If Not Tom Brady, Then Who? Analyzing the Best Alternative MVP Candidates

December 15, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

This year's MVP race is being run on a muddy track, uphill, with candidates carrying 100-pound cement bags on their backs. 
No MVP candidate can separate himself from the pack. And the pack is having a hard time separating from the field. Heading into Week 15, the MVP short list looks like a rough draft in need of revision.
Here are the most common names being batted around and the reason why each is such an uninspiring choice.
Tom Brady: Missing a quarter of the season, for whatever reason, damages a player's resume. But there is more to it than that. You know how comic book fans never pick Superman as the best superhero because they are always seeking some hipper alternative? That's how the voters may feel about Brady, even though he has had an excellent (partial) season, even by his standards.
Derek Carr: Laid an egg in the most important game of the year/his career last Thursday. MVP candidates don't have to be perfect, but Carr doesn't have the r...

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