Good day fellow Rams and Rammettes!
I was just looking at the MVP odds on Vegas Insider, and it's great to see our guy getting some respect. Stafford is currently the 5th most likely player to win the award, with odds between +1000 and +1300.
Here's how the top of the list looks with their consensus odds:
Patrick Mahomes: +137
Josh Allen: +372
Baker Mayfield: +705
Drake Maye: +750
Matthew Stafford: +1140
Jared Goff: +1960
I know it's a long shot, but he has been playing lights out. Honestly, the only reason he isn't higher is because the others are the media darlings of the league right now.
This got me thinking about the bigger picture: the Hall of Fame. An MVP award is a massive resume-builder. We've all heard the talk that Stafford needs another Super Bowl to make it to Canton.
So here's the question for everyone: What does Stafford need to punch his ticket? Would a league MVP be enough? Is it even better than a second Super Bowl ring? Or are they both unnecessary if he just keeps climbing the record books?
Let's look at the stats. He's currently 9th on the all-time passing yards list and is only 2,547 yards behind Aaron Rodgers for the #5 spot. Over his career, Stafford has averaged 4,368 yards in seasons where he starts more than 10 games.
If he just finishes this season at his average pace, he will likely end the year at #6 all-time. From there, he'd need about two more healthy seasons to pass legends like Peyton Manning and Brett Favre.
To me, he becomes an absolute LOCK for the Hall of Fame in any of these scenarios:
He plays two more seasons and passes Manning and Favre on the all-time passing list.
He wins either a Super Bowl OR the league MVP this season or next.
Even if none of that happens, I think his case is still incredibly strong. He'll likely retire with the 6th most passing yards ever, and thankfully, the media doesn't get a vote. The players in this league knew who Matthew Stafford was LONG before the talking heads caught up.
What do you all think? For now, I'm just going to keep pinching myself. We get to watch the Stafford-McVay duo every week, and as long as they're together, we're a threat to win it all.
WHOSE HOUSE?!
I was just looking at the MVP odds on Vegas Insider, and it's great to see our guy getting some respect. Stafford is currently the 5th most likely player to win the award, with odds between +1000 and +1300.
Here's how the top of the list looks with their consensus odds:
Patrick Mahomes: +137
Josh Allen: +372
Baker Mayfield: +705
Drake Maye: +750
Matthew Stafford: +1140
Jared Goff: +1960
I know it's a long shot, but he has been playing lights out. Honestly, the only reason he isn't higher is because the others are the media darlings of the league right now.
This got me thinking about the bigger picture: the Hall of Fame. An MVP award is a massive resume-builder. We've all heard the talk that Stafford needs another Super Bowl to make it to Canton.
So here's the question for everyone: What does Stafford need to punch his ticket? Would a league MVP be enough? Is it even better than a second Super Bowl ring? Or are they both unnecessary if he just keeps climbing the record books?
Let's look at the stats. He's currently 9th on the all-time passing yards list and is only 2,547 yards behind Aaron Rodgers for the #5 spot. Over his career, Stafford has averaged 4,368 yards in seasons where he starts more than 10 games.
If he just finishes this season at his average pace, he will likely end the year at #6 all-time. From there, he'd need about two more healthy seasons to pass legends like Peyton Manning and Brett Favre.
To me, he becomes an absolute LOCK for the Hall of Fame in any of these scenarios:
He plays two more seasons and passes Manning and Favre on the all-time passing list.
He wins either a Super Bowl OR the league MVP this season or next.
Even if none of that happens, I think his case is still incredibly strong. He'll likely retire with the 6th most passing yards ever, and thankfully, the media doesn't get a vote. The players in this league knew who Matthew Stafford was LONG before the talking heads caught up.
What do you all think? For now, I'm just going to keep pinching myself. We get to watch the Stafford-McVay duo every week, and as long as they're together, we're a threat to win it all.
WHOSE HOUSE?!
