This coming Sunday’s divisional-round playoff sport between the New England Patriots and the Houston Texans will function a singular battle of minds involving a pair of brothers.
Josh McDaniels is serving as New England’s offensive coordinator, whereas younger brother Ben is Houston’s passing sport coordinator and large receivers coach. Whereas talking with reporters on Thursday, Patriots quarterbacks coach Ashton Grant revealed that quarterback Drake Maye is having some enjoyable together with his OC about this weekend’s matchup.
Maye isn’t any stranger to sibling rivalries, as he has three older brothers.
Drake Maye is utilizing “pleasant banter” to fireside Josh McDaniels up
“There’s some pleasant banter occurring between Drake and Josh and the McDaniels conflict,” Grant defined, per Karen Guregian of MassLive. “However we attempt to make it about us and what we’re going to do.”
A lot has been made since the fall about how Josh McDaniels helped Maye develop right into a Most Priceless Participant Award candidate as a second-year professional. In New England’s 16-3 wild-card house victory over the Los Angeles Chargers again on Jan. 11, Maye completed 17-of-29 passes for 268 yards with an interception and a fourth-quarter landing.
Maye understands he doubtless must produce higher numbers whereas going up towards a menacing Houston protection. The Texans scored a pair of fourth-quarter defensive touchdowns of their 30-6 blowout win over the Pittsburgh Steelers this previous Monday night time.
“He’s making an attempt to get Josh riled up,” Grant stated about Maye’s ways. “Josh is a really aggressive individual himself, so I believe Drake tries to nudge him a little bit bit, which is enjoyable for the room.”
Josh McDaniels discusses going up towards Ben McDaniels
Throughout his media availability, Josh McDaniels declined to indicate the aggressive facet of his nature whereas discussing what might make for an fascinating storyline.
“We’re trying ahead to the chance … he’s making an attempt to beat us like we’re making an attempt to beat him,” Josh McDaniels stated about this Sunday’s showdown and about Ben. “We compete in nearly something we do, actually, which is form of enjoyable, and this will probably be no totally different.”
As of Friday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook had the Patriots as three-point favorites over the Texans.
