Quarterbacks have won the last seven and 12 of the last 13 MVPs. Among the non-quarterbacks, Carolina’s Christian McCaffrey and Tennessee’s Derrick Henry, a pair of running backs, are plus-5,000.Longtime Front-Runners Become Long Shots
It’s interesting to see some of the NFL’s longtime megastars a bit further down the list. In FanDuel’s opening odds of 2019, Mahomes, coming off an MVP season in 2018, was the favorite at +600, followed by the Colts’ Andrew Luck at +900, Brady and Brees at +1,000, and Rodgers at +1,200.
Cue Dylan’s thoughts on the changing of the times. Luck is out of the game after his surprise retirement last summer. The 41-year-old Brees is a relative long shot despite a third consecutive season leading the NFL in completion percentage. The 43-year-old Brady famously jumped from the Patriots to the Buccaneers, and Rodgers’ statistically was the same quarterback last year under coach Matt LaFleur as he was in 2018 under Mike McCarthy.
For the all off-season hype about Brady, Sheeran isn’t bullish on him winning a fourth MVP.
He’s 43, it’s a brand-new team, it’s a brand-new offense, he doesn’t have (Patriots coach) Bill Belichick,” Sheeran told Casino.org. “They couldn’t protect Jameis (Winston) last year and Brady won’t be able to move as well. They’ve got a ton of weapons. But we have questions about how Brady will do in a new offense with a new coach. We want to see it before we believe it.”
Led by Mahomes, defending champion Kansas City. Tampa Bay, , vaulted into contender status as well.
