Who actually deserves to win NFL MVP?

This past NFL season had many players deserving of the NFL MVP award some candidates for the award include Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Demarco Murray, and J.J. Watt. I am here to tell you that absolutely none of these players are as deserving of the award as Tony Romo. Ya, that Tony Romo. The same one every NFL fan said "wasn't good enough" to get Jerry Jones his first Super Bowl, the one who broke under pressure in big games, the one who couldn't seem to get his team out of the 8-8 black hole they were consumed by the previous 3 seasons.

This year was an entirely different story finishing with a 12-4 record and winning the NFC East. Romo led the NFL in passer rating (113.2), completion percentage (69.9) and yards per attempt (8.49). Romo took a team with a defense consisting of a bunch of scrub, no names to a 12-4 record and a Division title. Not to mention his second back surgery this past off-season, and fractures in two small bones in his back against Washington in Week 8.  Romo has the Cowboys in position to do what they haven’t done since 1995, have the words Cowboys, and Super Bowl contenders, in the same sentence.  Romo threw 12 touchdowns and only one interception while posting the highest December passer rating in NFL history (133.7).

The reason this season is so different then the past few? Protection. This season Romo finally has room to breathe, kick back, and do what he does best, sling the ball. Romo has 3 Pro-Bowl lineman protection him this season while not having a single decent lineman the last few seasons. The fact that Romo can finally throw the ball without knowing his face will be in the dirt is what has set him apart from previous seasons. Some are saying Romo is finally "growing up," I say he has been grown up all along. Being sacked on the game winning drive after being pressured all game was a normal thing for Romo the last few seasons. Critics claimed its because he "wasn't clutch." When in reality all he needed was some decent protection and look what happens! Impeccable stats, a division title, and a playoff run. Tony Romo is the NFL MVP.