""I think the way he's played all season long, we continue to try to knock him down because of who they played and all that other nonsense. Drake Maye's not the one who put the schedule together. You put them out there, he knocks them all down.""
""but nonetheless he was out there balling, throwing touchdown passes. I think his ascension in year two, what he's been able to do with Josh McDaniels, and the way Matthew Stafford performed last night now to me makes Drake Maye the MVP favorite.""
""I think he'll probably win it at this point, unless there's residual Stafford votes for the lifetime achievement thing they wanted to give him,""
""but Christian McCaffrey, we mentioned this, the 49ers have come from nowhere to be on the verge of the No. 1 seed, this guy has kept it all together. He's seventh in the league in catches. Not among running backs, among everybody. He has over 2,000 yards from scrimmage.""
Drake Maye has emerged as the front-runner in the NFL MVP race after continued strong play and a high-profile week following Matthew Stafford's struggles. Analysts credited Maye's consistent production, touchdown passes against the Jets, and rapid ascension in his second year working with Josh McDaniels. Former Patriots safety Jason McCourty explicitly backed Maye, and ESPN's Dan Graziano acknowledged Maye's momentum while noting possible residual Stafford votes. Graziano also highlighted Christian McCaffrey's elite all-purpose numbers and the 49ers' surge as alternative narratives in the voting calculus.
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