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Baker Mayfield is that guy plus 5,500 that dark horse... He's got the talent around him to do it. He certainly got the, Hey, it's, it's now or never kind of feeling.

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Darkest dark horse at +5500; contract year with elite weapons and media profile.

Tony Ayo identifies Baker Mayfield as a dark horse MVP candidate at plus-5,500 odds—the darkest of dark horses. He argues Mayfield is statistically capable (threw for 4,541 yards two years ago, which is an MVP-caliber line), is playing for a contract at a critical fork-in-the-road moment, and could easily win his division and make the playoffs if the Buccaneers put together a good season. Mayfield has talent around him (Godwin, McMillan, and depth in the receiving corps), though it's harder without Mike Evans. Mayfield is also a visible, established media figure (All-State commercial guy, household name), which is crucial for an MVP award that is fundamentally a media award.

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