How about the NFL’s backup quarterbacks? If there’s one general rule I’ll take away from Week 4 of the season, it’s to simply stop overreacting to teams forced to roll out a backup.
We already know what Cooper Rush has done for the Cowboys, going 4-0 in his chances to play. But the Patriots also got good enough performances from Brian Hoyer and Bailey Zappe to push the Packers to the brink of a loss. And Andy Dalton almost beat the Vikings in London. All three teams covered their spreads. The Giants also covered, and they played without a QB for a short period. The public heavily backed the spread of teams playing against backups, but those guys are keeping their teams in games.
