"Not only did she cite stats and reasoning behind her decision, but she put fellow analyst and Stafford's friend, Dan Orlovsky, to shame. Although he tried to argue immediately that she was wrong, Kimes didn't stutter and spoke the truth, even though most voters wouldn't have chosen the most qualified candidate and would have gone with whoever they felt had the least chance of winning it again."
"That immediately makes Maye the underdog in the fight with Stafford, and the main argument as to why voters would put in the Rams' quarterback's name over his. But if you break down the most valuable statistics that aren't on the box score, you get a completely different story. That's exactly what Kimes did, and someone like Orlovsky didn't want to hear it."
There has been intense debate over whether Drake Maye or Matthew Stafford should win the MVP Award after the 2025 season. Most observers have leaned toward Stafford as a sentimental, veteran choice while others insist Maye earned it. Stafford appears likely to win based largely on feelings rather than statistical comparison. A detailed statistical defense for Maye emphasized both box-score outputs and less visible metrics of value. The argument noted that MVP voting has shifted toward raw quarterback statistics, disadvantaging players whose greatest contributions show up outside traditional stats. Those defending Maye call the conversation unfair and dismissive heading into Super Bowl LX.
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