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The reason it’s a discussion this year is the lack of elite QB play. It’s not comparable to those seasons
There has been 3 instances in over 60 years where it hasn’t been a QB or RB that won the award, and one of those is a kicker in a strike season. Nfl has almost effectively phased out the workhorse RB with all their rule changes towards the passing game for the past 25 years, so it is effectively only QB that can win it now. You can probably find comparable seasons amongst those 65 years.
A lot of this could be redundant, if American sports would just have an award called “player of the year/season” instead.
I wasn't even alive but John Elway winning in 1987 with 23 total TD Is still upsetting, Jerry Rice had 23 total as well.
Literally only way I see a non QB winning anymore is if a RB breaks the Season TD record , or a defender shatters the Sack/Interception record. And i mean Shatters, by like 5 or 6
All records need to be shattered anymore to not have that (17 games)* on it
That bland guy on the cowboys should win tbh. And I’m a giants fan. I hate everything
You can say that all you want but if the Cowboys were faced with keeping either Bland or Dak, you'd make fun of them for ditching Dak. 5 pick sixes is cool, but in every game he's had a pick six, they won by double digits. Sure, momentum is a thing, but take last night's for an example. They win that game whether Bland plays or not. You can't guarantee that of Dak doesn't play.