NFL Predictions: Matthew Stafford Will Be the 2012 MVP

June 12, 2012   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

Matthew Stafford, the 2012 NFL Most Valuable Player? Outrageous.
Not really. If last year's success and this offseason's moves are any indication, the Detroit Lions' quarterback will snag the prestigious award from conventional favorites Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees.
Nine of the past 11 years, the award has gone to a quarterback in the increasingly pass-happy NFL. That offers a strong tip that the winner will continue to be a quarterback more often than not.
2012 will be no exception, and it will be Stafford with arguably the strongest arm in the NFL. You'd swear it was developed and attached by Lockheed Martin.
Stafford missiles the ball to the best receiver in the game, Calvin "Megatron" Johnson. The nickname paints him as some kind of man-machine hybrid, prototype athlete in a futuristic sci-fi film.
Aside from forming one of the league's most dynamic duos with Johnson, he may actually have a running game to support him this season.
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