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The Rams have a very good o-line. RG is the only position they don't have a solid starter at. Whitworth and Saffold are pro bowl caliber guys, Havenstein is an improving young player, and Sullivan is a steady presence in the middle. Its not 2015 Dallas good, but its top-10 in the NFL.
You're probably right. Montana was an MVP and he missed three games one year, but I don't believe it was the final three. Wentz was the front-runner when he went down, but I doubt he'll get it now.
Opie Taylor was never winning this year anyway. Not because he didn't deserve consideration but Peyton Manning has five(?) MVPs and Tom Brady has two. This one is a lifetime achievement MVP.
The NFL doesn't care about defense. Hasn't in years...
OMG. Opie Taylor. That's hilarious. No really. It is. If you keep calling him unclever nicknames, maybe it will make Dak Prescott become good again. Best of luck to you.
That's the only reason why I think Wentz has a tiny chance. At the time of his injury. it was between him, Brady, and Wilson. Neither Brady nor Wilson have played at an MVP level since Wentz went down. So even though Wentz stopped producing due to injury, neither of the guys in contention did anything to pull ahead. In fact, Wentz' injury even strengthened the case that he was the most valuable.
IMO, Wentz would need to have been on a record breaking pace to win MVP missing 3 games. I believe the only advantage he held over Brady at the time was in TD passes.
If Brady does win it, he'll be 1 of only 5 guys to win 3 MVP's. The other 4 are:
I'm not sure that's true. The years Manning won MVP, Brady wasn't really in the running.
If we want to play the what if game, the Manning Brothers knocked the Patriots out of the playoffs 5 times (Peyton's teams prevented Brady from going to 3 more Super Bowls.)
Not true. That team is LOADED with talent on both sides of the ball. Only Jeff Fisher could hold them back.
Running backs are so much easier to replace than QBs. I'm not saying that the Rams backup could do all the things that Gurley did, but it's really tough to consider a RB for most valuable. Look at Spencer Ware going down. Hunt replaces him and was immediately a monster. Ty Montgomery goes down, Aaron Jones is just as good.. He goes down and Williams steps right in. A truly elite QB is irreplaceable. (Check out the Packers and eagles this season for examples)
Ummmmm did you just Gurley to Specer Ware? Seriously? The Rams had nothing behind Gurely, and the Pats have a quality QB behind Brady. Brady had an OK year.....hardly Elite. If you gave his same stats to say Drew Stanton (I know not likely) would he be in the MVP hunt? I doubt it. I love Brady, but 1/2 of his consideration is the fact that he is the GOAT. While I agree, his year was not more impressive then Gurley's. Heck it's not even close to being his best year.
I'm comparing the running back position to the quarterback position. Morris had a better ypc when he played than Elliott did. RB is not a very difficult position to replace. Where an injured QB can immediately destroy a team's playoff hopes. (see Rodgers and Watson. And, I would imagine, Philly's playoff performances) To suggest the Rams wouldn't make the playoffs without Gurley is silly. They are loaded. Gurley is great and had a great year. I just have a hard time giving the award to a quarterback. I guess with Wentz getting hurt and Wilson and Brady cooling off the last few games, you could throw his name into the mix. I'm sure he'll get votes. But I'd be shocked if he's the MVP.
I don't think there is much debate that QB is the most important position in football so if that is your primary factor in determining MVP just give it to the QB with the highest rating and be done with it.
if drew Stanton was able to lead his team to a 13-3 record and had the same stats yes he would be in the hunt.
It's a pretty big factor and rightfully so. If Gurley played better the middle 8 games of the year and wound up with 2500+ yards then this might be a different discussion.
Awesome, another know it all that wants to feel special by teaching the uninformed masses....I can't wait to hear this. Please enlighten us your highness
Thus why I asked earlier if we are debating who will actually win or who are other candidates besides Brady.
Not gonna penalyze Brady for things out of his control. Rather reward him for taking care of things that are in his control.
That's fair. Flip side is his team seems to score poorly in the first couple quarters. That's why they are always losing in the 4th.
