A three-time NFL Most Valuable Player simply left the NFC South—and, unsurprisingly, he was the Most Valuable Player of the NFC South for as long as he was in it. So, who’s going to action up and lay claim to the honor now?
Here are our handling editors’ chooses for the department’s MVP in 2023.
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QB Derek Carr getsin the NFC South as its finest quarterback in 2023, and he has a fairly weak department to show it. He had a rough go of things at the end of last year, however he is still a talented and capable quarterback and a modification of surroundings in New Orleans might bring out the finest of him in his launching year in the department. He might do some huge things in 2023, so he’s my choice.
— River Wells
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It discomforts me to provide the nod to Derek Carr, however he’s the apparent option here. In a department with so much unpredictability, having the most developed QB must be a significant benefit for the Saints this season.
— Matt Urben
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Since the NFL is a quarterback-driven league, the safe wager—of course—is to choice a quarterback here. And while being the finest quarterback in the NFC South at the minute is like being the best man in jail, there has to be an response and that’s Derek Carr . . . at least for now. Until Bryce Young and/or Desmond Ridder show otherwise (because Baker Mayfield won’t), Carr is the department’s top passer and has a strong adequate lineup around him to lead the New Orleans Saints to a first-place surface.
— Anthony Rizzuti
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Okay, this has to be Carr, best? I’m pleased we’re all on the exactsame page here. The Saints have worked tough to get him, and they’ve put in the work to aid him prosper with more weapons and some familiar dealswith in the getting corps. If their defense can continue to play at a high level and the offensive line returns to kind, Carr might have his finest efficiency in years.
— John Sigler