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Strengths: Explosive with quick handles and athleticism .
Weaknesses: Small and will struggle against bigger blockers
Strengths: Explosive with quick handles and athleticism .
Weaknesses: Small and will struggle against bigger blockers
He did however nail that short field goal against USC that ended 1986 and his Notre Dame career on a positive note. Two years later those two would meet as the top two teams in the country in a game that sent Notre Dame to the Fiesta Bowl and eventual national championship.
When you think of the 1986 Notre Dame football team you think of Lou Holtz’s first season that started with a near-upset of highly ranked Michigan before some trials and turbulations eventually ended in a 5-6 campaign. It was that final game though, the fifth win that was so memorable and helped turn the tide of the Notre Dame football program.
Taking on No. 17 USC in the Colisuem to close the year, 4-6 Notre Dame trailed by 17 in the fourth quarter before rallying behind quarterback Steve Beuerlein and the following season’s Heisman Trophy winner, Tim Brown. They put the Irish in position to complete the comeback before John Carney sealed the deal.
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John Carney punched the kick through as time expired and Notre Dame won, 38-37 over their biggest rival. It didn’t get the Irish to a bowl game but it did end the season on a high note and for Carney as his final kick for the Irish was a walk-off winner.
Carney gets remembered for being one of the longest tenured legs in the NFL but looking back at his Notre Dame numbers leave a little to be desired. After making 17 of 19 field goals and all 25 extra point attempts in 1984, he made just 34 of 50 field goal attempts the next two seasons and missed five extra points.
He did however nail that short field goal against USC that ended 1986 and his Notre Dame career on a positive note. Two years later those two would meet as the top two teams in the country in a game that sent Notre Dame to the Fiesta Bowl and eventual national championship.
Carney would go on to a great NFL career, playing for eight different franchises between 1987 and 2010, when as a New Orleans Saint he became the third-oldest player to compete in an NFL game. Carney was voted an NFL All-Pro in 1994 and went to a pair of Pro Bowls.
The former Notre Dame and longtime NFL kicker turns 56 today so happy birthday greetings to the man who helped knock off the Trojans and start Lou Holtz’s run of terror on Troy in 1986.
Projecting Drew Brees’ 2020 passing statistics and how they match up with the over/under betting odds.
Looking forward to the 2020 NFL season, it’s time to start breaking down how individual players will do statistically. Today we focus on New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees’ projected passing numbers and how they match up against future odds at BetMGM sportsbook.
Brees is the most prolific and accurate passer in history. He holds the NFL career record for passing yards (77,416) and touchdown passes (547). He had 12 straight seasons of more than 4,000 passing yards (2006-’17), five times eclipsing 5,000-plus yards. However, he threw for less than 4,000 yards the last two seasons as he missed one game in 2018 and five games with a thumb injury last year. His per-game averages would have given him more than 4,250 yards each season if he had played in all 16.
Brees also recorded nine straight seasons with at least 30 touchdown passes from 2008-’16, but failed to reach that many two of the last three seasons.
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Passing Yards: 4099.5 / OVER: -110 / UNDER: -110
Passing Touchdowns: 30.5 / OVER: -110 / UNDER: -110
The key for the 41-year-old Brees’ numbers will be his health. Last season was the first year he missed more than one game since 2003, so he has a history of durability. He has one of the best receivers in football in Michael Thomas, plus the Saints signed free agent WR Emmanuel Sanders. Passing yards should be in abundance again. However, with a running back like Alvin Kamara in goal-to-go situations, it is much more likely the Saints will run the ball. Plus, even with his fantastic numbers, it became clear that Brees’ arm is not what it was. To reach 4,100 passing yards, he will only have to average just a little more than 256 yards per game, lower than any per-game average for Brees since 2005. Even if he misses a game, he would only have to average 273.3 yards per game. For his passing yards, take the OVER.
Touchdown passes are another thing completely. He only had 27 in 2019, but that was in 11 games. Looking at that and his history, you have to also take the OVER for touchdown passes.
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The Seattle Seahawks are likely contenders this season and one of four teams NFL.com’s Marc Sessler believes are playoff-bound or bust.
Are Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers primed for deep playoff runs in 2020? @MarcSessler breaks down the NFC in the aftermath of free agencyhttps://t.co/xCfa82plRZ pic.twitter.com/7DbvFaWAQj
— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) April 19, 2020
The Seattle Seahawks have yet to step on the practice field this spring and are likely headed towards a virtual offseason in light of the coronavirus pandemic that has shut down NFL facilities around the league.
Seahawks general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll are still days away from the 2020 NFL Draft, which will also be completely remote this season.
Still, NFL.com’s Marc Sessler believes Seattle is one of four teams who are playoff bound or bust in 2020.
“I refuse to count out the Seahawks, with Russell Wilson coming off an MVP-caliber campaign,” Sessler writes. “Signing veteran tight end Greg Olsen helps, but concern lingers over a club that produced fewer sacks than all but the Lions, Falcons and Dolphins in 2019 – especially if free agent Jadeveon Clowney winds up elsewhere.”
Regardless, the Seahawks find themselves in impressive company alongside the 49ers, Packers and Saints, who Sessler believes are the other three playoff or bust teams worth watching closely this year.
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The deadline for Taysom Hill to sign his RFA tender is Friday at 4 p.m. ET.
Teams can also sign Hill to an offer sheet before that deadline, but will anyone do it?.
If the Saints don’t match an offer from another team, they will recoup a first-round pick for losing Hill.
If Hill signs the tender and plays for the Saints, he’ll make $4.6 million in 2020
The deadline for Taysom Hill to sign his RFA tender is Friday at 4 p.m. ET.
Teams can also sign Hill to an offer sheet before that deadline, but will anyone do it?.
If the Saints don’t match an offer from another team, they will recoup a first-round pick for losing Hill.
If Hill signs the tender and plays for the Saints, he’ll make $4.6 million in 2020
The deadline for Taysom Hill to sign his RFA tender is Friday at 4 p.m. ET.
Teams can also sign Hill to an offer sheet before that deadline, but will anyone do it?.
If the Saints don’t match an offer from another team, they will recoup a first-round pick for losing Hill.
If Hill signs the tender and plays for the Saints, he’ll make $4.6 million in 2020
The deadline for Taysom Hill to sign his RFA tender is Friday at 4 p.m. ET.
Teams can also sign Hill to an offer sheet before that deadline, but will anyone do it?.
If the Saints don’t match an offer from another team, they will recoup a first-round pick for losing Hill.
If Hill signs the tender and plays for the Saints, he’ll make $4.6 million in 2020
Brandon Marshall believes the Saints’ Super Bowl window is closed.
Their window is closed, I’m sorry. Did you see what happened to their defense last year?, Brandon Marshall.
Marshall also said that Sean Payton “continues to hurt this team”.
Marshall spent about a month with the Saints in 2018 but never appeared in a game
Brandon Marshall believes the Saints’ Super Bowl window is closed.
Their window is closed, I’m sorry. Did you see what happened to their defense last year?, Brandon Marshall.
Marshall also said that Sean Payton “continues to hurt this team”.
Marshall spent about a month with the Saints in 2018 but never appeared in a game
Brandon Marshall believes the Saints’ Super Bowl window is closed.
Their window is closed, I’m sorry. Did you see what happened to their defense last year?, Brandon Marshall.
Marshall also said that Sean Payton “continues to hurt this team”.
Marshall spent about a month with the Saints in 2018 but never appeared in a game
Brandon Marshall believes the Saints’ Super Bowl window is closed.
Their window is closed, I’m sorry. Did you see what happened to their defense last year?, Brandon Marshall.
Marshall also said that Sean Payton “continues to hurt this team”.
Marshall spent about a month with the Saints in 2018 but never appeared in a game
Analyzing the betting odds to be named the NFL’s 2020 MVP, with a look at whether Michael Thomas is worthy of a bet this season.
Do you think New Orleans WR Michael Thomas has what it takes to win the 2020 NFL MVP?
Despite being months away from the NFL season, there are already odds for the 2020 NFL MVP. There are clear favorites and many long shots. Here we look at those MVP futures bets for the coming season and specifically Thomas.
Let’s examine his chances, the BetMGM NFL futures odds around it happening and whether or not Thomas is worth a bet.
The quarterback position dominates the award. A quarterback has won the last seven MVP awards and 12 of the last 13. The last five MVPs have been Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson (2019), Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes (2018), then-New England Patriots’ Tom Brady (2017), Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan (2016) and then-Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton (2015).
These quarterbacks all led their teams to the postseason and almost all led the NFL in some significant passing statistic. Jackson led the league with 36 touchdown passes, while throwing for 3,127 yards and rushing for 1,206 yards. In 2018, Mahomes led the league with 50 passing TDs, while finishing second in passing yards (5,097). in 2017, Brady threw for 32 TDs and an NFL-best 4,577 passing yards.
Meanwhile, a wide receiver has never won the MVP since the Associated Press started handing out the award in 1957.
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Thomas is a long shot at +10000, but is the favorite among all other receivers. Four wideouts check in at +12500. They are Davante Adams (Green Bay Packers), Odell Beckham Jr. (Cleveland Browns), Julio Jones (Atlanta Falcons) and Tyreek Hill (Chiefs).
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In 2019, Thomas set an NFL single-season record with 149 receptions. His 1,725 receiving yards led the league and are the seventh-highest total in any season. He was the biggest offensive weapon on a Saints team that went 13-3 in the regular season and won the NFC South Division.
Unfortunately, history is against Thomas. He set NFL records last season and was the Offensive Player of the Year. However, even if he were to replicate those numbers in 2020, he probably wouldn’t get a single MVP vote. The votes would go to his quarterback, Drew Brees.
While the +10000 offers a payout of 100 times your investment, betting on Thomas is a bet against history.
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There was one thing Brees never did in his time with the Boilermakers, though, and that’s win at Notre Dame Stadium. Here’s the Drew Brees career stat-lines versus the Fighting Irish:
In the wake of the news Drew Brees is heading to NBC Sports and having a role on Notre Dame telecasts once he retires from the NFL, I was curious how Brees fared against Notre Dame in his memorable time at Purdue.
Brees led Purdue to only their second appearance in a Rose Bowl back in 2000, a year he should have been awarded the Heisman Trophy over Chris Weinke if we’re being honest. There was one thing Brees never did in his time with the Boilermakers, though, and that’s win at Notre Dame Stadium. Here’s the Drew Brees career stat-lines versus the Fighting Irish:
Three starts (1998, 1999, 2000)
1-2 win/loss record
60/98 passing, 799 yards, five touchdown passes, four interceptions, one rushing touchdown
The games:
1998 – Notre Dame 31, Purdue 30
Notre Dame fell behind 14-0 and trailed 30-21 with under eight minutes to play before a Jim Sanson field goal with under a minute left eventually won it for the Irish.
Brees: 24 of 26 for 261 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions
1999 – Purdue 28, Notre Dame 23
Notre Dame jumped out to a 10-0 lead in West Lafayette before Brees guided the Boilermakers to victory. He finished the afternoon with a rushing touchdown, a passing touchdown and ran in a two point conversion in the Purdue victory.
Brees: 24 of 40 passing for 317 yards, one touchdown pass, one interception and a two point conversion run
2000 – No. 21 Notre Dame 23, No. 13 Purdue 21
In Godsey We Tust…as long as the defense plays ridiculously well. That’s what happened on this afternoon in 2000 when a Shane Walton pick-six of Brees put the Irish up 14-0 in the first quarter. The Irish wouldn’t find the end-zone again that afternoon but three Nick Setta field goals, one of which came as time expired, did the eventual Big Ten Champions in.
Brees: 13 of 22 passing for 221 yards, two touchdowns and one interception
