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In that NFL, it's going to be a wide open MVP race.

Is it, or are we just looking for something to talk about?

As a voter, I struggle with this question partly because I'm getting bombarded with new headlines every week

where if someone wants to toss another name on the pile, and partly because it's a fight not to just default into the box of choosing from the best quarterbacks on the best teams.

You try to keep an open mind, and in a season like this, it gets dizzy.

For the first time in 27 years, since 1994, you could see a final MVP tally that includes a vote going to a defensive player, a wide receiver, a running back, and a quarterback.

That almost never happens.

And that vote back in 1994 speaks to why.

First, it was a time where there were far more votes to go around, 98 in total, versus only 50 MVP votes now.

But second, the field was absurd, featuring a tally split between four first ballot hall of famers, in Steve Young, Barry Sanders, Jerry Rice, and Dion Sanders.

Steve Young won it that year, by the way.

But in this season's insanity, you could see that again.

Depending on how the final stretch shakes out, there could be multiple quarterbacks deserving of serious consideration, including Aaron Rogers, Tom Brady, Patrick Holmes, maybe Matt Stafford, and a few other guys.

But the skill positions aren't going away quietly this year, Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor and LA Rams wide out Cooper Cup, could each eclipse 2,000 yards this season, one in rushing, one in receiving.

And defensively, Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher TJ Watt has 17 and a half sacks in only 12 games.

Michael Strahan set those sack record of 22 and a half in 2001.

And if Watt can break that, playing in only 15 games this season, he has to be part of any MVP conversation.

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