Deshaun Watson should be the NFL's MVP

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By Lou Roesch
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HOUSTON, TEXAS (January 4, 2021) Not to many things went right in 2020 for the Houston Texans but quarterback Deshaun Watson is not one of those things. In fact, he might be the only real bright spot for this team and the one certainty moving forward.

After a 4-12 season in which Watson singlehandedly kept the Houston Texans in the hunt for a win each week, there is little room doubt that he is the most important puzzle piece going forward. Had this team been 12-4 instead of what they are, the Texans field general would be in the conversation for MVP. Throw out the records. Deshaun Watson should be the NFL's 2020 MVP. What you say? It should be Patrick Mahomes. Did I hear you say it should be Aaron Rodgers? Well, you are right all three should be in the conversation. Let's compare the numbers.

In the the statistical categories of attempts. completions, passing percentage and yardage, Watson finishes second in the NFL. He is number one in yards per pass completed at 8.8. He has thrown the second fewest interceptions of the top five quarterbacks in the league in 2020 despite the fact he was sacked twice as many times as Mahomes and 2.5 times more then Rodgers in spite of having the best left tackle in football (tongue in cheek).

As a rushing quarterback, he had the most most attempts, yards, average and touchdowns when compared to Mahomes and Rodgers. Of the top five quarterbacks only Buffalo's  Josh Allen had more rushing attempts, yards and touchdowns then Watson.

Of the seven statistical categories rating NFL quarterbacks, Watson finished first or second in six of them. On the ground, he was first or second in all five categories. All this while playing for a losing no make that a dismally, horrendously losing team.

If the MVP trophy is really about the value of one player, the team could not have otherwise done this well without number four on the field . Simply put, were Watson to be on the Chiefs, Packers, Bills or Seahawks with what he posted for the Texans they would all basically be in the same spot but flip the table and none of the others would have elevated the Texans any differently. Watson will not be the NFL MVP in 2020, but he should.