Buffalo Bills: Who are fans voting as this year’s offensive MVP?
By Ryan Brennan
BuffaLowDown took to Facebook to see who the fans are voting as this year’s Buffalo Bills’ offensive MVP so far this season. The results are…
No, it’s not Rex Ryan.
The Buffalo Bills‘ offense has seen their fair share of ups and downs this season. While the running game flourishes, the passing game is limited with a depleted wide receiving crew.
With the Bills’ victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-21 on Sunday, BuffaLowDown took to social media in order to find out who the fans are voting to be the Bills’ offensive MVP through 11 games this season.
We broke the decision down to four different players for fans to vote on: Tyrod Taylor, Eric Wood, LeSean McCoy and Richie Incognito. They were all well-deserving of the award after 11 games, but only two of the candidates have played in every game.
Injuries have bugged the Buffalo Bills all season long and have definitely changed the way this offense operates. Without their top weapons on offense, they have to change gameplan completely and it has basically become a weekly thing at this point.
Just look at what Sammy Watkins‘ return did for the Bills, or what LeSean McCoy‘s injuries has done to this offense. It’s a sad reality, but this team is only functional at full health and it’s something we have to fix.
However, with the amount of talent in this league, injuries can’t be an excuse for any team because it’s up to the next man to step up when needed. That hasn’t completely been the story for the Bills in all areas.
Back to the vote.
Out of 47 total votes, I must say it was quite a landslide victory. Let’s start with the Fourth Place winner:
4th Place
Richie Incognito – Left Guard
One of the main reasons the Buffalo Bills have the running game they have is because of their offensive line.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed it, but just about every time the Bills’ run the ball their seems to be a hole. A lot of that is made possible because Richie Incognito never seems to stop moving.
He’s everywhere, helping LeSean McCoy, Mike Gillislee or Tyrod Taylor bust through the opponent’s front seven. He’s easily one of the hardest workers on this team and deserves every bit of credit he receives.
He also continues to shape himself into a great example for the youth in his community and continuously shows his support for our military, military families and veterans. He’s one of the great leaders on this offense, as well as off the field.
Incognito placed fourth in this list with just 3 votes, but there’s no doubt he’s a leader on this Buffalo Bills’ offense.
Let’s move on to the third place finisher.