5 days ago: Trey Lance has cost $7m per start. Is there any hope of reclaiming a once hyped prospect?
Quarterbacks such as Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield have gone from busts to MVP candidates. The Chargers backup is in the ideal place to make a similar journeyThe development path for young NFL quarterbacks is brutal. They get lobbed in at the deep end as franchises try to figure out if their investment was worth it, before being tossed overboard if things go wrong. The league eats its young. The path from potential franchise starter to career backup – or out of the league – has never been shorter.And that path has been expedited almost by design. In part, that’s due to the rookie pay...

13 days ago: Baker Mayfield Gets Bittersweet Update on Bucs Career After NFL Refs’ Unfair Decisions
Baker Mayfield has been putting up MVP numbers since the start of the season. Even in a year packed with elite quarterback performances, he’s managed to stand out. But Monday night’s loss to the Detroit Lions was easily his roughest outing of the season, and people are wondering: Did that game just dent his MVP […]The post Baker Mayfield Gets Bittersweet Update on Bucs Career After NFL Refs’ Unfair Decisions appeared first on EssentiallySports.

13 days ago: Week 8 NFL QB Rankings: Dak Prescott & Patrick Mahomes Rise as Baker Mayfield Dethroned
Week 7 of the NFL season is done and dusted, and it’s that time of the week when we start power ranking just about everything. We already pumped out our team power rankings, so today, we’re going to give you our power rankings for all 32 NFL starting quarterbacks. Here are my Week 7 rankings […]The post Week 8 NFL QB Rankings: Dak Prescott & Patrick Mahomes Rise as Baker Mayfield Dethroned appeared first on EssentiallySports.