Dave Canales, QB Coach last year for Geno Smith, is credited with Smith's career resurgence.
Last season Smith was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year while also earning his first Pro Bowl appearance.
This year, Canales is Baker Mayfield’s Offensive Coordinator with the Bucs.
Sure it’s only been two weeks, but Baker has 490 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.
Josh Harris calls Dave Canales a 3rd down wizard.
Baker Mayfield’s odds to win Comeback Player of the year are +2500.
The favorite for the Comeback Player of the Year is Damar Hamlin (-115 via DraftKings). Story wise it makes sense. Hamlin reclaimed his backup role behind starters Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer
Tua Tagovailoa is the second favorite to win Comeback Player Of The Year with +300 odds on Fanduel.
Interestingly, Tua is the favorite to be the NFL MVP (+500). Opening odds were +1000.
The last 10 winners of the NFL MVP award have been quarterbacks.
Since 2001, only 3 non-quarterbacks have won NFL MVP – all were running backs.
Since 2001, every NFL MVP winner was on a team that won at least 11 games. Adrian Peterson’s MVP season was the only exception, with the Vikings winning 10 games in 2012.
Numbers
12: 12 straight losses for the Bears while allowing at least 25 points. That's an NFL first.
22: On Sunday, the Colts’ QB (Anthony Richardson( and Texans’ QB (C.J. Stroud) off made for the NFL’s youngest QB matchup ever. The two rookies are both under 22 years old.
7: That’s the seventh fourth-quarter comeback of Daniel Jones’ career. He overcame an 18-point deficit in his first ever start. He and the Giants erased a 21-point Cardinals lead with an injury to Saquon Barkley on a short week.
2 [TRIVIA]: The last time Washington started the season 2-0, who was their starting QB?
Quotes
“Literally, last week before the game I was struggling. Then I was struggling real bad. I couldn’t stop crying. I called my wife and some of the coaches checked in on me. Then like out of the blue, everything just went away...”
“I mean, I only got four touches. That’s why we struggled. We just got down early today and just abandoned the run.”
"I mean, nah... but it's all good. I love Jim."
Brock Purdy was asked if Jimmy G ever shared his QB sneak secrets with him
"Fourteen straight is unacceptable. That's unacceptable. I'm 0-2 against them. That's unacceptable."
"Tell me about it."
DJ Moore responding to Devin White when he tells him the Bears aren't using him right
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Picks
Thursday, 9/21 @ 8:15pm
Giants (+10.5) at 49ers (U44)
Under has 55% of the bets and 72% of the money (+12%)
Per Action Network, Week 3 Dogs are 56-34 (62%) ATS record dating back to 2005 when fitting in this criteria:
Record
ATS: 6-3 (+3.27u)
O/U: 2-3 (-0.73u)
Highlights
Bucs Punter , Jake Camarda, is arguably the fastest and most athletic punter in the NFL.
He saved Tampa from a disastrous blocked-FG touchdown by recovering the loose ball,
DeVonta Smith Mic’d Up during Justin Jefferson’s touchback
Micah Parsons dominates the Jets in Week 2