Don't Buy Into Russell Wilson MVP Hype

The biggest move of the NFL offseason so far has been Russell Wilson being traded to the Denver Broncos. Since then, the oddsmakers have shown a lot of love to the Broncos. Their Super Bowl odds are now the fourth-shortest (+1200) and Wilson’s MVP odds are up to +1500.

We are still in the honeymoon phase of this trade, with all the good possibilities of the season being thrown around. However, I’m not trusting it. I don’t see Wilson as a trustworthy MVP candidate. 

Wilson was the front runner for MVP in the first half of the 2020 season. Then the Seahawks played the Bills and everything has gone haywire since then. From that moment, Wilson hasn’t looked like the elite quarterback we are propping him up to be. 

In the 22 games since the Buffalo game, Wilson is averaging 217 yards per game, just under two total touchdowns and one turnover per game. He hasn’t been horrendous, but he’s far from the MVP of the league. 

As good as Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton are, they aren’t D.K. Metcalf or Tyler Lockett. The chemistry will take a long time to develop and I’m not sure Wilson will be able to be as explosive in Denver as he could in Seattle. 

On top of his individual play, Wilson is going to be in the quarterbacks division. With Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert and Derek Carr, I’m not sold on Wilson outperforming all of them every week. 

If Wilson does play at an MVP level, it will be the first time in a year and a half since he’s done so. I’m willing to pass on his odds and look elsewhere for my MVP.