If you think a guy could be the best player in the NFL or if you keep hearing that a guy is the best player in the NFL, then at some point shouldn’t that be player be considered for an award that arguably should go to the best player in the NFL? We have all heard many times before that “Aaron Donald might be the best player in the NFL” but because he doesn’t play quarterback, Aaron Donald does not stand a good chance of ever winning MVP.
Donald’s odds of winning the MVP award in 2021 are currently 100-to-1, and while those are long, I like his chances more than the many player who will never be associated with the phrase: “Best player in the NFL.