Drake Maye’s matching what Tom Brady did, but he still has a warning for the New England Patriots.

The New England Patriots have won three in a row to match their entire win total from last season, just six games into the 2025 campaign, but quarterback Drake Maye only has one thing to say about the winning run. It’s something Patriots great Tom Brady might have said.

Maye, who was efficiency personified during the 25-19 win over the New Orleans Saints at the Caesars Superdome on Sunday, October 12, told reporters “We’ve got more work to do but it feels good to get in the win column consistently,” per Chad Graff of The Athletic.

That’s a warning of sorts to his teammates not to get too far ahead of themselves. Maye doubled down on those words of caution by bluntly telling the media, including Graff, “Let’s go get win No. 5. Last year is in the past.”

It makes sense not to make too much of equalling 2024’s entries into the win column. After all, the Pats made just four of them, but winning three-straight this year feels different.

What it feels like is an endorsement of Maye’s status as a would-be franchise quarterback. He strengthened his case for justifying such lofty status by helping the Patriots do something they haven’t done since Brady, arguably the greatest to ever play football’s most important position, was at the controls, according to Graff.

Maye’s no-nonsense postgame comments evoked memories of Brady for the Patriots.

Drake Maye Evoked Memories of Tom Brady

Brady won six Super Bowls with the Patriots because of intangibles. X-factors like a ruthless pursuit of victories, none more important than the next win.

It feels as though Maye channelled TB12 with his business-first response to a rare three-game winning streak for the Patriots in recent years. That’s a sign of Maye’s growing maturity, but he should also pay attention to another facet of Brady’s aura.

Namely, how Brady did whatever the game required of him, even if it meant he wasn’t the star attraction. That team-first, opponent-specific approach made Brady a relentless QB1, and so did staying focused through adversity.

Maye had to do that in New Orleans when faced with some shocking officiating calls that went against the Pats. He could’ve become despondent and petulant, but instead, 23-year-old Maye embraced his role as the leader by continuing to make plays in the clutch.

His best contributions netted a trio of touchdown passes, but Maye wasn’t flawless. Like a true pro, he’s holding onto one costly mistake.

Patriots Leader Committed to Self-Improvement

There’s something Brady-esque about Maye admitting “he’s mad at himself for the delay of game the Patriots took on the goal line in the second half, and that he needs to do a better job of keeping an eye on the clock,” per 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Alex Barth.

The Patriots became a compounding victory machine and flirted with perfection because Brady was never satisfied. He continue to elevate standards, even after the most statistic-heavy performances, and Maye is adopting a similar mindset based on his reference to a gaffe with the clock.

Situational football was the mantra of this franchise during the vintage Brady years. It’s also a time period when Mike Vrabel became a three-time Super Bowl winner as a productive outside linebacker and prolific goal-line tight end.

Vrabel knows the importance of getting the details right, so he won’t let Maye overlook the lesson of wasting vital yards at the business end of the field. Fortunately for Vrabel, Maye wants to get better.

The third-overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft isn’t Brady. Maye’s his own man and his own quarterback, but he’s already matching some of the game’s best and developing in a way Brady would surely appreciate.