Why Ezekiel Elliott Should Be the Leading 2016 NFL MVP Candidate

December 22, 2016   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

There’s a resistance to handing the NFL Most Valuable Player award to anyone who doesn’t play quarterback.
That stubbornness is understandable given how physically demanding and mentally terrifying the position is every week. But rigid thinking also might be useless in 2016, a year with plenty of quality quarterback candidates for the award, though no one who has truly seized the crown.
The Patriots’ Tom Brady is having a very, well, Tom Brady year. But he missed a quarter of the 2016 season due to suspension.
There’s a solid case to be made for the Lions’ Matthew Stafford. It’s based around being incredibly efficient, but at a very specific time and game situation. The Raiders' Derek Carr has fallen off a touch in recent weeks. And the Falcons’ Matt Ryan is having a tremendous season, too, however not with quite the same dominance as 2015 MVP Cam Newton.
It’s time to open your mind then and look beyond the annual rout...

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