The Patriots are subbing Jacoby Brissett for Drake Maye as the season turns around

Drake Maye's time has come.

The Patriots plan to use the rookie quarterback this Sunday against the Texans, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports.

Jacoby Brissett was the team's starter in the first five games, in which the Patriots went 4-1.

There were rumors that Maye would beat out Brissett for the starting job to open the season, but head coach Jerod Mayo has held off thus far, likely in large part because the Patriots' offensive line leaves the quarterback vulnerable to hits.

Brissett's most recent outing, in which he completed 18 of 34 pass attempts for 160 with no touchdowns, was seemingly a breaking point.

“It just wasn’t good enough,” Mayo told reporters on Monday. “I thought we played well enough defensively and on special teams to win the football game. As a quarterback – and he understands this – he touches the ball every single play and we didn't win the game or score enough points to win the game. I think he would have the same opinion that it wasn’t good enough.”

Brissett's performance this season, coupled with Maye's preseason appearance and reports from practice, led a reporter from the Patriots' digital group to say that the team was on the verge of a “mutiny.”

“There’s a mutiny in this locker room right now,” Evan Lazar said on the “Catch 22” podcast he co-hosts on Patriots.com.

“And I don’t want to be an alarmist or (exaggerate) … I don’t. But I was in the locker room after the game on Sunday.”

When asked about those comments on WEEI on Monday, Brissett said, “(This is) terrible reporting (by) someone who has no idea what he's talking about.”

Brissett has averaged less than 140 yards throwing per game this season.

Maye was on mop-up duty during the Patriots' loss to the Jets on September 19, completing four of his eight pass attempts for 22 yards.