Rams running back Todd Gurley is making a compelling MVP argument

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley is making a solid case for a league MVP award.

When you think of the Los Angeles Rams a lot of names come to mind. From head coach Sean McVay to defensive stud Aaron Donald, quarterback Jared Goff, or even receiver Cooper Kupp, all are part of the most dynamic, highly efficient and effective team in the National Football League.

The question seven weeks into the 2018 season is can such a team, a team both with ample talent and incredible balance up and down the lineup produce a league MVP?

Well if it does, the name at the top of the list heading into the halfway point of the season is running back Todd Gurley. One recent article took an approach that is centric to the idea that because the Rams feature such remarkable talent, Gurley as an MVP candidate is undermined by that very fact.

Fair?
Not in this case.

The idea that a league MVP is better suited for a player with less around him loses something in that what is happening in Los Angeles is bordering on something that is remarkable.

Could you really say, should Gurley remain healthy and continues to build on his remarkable 2018 resume which includes 686 yards rushing and another 270 receiving, and if the Rams finish with a record like 13-3, 14-2, 15-1, or the more remote 16-0, that being the best player on a team of such excellence should be excluded for simply being the best player on maybe the best team?

If he’s statistically superior based on his position, on perhaps the best team in the NFL, what logical argument do you make against him?

The idea that an MVP needs to come from a pool of players who had to drag their team across the finish line or more predictable is the quarterback position and features someone like Tom Brady, would damage the integrity of such an award if you ignore simply who is best. Heading into Week 8, Gurley is making an argument who that MVP should be.