The Patriots' upcoming schedule, aside from Tampa, the Bills, and the Ravens (who might be slightly tougher), should be a solid win against the others given their current form. Around 13 or 14 wins should practically lock in his MVP award this year.
Other quarterback candidates either don't have his stats or his narrative advantage.
We've seen second-year players win MVP before with Lamar, so the possibility isn't low.
Additionally, a personal opinion: while quarterback performance is related to team roster, and you can use a poor team to excuse a poor quarterback performance, recently we've seen true prodigies single-handedly turn the tide and lead seemingly weak teams to incredible results. Last year it was JD, this year it's Maye. Here I want to compare Caleb Williams and Tlaw; even with a good roster, did they perform exceptionally well? Sometimes it really comes down to the quarterback's individual ability.
