The Patriots got their all-important first win out of the way to start the season 1-1.

They face their next test Sunday when Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers come to Foxboro in Week 3.

Patriots fans have questions about DeMario Douglas’ usage, how to fix the defense and much more. Let’s answer them in our weekly mailbag.

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Even more telling than the fact that he has just eight targets in two games is that Drake Maye only threw two him once in Week 2, and he saw his snaps drop from 45 against the Raiders to just 15 against the Dolphins.

It might be too soon to say the Patriots are phasing him out of the offense, but it’s certainly trending that way. Going deeper into the numbers, only 13.3% of his snaps have come on running plays. The Patriots, as a team, are running 33.6%

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