Drake Maye has been compared to plenty of Pro Football Hall of Famers despite being just two years in.

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, though, referenced a Baseball Hall of Famer in an analogy pertaining to the second-year quarterback.

When asked if Maye’s accuracy was a product of coaching and development or sheer talent, Vrabel name-dropped four-time Cy Young winner Greg Maddux.

“I think probably a little bit of both,” said Vrabel, crediting the coaching of offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and quarterbacks coach Ashton Grant as well as Maye’s innate ability.

Maye leads the NFL in on-target percentage (79.5 percent).

“It’s like a pitcher,” Vrabel said. “I don’t know if there’s a pitching coach that taught Greg Maddux how to paint the plate and put the ball wherever he wanted.

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