AWARD CHASE: Can Josh Allen and Joe Brady SECURE MVP and Coach of the Year in 2026?

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🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Buffalo Bills enter the 2026 NFL season with Josh Allen as the MVP favorite and Joe Brady among the top contenders for Coach of the Year. Can dominant performances from Allen, James Cook, and key additions like DJ Moore propel the Bills to claim major NFL awards—and set the stage for a Super Bowl run? Joe Marino breaks down the Bills' chances of sweeping the league’s biggest honors, including Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player, and the new Protector of the Year. The analysis covers Skyler Bell’s dark horse potential, T.J. Parker’s role in a refreshed defensive scheme under Jim Leonhard, and what it will take for standout blockers like Dion Dawkins and O'Cyrus Torrence to earn league-wide recognition. Don’t miss this pulse-check on Buffalo’s roster, award odds, and the heightened expectations facing one of the AFC’s top contenders.

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0:00.0	Josh Allen is currently the 2026 NFL MVP favorite and Joe Brady is top five in odds for coach of the year.
0:10.6	Could the bills take home some hardware this season?
0:13.0	We're exploring that right now.
0:26.8	You are locked on bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:32.3	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:35.5	What's up, Bills Mafia?
0:36.8	It's Joe Marino.
0:45.1	On today's episode, we are exploring the major NFL awards and considering if the bills could win them.
0:54.9	And so we will get into offensive and defensive player of the year, offensive and defensive rookie of the year, coach of the year, comeback player of the year,
1:02.4	and of course, NFL MVP to consider if the bills have a chance of winning those different awards.
1:04.6	A couple of things before we start.
1:08.8	First of all, I know the only thing anyone really cares about is winning the Super Bowl.
1:12.2	The only trophy we truly want is the Lombardi trophy.
1:13.6	I understand that.
1:17.8	I acknowledge that it's still fun to consider about all these different things.
1:19.4	If the bills win the Super Bowl this year,
1:22.5	there's a really good chance that they'll have some big time representation among the finalists for these other awards.
1:25.6	And then secondly, I do want to remind you that these awards are
1:29.5	regular season awards. The votes are submitted before the playoffs begin. And so don't fall into
1:39.1	those traps of seeing something happen in the playoffs. And then that being the reason why or why not
1:47.4	somebody should be the MVP or somebody should be the coach of the year. That stuff is all
1:52.6	voted on and decided with only the regular season in mind. So with that out of the way,
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