Tom Brady could propel himself into legitimate MVP conversation

Tom Brady could propel himself into legitimate MVP conversation

Tom Brady may be 43 years old with limited time left in his NFL career, but that’s not stopping him from playing at a high level.

Brady, who signed a two-year deal with the Buccaneers earlier this spring, has stepped into a franchise that has missed 12-straight playoffs and has them on pace to finish as one of the top teams in the NFC.

While there is still plenty of games to be played for Tom Brady and Co., one thing has become apparent over the course of the last couple of weeks: Brady is not by any means out of the MVP conversation.

Tom Brady has played his way onto the ‘MVP bubble’

Brady’s first two games with the Bucs saw him throw three touchdowns and three interceptions.

Since that point? 15 touchdowns and just one interception. In his last three games, Brady has thrown for seven touchdowns and no interceptions.

On the season, Brady is second in the league in touchdown passes (18) and tied for ninth in interceptions (4). He also has 1,910 passing yards, which is good enough for sixth in the league.

That’s quite the stat line considering how things started out in the first two weeks of year.

The point? Tom Brady isn’t out of the MVP discussion by any stretch of the imagination. Brady has ascended up NFL MVP odds over the last month and he now sits fourth just behind Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes. While those three guys seem to be the consensus favorites right now, they better not slow down because Tom Brady is right on their heels.

In the end, Brady might not play well enough to win the MVP. He might not be able to keep up the performances that we’ve seen from him recently.

But you can’t deny at this point- heading into Week 8- that Brady’s MVP hopes are alive and well, and there’s nothing standing in his way of continuing to be a major part of the conversation.