FOXBORO — Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is quickly learning that heavy is the head that wears the crown.

Maye has taken an enormous second-year leap as one of the NFL’s top MVP candidates, and with that status comes more criticism.

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Last week, it was Stephen A. Smith and Cam Newton taking shots at Maye. Now, Giants pass rusher Brian Burns is weighing in with what appears to be criticism masked as praise, or vice versa.

On Tuesday, Burns said he wasn’t “really too sure yet about how quick (Maye) is to process everything” and said the Patriots quarterback “does seem to be poised — maybe a little too poised — in the pocket.”

What exactly does that mean?

“I feel like, at times, he’s so caught up in making the right play or getting so caught up in his routes downfield, h

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