It's quite rare for a rookie to be in the NFL MVP conversation. It's even more rare to have two rookies considered for the honor, but that's the case this season. And, they play on the same team.
Fourth overall pick Ezekiel Elliott and fourth round pick Dak Prescott have led the Dallas Cowboys to the best record in the NFL at 8-1. Both men have been mentioned as early MVP candidates, along with the collective effort of their spectacular offensive line.
With Tony Romo finally returning from injury, the Cowboys officially named Prescott the starting QB moving forward. His performance in Pittsburgh on Sunday solidified that decision.
Most pundits have Elliott as their MVP at this point in the season, given his incredible numbers. But, according to Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, Prescott should be the “front-runner” for the award.
Favre, from a recent interview on SiriusXM NFL Radio:
“Tony is a good friend of mine and I think he is a heck of a football player who has proved himself time and time again,” Favre said during his regular appearance on the SiriusXM Blitz. “But I’ll be honest with you, we all are fools if you do not mention Dak Prescott presently, today as an MVP candidate. Not rookie of the year.
“Each week, I go, ‘Wow!’ This game against Pittsburgh is outstanding. Going to Pittsburgh and playing and winning the way they did and the way that he played and the plays that he made in the toughest of circumstances, simply amazing for a veteran, better yet a rookie. Not to mention I saw it first hand when he came to Green Bay and played outstanding and the plays that he made in crucial situations.”
In Favre's opinion, the fact that Prescott is a possible MVP should make Romo's new backup role easier to accept:
“It really isn’t that he’s being benched, to be honest with you,” Favre said. “He’s coming back from an injury. The guy in front of him is doing what every team would hope that the second guy up would do. Tony wants to play. I would want to play, too. But you have to be sitting there going, ‘Wow!’ You have to tip your hat to him.
“This sounds crazy, but the way that Dak Prescott is playing makes it a little bit easier to digest for Tony.”
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