UNC’s Brown wants ‘flawless offense’ for Maye

Andrea Adelson, ESPN

• Elder WriterJul 27, 2023, 05:15 PM ET Close ACC press reporter.
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• Graduate of the University of Florida.CHARLOTTE, N.C.– North Carolina coach Mack Brown made offensive personnel changes with two goals in mind: put quarterback Drake Maye in position to have a fantastic season and maximize his NFL draft future.To that end, Brown hired Chip Lindsey as offensive planner, previous Browns coach Freddie Kitchens as tight ends coach and previous NFL quarterback coach Clyde Christensen as a volunteer offensive expert– the latter fresh off 4 years in Tampa Bay, 3 of which were invested with Tom Brady.Editor’s Picks 1 Related With fall practice set to start next week, Brown informed ESPN Thursday during ACC Kickoff he recently asked the 3 coaches to put their ideas together to get a “flawless offense” in location.

“I have actually got [Maye] a great deal of workforce because room, and now what we’ve got to do is ensure all of them do what’s best for him, that is for that reason best for our offense,” Brown said. “I have actually challenged them over the summer to ensure that we put all of our concepts together and get a perfect offense on the field rather of a bunch of ideas from a bunch of actually intense men.

“We can’t do that. We got to be one. We can’t be 3 various minds.”

Maye heads into this season as a possible No. 1 overall draft pick and a Heisman Prize candidate. ESPN draft expert Jordan Reid currently has Maye going third total in his summertime mock draft, and the second quarterback taken behind USC’s Caleb Williams.When asked whether he has actually heard the talk about him and Williams as possible No. 1 selects, Maye acknowledged he had, but tried to deflect that discussion and focus on the upcoming season.” It’s difficult to truly fathom

it because you dream of that, one day hearing your name on phase, but at the end of the day, we have actually just got to win games, “Maye stated.”The personal accolades will include winning games.” Drake Maye was called ACC player of the year last season. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)

Last season, Maye led North Carolina to the ACC championship game while setting single-season school records for passing backyards (4,321), conclusions (342) and attempts (517 ), making ACC Player of the Year honors and ending up being a Freshman All-American.

However the Tar Heels also struggled down the stretch, losing 4 straight– consisting of 39-10 to Clemson in the ACC title game. Maye threw 4 of his seven interceptions of the season in those four losses, and did not strike the 300-yard passing mark in any of those games.When offensive organizer Phil Longo left for Wisconsin, Brown knew his offensive coordinator hire would be essential, so he included Maye while doing so. Lindsey concerns North Carolina from UCF, and runs a comparable offense to Longo, but is expected to put more of an emphasis on the running game.” What I looked for was a fantastic instructor. I searched for someone who matched Drake’s character,”Brown said.”I looked for somebody who would keep the exact same death game because it’s truly great, however likewise a person that was running the ball better than we were and that would assist us with the protections as well.”So this simply fit completely, and thank goodness.

When I had Drake speak with him separate from me, if Drake had called and stated ‘I do not like him, ‘we’ve got an issue. “For his part, Maye stated he is feeling great

heading into fall camp with the method their relationship has actually developed.”This summer’s been excellent,”Maye stated.” We’re discovering our identity and honing in on plays. He’s done a terrific job of kind of asking me what I like and what I don’t like, so he’s an ideal coach a quarterback desires a play for. He’s not the one doing the playing, so he’s got to know what I like. Since at the end of day, I’m the one out there performing it.”Maye said he has spent time

rewatching last season’s games to discover ways to improve as well, like identifying plays where he could have reduced damage by tossing the ball away and not taking a sack or not requiring the ball into place he couldn’t get it.” Feeling in one’s bones that leadership-wise, it’s my group. As a quarterback, you’re put in that function, and I have actually welcomed that function, “Maye included.