Kendrick Bourne

Benched for whatever reason in Week 10, the Pats decided today they would rather develop Drake Maye than their young pass catchers. Veteran Bourne provided a tough pair of veteran hands, including on his nine-yard end zone grab to get the scoring started in the first quarter. Bourne is a rugged player who is an asset to all quarterbacks, but it rarely translates to WR4 value in fantasy. He's best left on benches -- or waiver wires -- for Week 12 vs. Jalen Ramsey's Dolphins.

Douglas led the Patriots' receiver corps in targets, but Hunter Henry drew more overall looks. Douglas also got out-gained by an un-benched Kendrick Bourne. Maxed out as a low-upside, PPR-based WR4, Douglas is the kind of player who "feels" like he should be rostered, but can also be cut loose in stretch-run business decisions.

Patriots QB Drake Maye threw for 282 yards, two TDs, and one INT in the Week 11 loss to the Rams. He completed a season-high 75% of his passes and averaged 7.1 yards per attempt. Maye hooked up with WR Kendrick Bourne and OL Vederian Lowe for the TDs. His INT came on an overthrow down the middle of the field with less than two minutes to go. Maye added 27 rushing yards on three carries.

The rookie added three carries for 27 yards, also losing a fumble. It was the second time in three weeks Maye was called upon for 40-plus attempts. On the one hand, it's great that the Patriots' coaching staff has that much trust in the rookie. On the other, it's not so great when your "top weapons" are Hunter Henry and sometimes Pop Douglas, sometimes Kendrick Bourne. Maye did spread the ball around, finding a whopping six different pass catchers for at least four grabs. His decision-making wasn't always great, but it was more from a "when not to take a hit" perspective. As a passer, Maye is processing quickly for a first-year starter. The positives are vastly outweighing the negatives. He simply has to do a better job protecting himself. A Dolphins road trip is on tap for Week 12.

Bourne, the eight-year veteran, didn't play last week as the Patriots have a logjam at receiver.