Much has been made about the fact that Russell Wilson has not had a single MVP vote to this point, this, despite being one of the better players in the league throughout his eight years in the NFL.
Of course, the refrain ignores the fact that each and every time Wilson has been great he has been unfortunately eclipsed by some sort of generational season from elsewhere. Last year, Lamar Jackson was a prime example of the fellow stars that populated Wilson’s stratosphere. Voters were not overlooking Wilson’s greatness, they were simply forced into submission by another candidate.