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“Quarterback” star.
“Quarterback” will pay off for Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield.
Any time a quarterback is featured in a high-profile TV documentary, it will raise awareness. And given how Omaha Productions, the Peyton Manning-owned outfit that produced the show is putting a positive spin on all the “Quarterback” subjects, Mayfield might even become a respected if not likeable guy in markets outside Tampa Bay.
It seems it may already be working on “Good Morning Football.”
The show, seen weekday mornings, had a segment on Mayfield and how the panel perceived Mayfield in the series. Former NFL receiver Isaiah Stanback had one word to describe Mayfield.
“Steadfast.”
> “I believe that you have to use the word steadfast,” Stanback said. “Baker Mayfield has been tried and true. He has been through it, but he has been unwavering no matter where he’s been in his career.
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> “You talk about somebody who’s had the Heisman, somebody who was a high draft pick, somebody who was a starter, somebody who didn’t have success, somebody who got benched, somebody who got cut, somebody who got injured, and then somebody who got themselves all the way back in a very competitive position and got his organization to one of the best in the league.
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> “This dude has been through it absolutely all.”
In fact, Stanback said, Mayfield might have a helluva story in his memory bank if he ever wants to make some extra bucks after his career, with all the ups and downs in his career from being a backup in high school to bolting Texas Tech to become a walk-on at Oklahoma and on and on and on.
> “He needs to write a book ASAP,” Stanback said. He’s “like Rocky. But he, to me, is somebody who is very steadfast, and somebody that you can look at and say, ‘You know what? He has been through it all, and he stayed true to who he is, no matter where he’s been, no matter what everybody has had to say about.'”
Joe thinks Stanback has a helluva point. Mayfield is pretty much the same guy he was at Oklahoma. A fighter. A baller. Spills his guts on the field (which both helps and hurts his team). Plays with heart and passion.
Joe doesn’t think anyone could ever say Mayfield has ever half-assed it on the football field. When fans play to see the Bucs play, you know Mayfield will give it 110 percent.
Now, if Mayfield can only start racking up some playoff wins.