5 best possible bets to make right now on NFL MVP

2. Jared Goff 40/1

The Super Bowl runner ups have EVERYTHING to prove this season. They were just plain bad against the Patriots defense when they were one win away from a championship. Jared Goff was straight up awful in the Super Bowl, so he had no time to rest on his laurels this offseason. After a season of ups, he ended on the biggest possible down besides Russel Wilson when he faced the Pats in the Super Bowl.

Goff threw for 32 touchdowns last season with a fully healthy Todd Gurley. That was a major advantage for him, but the Rams didn’t go cheap on the running back position despite Gurley’s injury situation. They brought back Malcolm Brown and took Darrell Henderson in the 3rd round of the NFL Draft. This shows they are committed to making this offense great.

Also remember that Goff threw for 4,688 yards and 32 touchdowns with a ho-hum season from Brandon Cooks (his numbers look good enough, but with how good this offense was, we expected him to be dominant). He also lost Cooper Kupp for half the season to a knee injury. With a fully healthy receiving corp, Goff could exceed the numbers he did last season.

Somehow, Carson Wentz is 12/1 and Goff is 40/1. Are you seriously telling me Goff is four times worse than an injury-prone Wentz? That’s a bad bet if we’ve ever seen one. Take a chance on Goff. The storylines all offseason talked about Gurley’s injury and a rough Super Bowl performance. If he can overcome these things, he will be in the MVP discussion.