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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye’s arrival in New England coincided with a wholesale reset for the Patriots franchise following the departure of coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Mac Jones this past offseason. In his eight starts since assuming the reins from veteran Jacoby Brissett, the rookie quarterback has provided encouraging examples of what the Patriots’ revamped front office saw in selecting him third overall in the draft last April. While the Patriots enter their bye week with a 3-10 record and just 2-6 with Maye as the starter, both the coaching staff and his teammates feel they have a quarterback they can build around going forward. “I’m just trying to take it one day at a time, one game at a time,” Maye said this week. “I’m trying to learn from negative experiences or negative plays, learn from turnovers, learn from sacks that I take and see if I can get the ball out and do something better. That’s probably the biggest thing. "Hopefully, the work that we’re putting in and the product that we’re putting out can lead to some positive plays and some positive wins down the road.” Maye is coming off his best statistical performance of the season, completing a season best 80% of his passes (24 of 30) for a season-high 238 yards and a touchdown in New England’s 25-24 loss to Indianapolis. He also had a 41-yard run, showing off a running ability that has him averaging 9.1 yards per carry – best among quarterbacks who have played at least nine games. Maye did have one interception off a tipped ball, but showed his best command of offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt’s scheme to date, spreading the ball around to six different players and consistently getting the Patriots into the red zone. The rub is that the Patriots were just 2 of 6 once they got there, including four trips inside the 10-yard line that yielded only one TD. Lackluster play in the red zone has been a hindrance for a unit that ranks 30th in the NFL in scoring touchdowns inside the 20. Maye said it will be one of his main focal points over the final four games. “It’s tough to go out like that,” Maye said. “You can’t win games going four drives in the red zone that end in field goals. We’ve got to focus in on that. I think that’s been an emphasis of improvement for this offense. We know you have to score touchdowns to win in this league.” Though coach Jerod Mayo agrees there is room for improvement for Maye, he also pointed out that the pieces around him need to do a better job supporting him as well. He pointed specifically to the offensive line, singling out rookie left guard Layden Robinson and rookie tackle Caedan Wallace, as well as fellow lineman and 2022 first-round pick Cole Strange, who is working his way back from a knee injury. “You need a guy like Layden Robinson to show what he can do. We need a guy like Cole Strange before the end of the season to see what he can do,” Mayo said. “You can use Caedan in that same bucket. We need to see what the receivers can do and what they’re going to look like going forward, and that’s the hard part for me. You want to win right now, but at the same time, I think it would be a disservice to go to the end of the season and not know exactly what we have.” That’s not lost on Robinson, who wants to play better for his quarterback who he said has grown exponentially as a leader since earning the starting job. “He always has that confidence about him and you know how he takes control of the huddle,” Robinson said. “He gets in there, and he’s like, ‘All right, let’s go to work,’ basically. We rally behind him.” Results aside, Van Pelt said there are no regrets about initially waiting to elevate Maye to the starting job. “Absolutely not. I think we had the plan going into place, and I think that it’s showing now that that was a good decision for us,” Van Pelt said. “Would he be as developed had he started the first game? Maybe. Could’ve gone the other way as well. I stated in the spring, this is a marathon, it’s not a sprint. "This is about a career, franchise quarterback, and we’re trying to develop him in the right way. And I feel like we did it that way.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflWith the election mercifully behind us, Americans should expect those we’ve elected to get to the less-pleasant task of governing responsibly. While hot-button issues such as immigration, inflation and foreign affairs will garner most headlines, a more pressing concern is too often overlooked: America’s staggering national debt. Growing faster than the economy and projected to reach a record share of gross domestic product (GDP) within three years, our debt is a national crisis. If we continue down the current unsustainable path, we are flirting with catastrophe that would dwarf the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Our next Congress and President must confront this challenge before it is too late. The current debt held by the public stands at $28 trillion or 98% of GDP. In three years, that debt will exceed the record of 106% of GDP reach just after World War 2. However, the WW2 debt was incurred for a specific, important purpose: to preserve freedom and democracy. Within a decade, it was sliced in half. Today’s debt is mostly the result of irresponsible budgeting by both parties, years of passing deficit-ridden budgets because our leaders are unwilling to even modestly slow federal spending. This fiscal negligence and generational theft is the tip of the iceberg. In just a decade, debt held by the public is projected to reach $52 trillion or 122% of GDP. Failing to act will trap future generations in a cycle of high debt and diminished economic opportunity. This moral failure lets us live high on the hog today while passing the buck our children and grandchildren who have no voice in today’s decisions. National debt always seems like a number so enormous it’s hard to comprehend, but it directly affects us in profound ways. As the debt grows, so do interest payments. In 2024, interest payments on our nation’s debt will exceed spending on Medicare, defense, and all programs earmarked for children. That’s the price we pay today for irresponsible spending of the past. However, each year’s deficit adds to the debt and to the cost of financing it. Excessive borrowing by government drives up interest rates and makes borrowing more expensive for businesses seeking to grow or families striving to buy a home. This makes everyday goods more expensive and raises borrowing costs for consumer loans. High debt leads to slower economic growth, higher inflation rates and fewer opportunities for businesses and workers to prosper. Soaring national debt also threatens our national security. The higher our debt, the less financial flexibility we have to respond to emergencies. Whether facing a pandemic, natural disaster or security crisis, a nation severely in debt lacks resources to react swiftly and decisively. Excessive debt also opens the door to potential financial entanglement with foreign leaders who may not share our priorities or interests. Our adversaries shrewdly search for ways to pressure us to compromise American values and sovereignty. Maintaining a strong national defense, stable economy and reliable public safety is essential to our security. A balanced, responsible fiscal approach with broad public acceptance is essential. Reining in the national debt is not about austerity or simply cutting programs. It is about creating a balanced approach that secures our future. Social Security and Medicare, which together form a substantial portion of the federal budget, are on track to face insolvency within 12 years. Responsible reforms would protect these programs for future generations. Both political parties must find common ground and commit to a long-term strategy that includes prudent spending cuts and targeted investments to strengthen the economy. Solving our debt crisis will require tough choices and a willingness to look beyond the next election cycle to do what’s right for our country. The next Congress and President-elect Trump must take meaningful steps to address our national debt. Republicans have an opportunity to seek out those Democrats who also realize the danger of habitually kicking the problem past the next election – a practice that must end. Coloradans can lead in finding solutions. In the House, six of Colorado’s eight returning or incoming Representatives are parents of young children upon whom Congress has piled trillions in debt. That should motivate them to seek common ground on this growing threat to our future. Curtailing the debt is like planting a tree. The best time to do it was ten years ago. The next-best time is now. Mark Hillman served as Senate Majority Leader and State Treasurer.
