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Baker Mayfield in season opening win vs. Commanders: 24-30, 289 yards, 4 TDs no picks

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The Patriots are finalizing a deal to send quarterback Mac Jones to the Jaguars, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Sunday.

Books have Stroud as heavy favorite to win OROTY. Part of it is his statistical performance, part of it is how good the tape looks, and part of it is Houston's record. If Houston's defense was worse or the close games swung the other way off say a RB mispay, is Stroud still OROY? Puka and Gibbs are the distant contenders.

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I get that he has a lot of great weapons around him, which helps; and people like to talk about yards after carry to buffer his stats. But even if you take that away, he’s still number 1 in air yards per attempt. And the only 3 losses he had came when he was missing a primary target AND critical pass protection from Trent Williams.

The one time in his NFL career that he had an opportunity to lead a game winning drive against the Browns, he put them in a position to win, were it not for the missed FG. And he performed amazingly well in the two playoff games he was able to finish. I mean, if not for the drop, this play shows just how much he balls out when needed.

For those of us who have been watching the 49ers week in and week out for the last few years, Purdy turned this offense around. They were really good before, but as soon as Jimmy went down that last time, the offense immediately shifted into a higher gear. It’s clear that he’s not simply being carried by the talent around him.

What am I missing?