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<\/p>\nThe NFL MVP is supposed to represent the best player in football. It\u2019s supposed to be a reflection of dominance, excellence, and unmatched value. But if that were actually the case, Baltimore Ravens superstar Lamar Jackson\u00a0would have won his third MVP trophy in 2024.<\/p>\n
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Instead, Jackson was snubbed in favor of Buffalo\u2019s Josh Allen, despite leading the most dominant offense in the league, winning first-team All-Pro honors, and breaking records left and right. It was the first time in history that a first-team All-Pro quarterback didn\u2019t win MVP over another quarterback who wasn\u2019t. But now,\u00a0Pro Football Focus just dropped the real truth bomb: Jackson was the No. 1 player in all of football last season. Not just the best quarterback. The best player.<\/p>\n
If there was any doubt that Jackson was the rightful MVP, this latest ranking should erase it. But at this point, the trophy itself doesn\u2019t even matter. There\u2019s only one piece of hardware that actually does\u2014and that\u2019s the Lombardi Trophy.<\/p>\n
PFF broke down exactly why Jackson earned the top spot, and the explanation leaves no room for debate\u2014no one was better:<\/p>\n
\u201cJackson produced his best season as a passer in 2024 en route to leading all quarterbacks with a 94.9 overall grade. He is the first quarterback in PFF history to record a 90.0-plus passing grade and rushing grade in the same season. As a passer, he set new career bests with a 6.3% big-time throw rate and a 1.6% turnover-worthy play rate. On the ground, he led all quarterbacks with 1,035 rushing yards and 40 explosive runs, postseason included. This version of Jackson is simply unstoppable.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n That\u2019s not some hot take\u2014that\u2019s data-backed proof that\u00a0Jackson was the best player in football. So why didn\u2019t he win MVP? The answer is simple: voter fatigue, plain and simple.<\/p>\n Josh Allen had a great season, but let\u2019s be real: his stats didn\u2019t compare. Jackson put up better passing numbers, better rushing numbers, and was more efficient in nearly every category. But because he had already won two MVPs, voters went looking for a new narrative.<\/p>\n Dan Orlovsky, one of the voters, admitted as much: Translation?\u00a0They got bored of Lamar winning and wanted a new face.<\/p>\n But that\u2019s fine. Because at the end of the day, Jackson doesn\u2019t care about individual awards\u2014he cares about one thing and one thing only: winning a Super Bowl. If the 2024 season proved anything, it\u2019s that he\u2019s never been closer.<\/p>\n This is just fuel for the fire. And a motivated Lamar Jackson is the scariest player in football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NFL MVP is supposed to represent the best player in football. It\u2019s supposed to be a reflection of dominance, excellence, and unmatched value. But if that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\u201cLamar was probably the best player in football this year\u2026 but value, and how much you impact your team, who you do it with and who you do it against, that\u2019s where I thought Josh Allen had the upper hand.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n