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An Early Look at Offensive Player of the Year

     With 11 weeks of the 2024 NFL season down, many people are starting to come up with their picks on who will win the 2024 AP Offensive Player of the Year award . There are a handful of players who have been playing at an incredible level, with some on pace for record breaking seasons. While there is still plenty left of the 2024 season, it's definitely worth taking a quick look at how the award is shaking up so we can have an idea of what it might look like right before the award is given out in February. Here are two potential candidates who could win the award, who are the leading favorites.      Firstly, it appears as though one of the current favorites is Ravens RB Derrick Henry  ( @last_king_2 ) who currently has the second highest betting odds on Draft Kings to win the award (+140)  as of Week 11. Henry is having a historic season, currently posting 1,185 rushing yards on 197 carries with 13 rushing touchdowns and 2 receiving touchdowns ...

Overcriticized: Lamar Jackson

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In today’s NFL, we are spoiled with great quarterback play that gives us plenty of highlights and spectacular plays. The media’s job is to cover these quarterbacks and how exactly they perform over the course of the season. We see a lot of praise for these quarterbacks in the media, but there’s one quarterback who rarely sees the praise he rightfully deserves: Lamar Jackson ( @new_era8 ). Despite winning two MVP awards and his leadership of a consistently efficient Ravens offense, the quarterback still receives unfair criticism of his play. Lamar Jackson breaks records and turns in amazing performances, but when he plays poorly, the media focuses more on his shortcomings. Lamar Jackson is in elite company with NFL players who have won two or more MVP awards , with players like Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Johnny Unitas, and more. Lamar won the award in both 2019 and 2023 , despite having only played 7 seasons as of 2024. Lamar also consistently breaks long-time standing records in th...