, but I guess you do question just the mental makeup of it.

We did see last year-

You could, I, I think M- Mac Jones is smarter than Drake May.

I think that's a fair assessment.

Hmm, I guess.

I mean, what's that based off?

Just my impression.

Just listening to him talk, I guess, or whatever.

Same impression that I get, but he has a stronger arm.

But does that relate, does that translate to f- quarterback success in the NFL?

I think, I mean, I think Mahomes, I think Manning, I think Brady, I think Brees, I think Lamar, I think those guys are smart.