It's pretty much a foregone conclusion that Cam Newton is (undeservedly) winning MVP, and I'm pretty sure most of you are voting for Brady, but I wanted to see who everyone thought was the top 4 in order from the top candidates that most bring up: Newton, Palmer, Brady, Wilson. My vote goes as follows:
1. Palmer - Very close between the top 3, Palmer led the #1 scoring offense in the league for most of the year until Carolina passed them this week, 3rd in QB rating, 1st in QBR, 1st in ANY/A. He's the key to their offense.
2. Wilson - Carried this team on his back offensively the second half of the year with the team losing Lynch, Graham and Rawls. Led the league in QB rating, 4th in QBR, 3rd in ANY/A. 2nd to Cam in rushing yards by a QB. If he was more consistent in the first half of the year, he'd be the winner
3. Brady - The guy has excellent numbers with missing a lot of offensive weapons. 10th in QBR, 4th in QB rating, 4th in ANY/A. The line falling apart hasn't helped him, but the Pats still have the most dangerous offense in the AFC.
4. Newton - Carolina did end up leading the league in scoring offense, but his individual numbers are clearly a step below the rest. 8th in QB rating, 9th in QBR, 6th in ANY/A. The really abysmal number is completion percentage, where he's 28th (the others are 3rd -Wilson, 12th-Brady, 15th-Palmer)
The major case for Newton seems to be 15-1 and maybe the fact that they led the league in scoring (barely). I think any of the other 3 is more qualified to win. I juggled the top 3 a couple of times and I'll bet if you asked me tomorrow, I'd pick someone else.
1. Palmer - Very close between the top 3, Palmer led the #1 scoring offense in the league for most of the year until Carolina passed them this week, 3rd in QB rating, 1st in QBR, 1st in ANY/A. He's the key to their offense.
2. Wilson - Carried this team on his back offensively the second half of the year with the team losing Lynch, Graham and Rawls. Led the league in QB rating, 4th in QBR, 3rd in ANY/A. 2nd to Cam in rushing yards by a QB. If he was more consistent in the first half of the year, he'd be the winner
3. Brady - The guy has excellent numbers with missing a lot of offensive weapons. 10th in QBR, 4th in QB rating, 4th in ANY/A. The line falling apart hasn't helped him, but the Pats still have the most dangerous offense in the AFC.
4. Newton - Carolina did end up leading the league in scoring offense, but his individual numbers are clearly a step below the rest. 8th in QB rating, 9th in QBR, 6th in ANY/A. The really abysmal number is completion percentage, where he's 28th (the others are 3rd -Wilson, 12th-Brady, 15th-Palmer)
The major case for Newton seems to be 15-1 and maybe the fact that they led the league in scoring (barely). I think any of the other 3 is more qualified to win. I juggled the top 3 a couple of times and I'll bet if you asked me tomorrow, I'd pick someone else.