#Patriots WR AJ Brown has made plays this summer against Christian Gonzalez, Sauce Gardner and Quinyon Mitchell. “Certainly would not be surprised if it was a vintage AJ Brown season. ... From a passing standpoint, he’s got a good upgrade there in Drake Maye.” ~@DougKyed
🔴 New England Patriots 2026 season preview with @DougKyed: Timestamps: * 0:00 – Intro * 0:57 – Team vibe * 2:28 – The Mike Vrabel offseason distraction * 4:34 – AJ Brown's impact * 6:37 – Drake Maye's next gear? * 9:31 – Protecting Drake Maye * 12:49 – Will Campbell at LT * 14:36 – WR depth behind AJ Brown * 18:22 – RB/TE outlook * 21:23 – Christian Gonzalez contract drama * 27:40 – Strengths & weaknesses of the defense * 30:26 – Dre'Mont Jones addition * 32:04 – Kevin Byard addition * 33:28 – What defines success in 2026?

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Hi Doug, What would be a vintage AJ Brown season? The All Pro seasons he had with Jalen Hurts? or his bad seasons with the Titans? Just curious because a “good upgrade” would suggest he had bad years in Philly from “a passing standpoint”
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Patriots fans genuinely believe Drake Maye is better than Jalen hurts I almost feel bad for them😂
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Back to back 1400+ yard seasons as an Eagle btw. “Upgrading” to a SB choke artist.
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Vintage AJ Brown implies he’s washed…
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Oh yeah big passing upgrade, we saw that in the SB.
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4 All-Pro Seasons, 6000 Yards with the Eagles, and a QB who has only thrown more than 10 picks in a season once in 8 years with 2 SB Appearances and a SB MVP and Drake Maye is an upgrade 😂😂😂😂
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Upgrade? 😂 😂 😂 hilarious people think Maye is better than Hurts 😂 😂 😂
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What kind of clown stuff is this. Like fine if this was done in games. But cmon man. Talking about random camp stuff like there aren’t 100 of soft plays ran. What is going on with reporting anymore.
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What is a vintage AJ Brown season? His best seasons, by far, were with Jalen Hurts at QB.
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His vintage seasons are with the qb that you say “maye is upgrading” make it make sense
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If he’s supposedly upgrading from 5000 yds in 4 seasons, then he better have at least 6000yds over next 4 seasons
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patriots fans have to be the dumbest group of people in the nfl world. PLEASE someone tell me who his quarterback was when AJ had his most successful seasons…..if any of them can read this comment
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One QB won the Superbowl and got MVP, the other got dog walked… please show the upgrade. #gobirds 🦅
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Upgrade call me when he put up 1456yds 11tds y’all so disrespectful it’s crazy
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Good upgrade from a former Super Bowl MVP to someone who looked like Derek Anderson in their only Super Bowl appearance.
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I wouldn't say Drake Maye is an upgrade! Hurts went to 2 superbowls. Won one and almost won the other. And I am a Giants fan who hates the Eagles.
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GOOD UPGRADE??? HOW??? What has d DRAKE done?
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something smells!!!!
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A good upgrade? His worst year on the eagles is better than his best year with the titans. I guarantee you he won’t have a better year than his best with Philly. Ever again.
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There is literally nothing that has happened in the past that tells us Maye is an upgrade over Hurts. Also stop telling us great he was in practice, if it was live action against the Eagles Maye would’ve visited the blue tent a couple of times.
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They better break so many records the way yall be hyping up Maye and downplaying hurts. He should have career highs in every single category with no excuses
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Well he had back to back career years in Philly 1400 yards each season. If he doesn’t get that with drake I don’t want to hear a damn word.
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Weird almost like he quit on his former team
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Yes Eagles fans, Drake Maye is better than Bottom Butt Hurts. Your house boy sucks at football, 40 quarterbacks could do his job
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Eagles fans when they see this
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So if he doesn’t get at least 1.2k it’ll be a disappointment
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Vintage season would be his first 2 wit hurts and he not putting them numbers up again😂
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“Vintage” like he’s 35 and expected to be out of his prime is crazy😂
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Upgrade? Doug is talking shit. If he doesn't get a thousand yards this season. What will be the narrative then?
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"A good upgrade there in Drake Maye"
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Only until he's bored and starts reading books on the sideline
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I better see back to back 1500 yards
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“Vintage” in 2024 he was 2nd in Yards Per Route Run behind only Puka😂
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Aj week 1 80 yards & a td . Seattle corners not the same
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