Dan Orlovsky Reveals His Surprising Nfl Mvp Entering Week 9 Slate

A period agone Drake Maye woke up arsenic nan backmost of a 1–2 shot squad and pinch plentifulness of questions astir what type of backmost he could go successful his 2nd NFL play en way an uncertain ceiling. Five wins complete nan past 5 Sundays person moved New England to nan apical of nan AFC East and catapulted Maye into a overmuch different discussion.

"The MVP of nan NFL correct now is Drake Maye," Orlovsky said connected Thursday's Get Up.

Now, they don't springiness nan biggest individual prize successful master shot retired aft 8 weeks of nan play and it'd beryllium beautiful silly if they did. So there's not overmuch tangible Maye tin return distant from this clip to bent successful his rec room. But moreover nan truth that Orlovsky is consenting to opportunity specified a point is nan clearest grounds yet that Maye has entered a brand-new world.

Whether he has nan chops and consistency to proceed inhabiting it remains to beryllium seen.

Orlovsky gave Maye in installments based connected his receiving corps, which features Stefon Diggs coming disconnected an ACL wounded and Kayshon Boutte, positive tight ends that are longer successful their profession than they are young. There is nary uncertainty that nan erstwhile North Carolina merchandise has been awesome to this point, starring nan NFL successful backmost standing and completion percentage. His heavy balls person been majestic and nan mettle he showed successful nan Pats' triumph complete nan Bills—their biggest to this point—suggests nary infinitesimal will beryllium excessively large aliases excessively soon for him.

Still, arsenic improbable arsenic it is that Maye would beryllium identified arsenic nan if-the-season-finished-today MVP, it's moreover much improbable that he wins this point aft each 17 regular play games are played. Patrick Mahomes is backmost successful afloat force. Josh Allen will person a chance to drawback Maye and outplay him pinch nan section apt connected nan line. Jonathan Taylor's numbers are going to beryllium ridiculous.

If Maye does locomotion distant pinch nan honors successful a stunner, he'll person to really gain it.

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