Dak Prescott Finished Second in NFL MVP Votes According to the Associated Press

[DallasEast]

The Associated Press' voters decide which player is named as the National Football League's Most Valuable Player. The voting process is as follows:

The AP NFL Awards recognize the season’s top performers with honors including AP Most Valuable Player – a distinction AP has handed out since 1957 – and AP Coach of the Year. They are voted on by a nationwide panel of 50 sports journalists who cover the league.​

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Voters will rank their top five picks for MVP and top three picks for other awards. They will also rank their choices for first and second team All-Pro – the best players at each position. This process will more seamlessly allow for AP to name second and third-place finishers. (link)​

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The voting for the 2023 NFL Most Valuable Player selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of media: (Voting is on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis) (link)​

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Thus, last season's MVP voting broke down as follows:

This thread was not created to silence opinions Dak Prescott finished second, third, fourth, etc. It is emphasizing the AP's deciding factor of ranking MVP choices is total points according to how all votes were cast per representative. I think it is important for discussion since neither the league nor fans decides who gets the trophy and who finished behind the winner. It is the AP.

A couple of talking points as it pertains to Prescott:

• All 50 AP representatives did not vote for him as their first choice for MVP
• Prescott and the 49ers' Christian McCaffrey finished with the same number of AP representatives voting for them as their second choices
• Lamar Jackson's total points (493) totally overshadows Prescott's total (152) but Prescott and third-place MVP McCaffrey's total (147) was extremely slim (5 points)
• 13 out of remaining 50 AP representatives voted for Prescott as their third choice for MVP--edging out McCaffrey (12)
• The remaining AP representative voted for Josh Allen as a first-ballot MVP but more AP voters choose Prescott over him as their second (17 to 5) and third-place (13 to 11) MVP choices

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

We should get this stickied with how many people think Josh Allen got 2nd place…..

 

[Zekeats]

Where did he finish in the post season?

 

[Typhus]

The Associated Press' voters decide which player is named as the National Football League's Most Valuable Player. The voting process is as follows:

The AP NFL Awards recognize the season’s top performers with honors including AP Most Valuable Player – a distinction AP has handed out since 1957 – and AP Coach of the Year. They are voted on by a nationwide panel of 50 sports journalists who cover the league.​

​

Voters will rank their top five picks for MVP and top three picks for other awards. They will also rank their choices for first and second team All-Pro – the best players at each position. This process will more seamlessly allow for AP to name second and third-place finishers. (link)​

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The voting for the 2023 NFL Most Valuable Player selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of media: (Voting is on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis) (link)​

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Thus, last season's MVP voting broke down as follows:

This thread was not created to silence opinions Dak Prescott finished second, third, fourth, etc. It is emphasizing the AP's deciding factor of ranking MVP choices is total points according to how all votes were cast per representative. I think it is important for discussion since neither the league nor fans decides who gets the trophy and who finished behind the winner. It is the AP.

A couple of talking points as it pertains to Prescott:

• All 50 AP representatives did not vote for him as their first choice for MVP
• Prescott and the 49ers' Christian McCaffrey finished with the same number of AP representatives voting for them as their second choices
• Lamar Jackson's total votes (493) totally overshadows Prescott's total (152) but Prescott and third-place MVP McCaffrey's total (147) was extremely slim (5 votes)
• 13 out of remaining 50 AP representatives voted for Prescott as their third choice for MVP--edging out McCaffrey (12)
• The remaining AP representative voted for Josh Allen as a first-ballot MVP but more AP voters choose Prescott over him as their second (17 to 5) and third-place (13 to 11) MVP choices

Why wouldn't Mahome be numero uno, these lists are always entertaining and worth the time to read.
It's the amount of time you spend afterwards while running the numbers through your head for the rest of the day that is most frustrating.

 

[DallasEast]

Why wouldn't Mahome be numero uno

A good question to pose each AP representative--if anyone had a list and contact info for all 50 of them to asked them their thoughts.

 

[Typhus]

Lamar getting some serious love with this one, he is pretty valuable to the Ravens but this list was all about Lamar.

 

[Typhus]

A good question to pose each AP representative--if anyone had a list and contact info for all 50 of them to asked them their thoughts.

Would create a 500 page thread.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Why wouldn't Mahome be numero uno, these lists are always entertaining and worth the time to read.
It's the amount of time you spend afterwards while running the numbers through your head for the rest of the day that is most frustrating.

Because Mahomes wasn’t very good in the regular season.

 

[805BoysInBlue]

Where did he finish in the post season?

Same can be said for every other person not named Mahomes on that list.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Why wouldn't Mahome be numero uno, these lists are always entertaining and worth the time to read.
It's the amount of time you spend afterwards while running the numbers through your head for the rest of the day that is most frustrating.

Because Mahomes was average-at-best during the regular season. The AP MVP Vote is for accomplishments made during the regular season only.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Lamar getting some serious love with this one, he is pretty valuable to the Ravens but this list was all about Lamar.

He won it when he beat the 9ers. It was Dak, Purdy and Lamar and Purdy and Dak lost key matchups down the stretch.

 

[DallasEast]

Where did he finish in the post season?

I do not believe the AP has a playoff MVP award.

 

[acr731]

Clearly the post season isn't taken into consideration by the voters. If it was Dak would have fewer votes than Myles Garrett.

 

[DallasEast]

Clearly the post season isn't taken into consideration by the voters.

Of course. The award is their opinion of regular season performance.

 

[805BoysInBlue]

Clearly the post season isn't taken into consideration by the voters. If it was Dak would have fewer votes than Myles Garrett.

So would have Jackson.

 

[Typhus]

He won it when he beat the 9ers. It was Dak, Purdy and Lamar and Purdy and Dak lost key matchups down the stretch.

Indeed, and I understand, when we are talking most valuable player to a franchise than Lamar will certainly be in the top candidates, was just noticing the large margin between Lamar and anyone else.

 

[acr731]

Of course. The award is their opinion of regular season performance.

They should wait until after the season ends to pass out awards like this. Being #2 isn't what the Dak homies are making it out to be. He still lost, just like he always does in the playoffs.

 

[KJJ]

Where did he finish in the post season?

Where did our top five defense in the regular season finish in the postseason?

 

[acr731]

Where did our top five defense in the regular season finish in the postseason?

Same place as the offense - loserville.

 

[DallasEast]

They should wait until after the season ends to pass out awards like this.

Whether they should wait or not is questionable but the AP has been giving the honor since 1957. They are not changing when they issue the award after 67 years. That is like asking Jerry Jones to stop talking into a microphone, lol.