FOXBORO — Drake Maye and Josh McDaniels still are in the early days of their all-important quarterback/play-caller relationship. But McDaniels believes they’re off to an excellent start.

The Patriots offensive coordinator raved Thursday about Maye’s ability to decipher and convey what he sees on the field. He’s already seen noticeable improvement from the second-year QB, McDaniels said, and expects that trend to continue.

“He’s as easy to talk to as anybody we have,” McDaniels said when asked about the process of “building a game relationship” with Maye. “He sees the game very, very well. The conversations you have are accurate. If you ask him a question, you’re going to get the right answer. It’s not maybe the best answer that we could have done, but he knows exactly what took place on

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