The Patriots made the right move in drafting Drake Maye. Now don’t mess it up.

“He has all the natural ability that you want,” Patriots coach Jerod Mayo said.

Unlike Jones, Maye has great size (6 feet 4 inches, 225 pounds), is a great runner (he led North Carolina in rushing in 2022), and has a big arm. Those are attributes that should help him thrive in cold, inclement Foxborough weather.

Maye likes to compare himself to Josh Allen, another big, athletic quarterback who thrives in the cold of Buffalo.

“Can we do some similar things? We’re both big dudes that can throw it around,” Maye said Wednesday in Detroit. “Just looking forward to possibly being closely compared to him.”

In order for Maye to reach Allen’s level, it will take a team effort. That’s where the Patriots failed the last guy.

It certainly wasn’t only the Patriots’ fault that Jones, the 15th overall pick in 2021, fizzled out in three years and was dumped to the Jaguars this offseason for a sixth-round pick. Jones didn’t have the physical talent, on-field leadership, or ability to handle adversity to be the face of an NFL franchise.

But the Patriots also ran a clinic on how not to develop a young quarterback. They gave Jones three offensive coordinators in three years. They gave him a complicated and perhaps outdated offensive scheme. They didn’t give him any game-changers at wide receiver. They didn’t spend big around him in 2022-23 to take advantage of his cheap rookie contract.

Now the old regime is gone, replaced by Mayo and Eliot Wolf, and the Patriots have a chance to right their previous wrongs.

What does that look like? Keeping new offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt for multiple seasons. Using their next few draft picks — Nos. 34 and 68 on Friday night — to get Maye a receiver and a left tackle. Spending real money in free agency in 2025. And not enabling Maye with trips to the owners’ mansion in the Hamptons and other perks not available to the other 52 players on the roster.

Because make no mistake, while Maye is big, athletic, and strong, it’s probably going to take some time for him to develop. If he wants to compare himself to Allen, don’t forget that Allen was a mess his first two seasons, completing just 53 and 59 percent of his passes before blossoming into a superstar in Year 3.

None other than Bill Belichick laid it all out brilliantly on Thursday night while analyzing the draft for ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show.” Belichick noted that Maye has all the talent and physical tools, but he’s only 21 with just two years of starting experience in college.

“A very talented kid — good size, runs well, has a good arm,” Belichick said. “Just, he hasn’t played very much.”

Belichick showed a clip of Maye’s footwork in the pocket.

“Too much hopping around,” Belichick said. “Step up and throw.”

Belichick showed a couple of clips where Maye didn’t pull the trigger on a throw when the receiver was open.

“They’re not going to be more open than that in the NFL,” Belichick said. “He’s kind of quick to bail out of the pocket, and he’s going to have to hang in there a little bit longer and find those receivers ... He’s going to need some work in reading defenses, reading coverages. He’s quick to come off the receiver.”

Maye’s athleticism and running ability can be a major plus, but Belichick showed a clip where it worked against him.

“Too quick to scramble and get out of the pocket,” Belichick said. “Of all the quarterbacks, he was the lowest rated in-the-pocket thrower.”

And Belichick isn’t so sure about the Allen comparisons.

“Drake compares himself a lot to Josh Allen, he’s been doing that for quite awhile,” Belichick said. “We’ll see about that.”

But this didn’t sound like Belichick dumping on a player or his former team. It was honest analysis, and Belichick balanced it out by showing some of Maye’s best attributes.

“This is a kid that can make all the throws,” Belichick said. “He just needs some time and experience.”

That’s where the Patriots organization comes in. They signed Jacoby Brissett this offseason to open training camp as the starter and be a good mentor for a rookie quarterback. They also have Bailey Zappe, who has started eight games in two seasons.

The Patriots don’t need to sit Maye for his entire rookie season. If Maye is clearly the best option after training camp, or at any point during the season, then by all means let him get his education in real time as the starter.

But they built this depth chart specifically to allow themselves to be patient with Maye. Now they need to follow through.

“We’re not sitting here saying that Drake is our starting quarterback,” Mayo said Thursday night. “I think it’s pretty hard to put a timeline on when he will be ready.

“You can talk about potential all you want to – until you reach it, it doesn’t matter.”

Maye brings excitement to Foxborough, and the possibility of being the franchise quarterback for the next 10 years.

Now it’s up to the Patriots to make sure they don’t mess it up this time.

Ben Volin can be reached at ben.volin@globe.com.