Hurts has thrown 18 td, 10 picks, and 6 fumbles. Even without digging any deeper, that is not an mvp candidate whatsoever. With the offensive line he has and the weapons, his stats are an absurdity. He should at least be in the top 3 across the board in stats like rating, etc, and he isn’t.
The MVP award doesn’t mean much, but that still doesn’t mean the 6th(at best) best qb should get it.
I care much more about team wins, but the sheer hypocrisy of sports media and the award givers is fucking annoying.
I believe Hurts is overrated as a passer. When you consider he has a top 3 oineand probably the best or second best set of skill players, his passing numbers should be insane. He is excellent as a runner, though, and that offsets where he lacks as a passer to some degree. No matter what, though, 10 picks and 6 fumbles in 11 ganes is not good.
I watch a ton of all 22, and it’s easy to see where Hurts has regressed from last year. He sometimes barely gets to his back foot before he takes off and runs. He is not progressing through his reads near the level he did in 2022. At times, you can tell he has decided pre snap exactly where he is going with the ball regardless of coverage. The biggest regression is his performance against zone coverage this year is much worse than last year. He has improved against zone some as the year has gone on, but he is still not near where he was with it last year.
Outside of football, Hurts is a great person and solid ambassador for the league.