Buffalo Bills: Who are fans voting as this year’s offensive MVP?
By Ryan Brennan
Who placed third in this year’s offensive MVP race after 11 games this season?
After Richie Incognito‘s three votes, 44 remain between Eric Wood, LeSean McCoy and Tyrod Taylor as we start to figure out who the Buffalo Bills‘ offensive MVP has been so far this season.
After closing the polls, Eric Wood came out in third place in front of Incognito.
3rd Place
Eric Wood – Center
Eric Wood is another leader on this offense that helps it move and run the ball they way the Buffalo Bills do. He’s one of the many colorful personalities on this offensive line and is a big reason we sport one of the top offensive lines in the league.
The Bills drafted Wood out of Louisville in the 2009 NFL Draft — with the 28th pick in the first round. Ever since, he has become one of Buffalo’s most dependable and talented players.
Unfortunately, Eric Wood suffered a broken leg in the Bills’ Monday Night Football matchup with the Seattle Seahawks right before the team’s bye week. He had surgery on the leg immediately and was ruled out for the rest of the season.
It was a huge blow to this offense, who relied on his abilities at center heavily. The team is now forced to rely on Ryan Groy at the position, who played 65 snaps vs. the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 11 and 55 last week — 100% of the team’s offensive snaps for both games.
Eric Wood will be heavily missed the rest of the season, as the Buffalo Bills prepare for a chance at a late run for the playoffs. He placed third in our Offensive MVP voting through 11 games with 6 votes.
Richie Incognito and Eric Wood combined for 9 of the 47 total votes. That leaves 38 votes remaining between Tyrod Taylor and LeSean McCoy. Let’s see who the runner-up was.