The way I look at it, if there's any consistency, it won't be Romo.
I think Romo is underrated, as much as the QB in my example is overrated... But the former is looking better than he is, much like the latter has always been a good, but not great, player, which was always masked by his supporting cast.
I think that's one of the big reasons Aikman never won an MVP award.
During Aikman's best years, it was still that O-line, Irvin and, this pains me to admit, Smith, who made that team work.
Very much like Murray, Bryant and the O-line are doing that in Dallas right now.
Romo is better than Aikman, if you ask me, but he won't carry that team.
Guys like Steve Young, Brett Favre and Barry Sanders did at that point... Which is why they did win an MVP award.
I think Murray is still making a pretty strong case for himself, as well. Watt takes over games at a position that doesn't let you do that all that easily. He returend an int for a TD, catches passes as a TE... If there was ever a time to make a statement and put a defensive player up for MVP, this would be it.
If he has an impactful game, the Chiefs win, the Browns win and the Texans sneak into the play-offs, I bet he gets it. Otherwise, I'm not so sure, but he'll be in the mix.
Then there's Gronk, Brady... And we're lucky that Beckham didn't get that many opportunities at the start of the year.
That said, I still think Rodgers has a big chance to win it. How he plays in this game is going to be very important. If he comes out, is ruthlessly efficient and decimates the Lions, I think he'll win it. If he'll come out and have just a decent game, it'll go to someone else.
Originally Posted by: Rockmolder