Sarcasm: Let's face it Rodgers should be the NFL MVP this year

[TheMarathonContinues]

He's also #1 in TD's and #1 in TD's to INT ratio. Its hard to argue against him at this point. Romo....i'd give it to him based on what he had to overcome and the jump in wins this year.

 

[mahoneybill]

Rodgers can have the NFL MVP.

Romo can prove who the real MVP is by winning the MVP award that really matters.

Superbowl MVP.

Given the choice I think Tony would also take the later

 

[Tawney88]

Watt will win it. Write that down. Since they know that they can not make a good case for Rodgers the AP will cast their Vote for Watt.

I think so too or Murray, but I suspect it will be Watt too.

 

[cowboys2233]

Watt should be eliminated by the faked-out-of-his-shoes tiebreaker.

True. It's really like a set play in basketball, where two players are isolated in a head to head matchup. Romo and Watt went directly head to head and Watt whiffed, stumbled about and then **** himself (metaphorically) on national television. Romo evaded, threw, and dominated.

Welcome to the show, Jay Jay.

 

[Tawney88]

...and why shouldn't/wouldn't they? They are both MVP material but the numbers are the numbers.

Since 2006 every qb who won the the MVP also lead the league in QBR. It would be a change from past voting precedent for Rodgers to win it over Romo. That's why I think Watt wins it.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

Watt should win it. Romo and Rodgers are having great years, but not unprecedented years for a QB. Watt is redefining his position and that's what it takes to win it as a non-qb/rb.

The MVP is just so heavily slanted towards QB and to a lesser extent, RB. I mean hell, Odelll Beckham Jr. might be more valuable to his team's success (what little they had) than Rodgers or Romo. They might have won one game the whole year without him.

They actually did win more than one game without ODB.

 

[Tawney88]

Antonio Brown from the Steelers may get some consideration too.

 

[Tabascocat]

How hard of a pill is it going to be to swallow if Luck gets more votes than Tony? I can deal with Rodgers or Watt winning it over him, but Romo better be in the top three with a decent amount of #1 votes.

 

[cowboys2233]

Houston did at least have a winning record, that might go a long ways for Watt. They might as well call it the OMVP award. If a defensive player like Watt can't win it, a defensive player might not ever win it again.

And he shouldn't. The fact that Watt played as well as he did, contributing in an unprecedented amount of ways for a defensive lineman, and Houston still didn't make the playoffs tells you everything you need to know. It's not a player thing, it's a position thing. It is virtually impossible for the best defensive player in the game to have a greater impact over the best QB in the game. As such, it's virtually impossible for them to be a league MVP.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

The fact that Romo is in the discussion is enough for me, there's too much media taint involved for me to give a rat's behind about who actually wins the title.

 

[VACowboy]

Watt should win it. Romo and Rodgers are having great years, but not unprecedented years for a QB. Watt is redefining his position and that's what it takes to win it as a non-qb/rb.

The MVP is just so heavily slanted towards QB and to a lesser extent, RB. I mean hell, Odelll Beckham Jr. might be more valuable to his team's success (what little they had) than Rodgers or Romo. They might have won one game the whole year without him.

I disagree. In this day and age, an NFL team's most important player is its QB. Trade Romo for Watt. Which team's in the playoffs?

 

[percyhoward]

Since 2006 every qb who won the the MVP also lead the league in QBR.

Six-for-six.

So much for that streak.

 

[Dale]

Romo's issue is his true surge came too late. He was having a good season all year long, but it was that sensational December run when he soared to No. 1 in all of the efficiency categories.

By then, everyone had already made their minds up that it was Rodgers' to lose, with Brady or Watt seemingly the only threats to take it.

 

[perrykemp]

Romo's issue is his true surge came too late. He was having a good season all year long, but it was that sensational December run when he soared to No. 1 in all of the efficiency categories.

By then, everyone had already made their minds up that it was Rodgers' to lose, with Brady or Watt seemingly the only threats to take it.

This, in a nutshell, is why in early MVP polls Rodgers seems to get the majority of the 1st place votes and Romo doesn't even seem to register.

From a momentum perspective, no QB was playing as well as Romo at the end of the season, however, MVP voters are supposed (I'm guessing) to vote on the complete body of work (ie 16 game regular season).

 

[xwalker]

Watt will win it. Write that down. Since they know that they can not make a good case for Rodgers the AP will cast their Vote for Watt.

I think you might be correct. Giving it to Watt would nullify the fact that Romo had a better QB rating and was better in multiple statistical categories than Rodgers.

 

[Don Corleone]

I think you might be correct. Giving it to Watt would nullify the fact that Romo had a better QB rating and was better in multiple statistical categories than Rodgers.

It would be the safe pick. The collective voters are scratching their heads because voting for Romo would be a pie in their faces after years of dogging his supposed choking in big games. Turning to another QB in Rodgers would cause more questions.

Rodgers does deserve an Oscar though for his performance last week.

 

[Derinyar]

Romo's issue isn't stats or anything logical. Its sports writer narrative. They have built the narrative of Romo is a loser and they won't reverse their narrative in one year.

Watt is probably the best player in the NFL. The nature of QB makes the most valuable player almost have to be a QB. Rodgers and Romo flat out mean more to their team then Watt does to his. It's not fair but its the way football is setup. It's not like baseball where there's a common baseline between position players that you can really compare them fairly equitably.

 

[ConstantReboot]

Why should Romo deserve the MVP over Rogers?

Here's why:

Quality over Quantity.

At least 1 out of every 4 TDs that Rogers has thrown this year came from just one team - Chicago, ranked 30th in defense.

Romo has beaten Seattle in Seattle. While Rogers lost.

Romo has also more comeback wins against Rogers against tougher opponents - Seattle and the Texans.

 

[xwalker]

Romo's issue isn't stats or anything logical. Its sports writer narrative. They have built the narrative of Romo is a loser and they won't reverse their narrative in one year.

Watt is probably the best player in the NFL. The nature of QB makes the most valuable player almost have to be a QB. Rodgers and Romo flat out mean more to their team then Watt does to his. It's not fair but its the way football is setup. It's not like baseball where there's a common baseline between position players that you can really compare them fairly equitably.

The MVP is really all about the sports people having something to talk about. Watt could be the best player in the NFL, but for a defensive player to truly be the most valuable, his defense would need to be winning games like the 85 bears defense.

 

[ConstantReboot]

Romo's issue isn't stats or anything logical. Its sports writer narrative. They have built the narrative of Romo is a loser and they won't reverse their narrative in one year.

Watt is probably the best player in the NFL. The nature of QB makes the most valuable player almost have to be a QB. Rodgers and Romo flat out mean more to their team then Watt does to his. It's not fair but its the way football is setup. It's not like baseball where there's a common baseline between position players that you can really compare them fairly equitably.

The media can change their narrative with any team except the Cowboys. Romo could have been considered the biggest story of this year. But they figured that he plays for the Cowboys so they don't even give a damn. It is what it is. The media hates the Cowboys and Romo.