Drake Maye and Michael Penix Jr . found themselves in the crosshairs entering Week 4. Both of these 2024 first-rounders came into the weekend with their teams teetering a bit at 1-2. Not only that, but each of them had a role to play in their clubs falling under .500, which allowed an uneasy feeling to begin to fester about their status as "the guy" for their respective franchise.

For instance, Maye's Patriots were reeling after a Week 3 defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers , where the young quarterback threw an interception along with a back-breaking fourth-quarter fumble. Meanwhile, Penix's showing was even worse. He also recorded two turnovers (both interceptions) and completed just half of his throws as the Falcons were shut out by the Carolina Panthers . Ugly.

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