Tag: NFL QBs

Comparing every starting QB to a different rapper

Raiders writer Maliik Obee, better known as @NFLMaliik on Twitter, compared every current starting quarterback in the league to a different hip-hop artist with an explanation for each.

The start of the NFL’s 2020 regular season is still a few weeks away and without a preseason, there isn’t much for fans to talk about other than training camp practice highlights.

Sometimes we rely on player comparisons to fill the void. But who says we have to restrict our comparisons to a single sport, or even the same genre?

Writer Maliik Obee, better known as @NFLMaliik on Twitter, compared every current starting quarterback to a different hip-hop artist. Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan was described as rapper Freddie Gibbs:

There’s some other really interesting comparisons that Falcons fans will enjoy, especially this savagely accurate description Saints QB Taysom Hill.

Check out the rest of Obee’s QB/rapper comparisons below.

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Who will start at QB for the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1?

Projecting the Week 1 starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, with NFL futures betting odds and picks.

The Dallas Cowboys suddenly face a quarterback controversy of their own creation after QB Andy Dalton was signed to a bargain free-agent deal while incumbent starter Dak Prescott threatens a holdout due to the franchise tag. Below, we focus on which quarterback will be the Cowboys’ Week 1 starter and the NFL futures betting odds from BetMGM sportsbook.

Dallas Cowboys: QB depth chart

  • Prescott (-2000): Has guided the Cowboys to a record of 40-24 without missing a start in four seasons since being chosen in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Threw for a career-high 4,902 yards and 30 touchdowns in 2019 with a modest 11 interceptions.
  • Dalton (+600): Signed a one-year, $3 million deal and could be worth up to $7 million after being released by the Cincinnati Bengals. Owns a 70-61-2 record over a nine-year career with three Pro Bowl appearances. Threw just 16 touchdowns against 14 interceptions over 13 games in 2019.
  • Ben DiNucci (+4000): Seventh-round pick of the 2020 NFL Draft out of James Madison.
  • Clayton Thorson (+5000): Fifth-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2019 NFL Draft.
  • Cam Newton (+5000): Top remaining free-agent QB following his release from the Carolina Panthers.

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Dallas Cowboys’ Week 1 starter: Best bet

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Odds last updated Wednesday, May 6 at 12:20 p.m. ET.

Prescott is rightfully the odds-on favorite to retain his starting job for America’s Team. He’s coming off the best season of his young career and is the centerpiece of one of the NFL’s best offensive trios along with RB Ezekiel Elliott and WR Amari Cooper. While the other two recently received mega-extensions, Prescott is set to play the 2020 season on the one-year franchise tag for $31.4 million.

There’s no value in betting Prescott with a $10 bet returning a profit of just $0.50.

With the threat of Prescott holding out in favor of a long-term contract, DALTON is worth at least a small wager at +600 to take the Cowboys’ first snap of the 2020 season. He’s a very capable NFL starter and the same $10 bet will return a profit of $60. Back Dalton, or sit this one out.

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Who will start at QB for the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1?

Projecting the Week 1 starting quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Los Angeles Chargers have a veteran quarterback on their roster in Tyrod Taylor, and they drafted their quarterback of the future in Justin Herbert with the sixth overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. They will enter the 2020 season with someone other than Philip Rivers as their starting quarterback for the first time since 2005.

Below, we focus on which quarterback will be the Chargers’ Week 1 starter tied around NFL futures betting odds from BetMGM sportsbook.

Los Angeles Chargers: QB depth chart

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Odds last updated Tuesday, April 28 at 1:30 p.m. ET.

The Chargers have three quarterbacks on their roster. Here are their odds of starting in Week 1.

  • Tyrod Taylor -278
  • Justin Herbert +220
  • Easton Stick +4000

Free-agent QB Cam Newton is also listed as a possibility at +2200.

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Los Angeles Chargers’ Week 1 starter: Best bets

Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn has been public in his support of Taylor. He was with the team last season and knows the offense; however, the Chargers did use the No. 6 pick in the draft to select Herbert, and he is expected to be their quarterback of the future.

With the league expected to have a shortened offseason with much fewer reps on the field, it’s becoming more likely Herbert will be eased into a starting role as the season progresses. While Kyler Murray was given the starting job from Day 1 for the Arizona Cardinals in 2019, other young quarterbacks have eased into their jobs.

Daniel Jones and Dwayne Haskins started on the bench in 2019 for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins, respectively. Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield, Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, then-Cardinals QB Josh Rosen and Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen took over later in the 2018 season.

While there isn’t much value in the bet, betting TAYLOR (-278) will take the first snap of the season for the Chargers is the best play. Don’t waste time with Stick or Newton. With both Herbert and Taylor, the Chargers won’t even consider a free-agent addition.

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