Lamar Jackson Leads MVP Race; Goff, Allen Close Behind

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00:00Right now, Lamar Jackson is returning 2-1, and he's kind of separating himself from the

00:07rest of the field.

00:08But there's a conversation to be had, because if we can look back two, three weeks ago,

00:13you were kind of foreseeing this happening, weren't you?

00:17Yeah, look, I think that Lamar Jackson right now is certainly the guy that should be the

00:22top of the board.

00:23He's plus 200.

00:24Patrick Mahomes was the initial bet in the year.

00:27I will always stick with Patrick Mahomes.

00:29You can write this narrative that even though the stats aren't good, he is willing his team

00:33to win, which is also very impressive.

00:35So it comes down to how much do those stats matter.

00:37Now, if stats matter, you're looking from a passing standpoint, well, Lamar Jackson

00:41has 1,800 passing yards, and Patrick Mahomes has just 1,300.

00:44Lamar Jackson has 15 touchdowns to two interceptions, and well, let's just say Patrick Mahomes is

00:50not where he wanted to be.

00:51He has just six touchdowns and eight interceptions.

00:54That's not very Mahomes-like.

00:56So he's far behind.

00:57Now, who else is in striking distance is what's interesting here.

01:00Jared Goff, 1,600, just 10 passing touchdowns, but only four interceptions.

01:06Josh Allen, 12 touchdowns, zero interceptions.

01:11So all these other guys right now are really interesting bets if you want to make it.

01:15Because if you're looking at the NFC and the way Dallas can't get out of their own way,

01:20the Eagles certainly don't look dominant.

01:23I would say that you look at the 49ers, also a team that is not trending in a good direction

01:28right now.

01:29It just feels like things are fraying at the seams there.

01:32If Detroit really dominates the NFC here in the second half, maybe Jared Goff starts to

01:37get some attention for this award.

01:39And I know that's kind of a hard sell because people go, Jared Goff, really?

01:44But what if they're a 13-win team at the end of the day?

01:49They might be.

01:50They might be a 14-win team when all is said and done, right?

01:53They might be just housing everybody in the NFC, and if they do, and if they win this

01:58conference by a lot, you might be looking at the scenario where Jared Goff, or even

02:04Josh Allen on the other side too, especially if Maury Cooper's there, maybe to pad those stats.

02:08I don't think this race is done, I guess is the point I'm making here.

02:12But it's harder and harder to justify Mahomes statistically as part of it at this point.

02:16I agree.