Brian Hoyer knows a thing or two about playing with MVP-caliber quarterbacks. After all, he was front and center in New England when Tom Brady was ruling the NFL's quarterback kingdom with the Patriots.
When it comes to national pundits downplaying current Patriots' signal-caller Drake Maye's play, Hoyer is tired of hearing it.
Maye's current numbers - 1,744 passing yards, 12 touchdowns to just two interceptions, and a 75.2 completion percentage - scream MVP candidate. Yes, the season is only seven games old and the Patriots have a long way to go, starting with Sunday's home game against Cleveland, but it's impossible to deny that Maye is performing at an elite level.
MVP candidate and no one can tell me I’m crazy for saying that. https://t.co/RZeRctCYCU
— Brian Hoyer (@bhoyer7) October 19, 2025
When you add in Maye's rushing touchdowns, he's accounted for 14 TDs this year, and he hasn't turned the football over since Week 3. Hoyer is not crazy, and it's time for the rest of the league to buy into what Maye and the Patriots are doing.
Brian Hoyer's words aren't just a hot take anymore because Drake Maye is an MVP candidate
It would be easy for outsiders to dismiss Hoyer's thoughts as a hot take from someone who spent the bulk of his career in a Patriots uniform. But the truth of the matter is, the stats do not lie.
New England swung and missed at the quarterback position for five years with the likes of Cam Newton and Mac Jones, and hoped to hit a home run in 2024 when they took Maye with the third overall pick.
It took some growing pains, coaching changes, and an upgraded roster, but the Patriots are proving Hoyer's thoughts to be a profit as they near the halfway point of the regular season.
When it comes to Maye's quarterback class, national pundits continue to rank Jayden Daniels ahead of him, but Maye is quickly closing ground on the Commanders' signal caller. It won't be a shock if Maye leapfrogs Daniels by the end of this season, especially if the Patriots continue to be at or near the top of the AFC East and Washington continues to struggle.
The MVP race is typically murky in mid-October, but by November, it slowly becomes clearer. And the Patriots have a guy under center who needs to be taken seriously in that conversation.