Are Patriots gearing up for Drake Maye to start at quarterback? NBC Sports Boston [Video]

FOXBORO — It’s not just that the Patriots are losing. It’s how they’re losing that could spark a change for them at the game’s most important position.

After a 15-10 loss that dropped the Patriots to 1-4 on the season, could head coach Jerod Mayo opt to play Drake Maye as early as this coming Sunday against the Texans at Gillette Stadium? 

Starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett finished the game completing 18 of 34 passes for 160 yards (4.7 per attempt), giving him a passer rating of 65.8.

When Mayo was asked Monday morning to assess Brissett’s play on Sunday, he did nothing to squelch speculation that the Patriots could be looking to make a change.

“It just wasn’t good enough,” Mayo said. “I thought we played well enough defensively and on special teams to win the football game. As the quarterback, and he understands this, he touches the ball on every single play and we didn’t …