Cook & McCaffrey, setting pace for MVP seasons...

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Vikings' Dalvin Cook, Panthers' Christian McCaffrey setting the pace for MVP seasonsWorkhorses backs are both on pace to easily exceed 2,000 yardsNeither Christian McCaffrey nor Dalvin Cook tip the scale much beyond 200 pounds. Both fall short of 6 feet in a violent game they share with agile giants trying to crush the will out of them 20-some times every week.
And yet these two versatile NFL stars have legitimate MVP dreams that stand taller than any other non-quarterback in a league in which only Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has interrupted the annual quarterback coronation the past 12 years.
Cook, the Vikings’ heartbeat offensively, is on pace for an all-world and franchise-record 2,374 yards from scrimmage. And yet even that doesn’t match the out-of-this-world effort we’ve seen from the 205-pound McCaffrey through five games.
When Cam Newton was playing, Carolina was 0-2 and trending toward getting Ron Rivera fired for about the 23rd time since he joined the head coaching ranks along with Leslie Frazier back in the Class of 2011. With Newton sidelined and neophyte QB Kyle Allen avoiding mistakes, the Panthers have won three in a row and once again given Rivera new life, not to mention a franchise-record 74th coaching victory.
Why?
Two words: Christian McCaffrey.


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Good for them. McCaffrey is basically the Panthers offense. I am really enjoying what I am seeing from Dalvin.

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Every year there’s a player or two who get hot at the
beginning of the season and “are on pace for record breaking seasons” and most
of the time it’s hard to sustain that level of performance.  Defenses adjust, injuries happen either to
you or your supporting cast.  It’s just
hard to be hot for an entire season.

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@medaille said:
Every year there’s a player or two who get hot at the
beginning of the season and “are on pace for record breaking seasons” and most
of the time it’s hard to sustain that level of performance.  Defenses adjust, injuries happen either to
you or your supporting cast.  It’s just
hard to be hot for an entire season.

It is hard to keep a pace like he has thru 5 games over the 16 game season. 

Unlikely but he has 2 things going for him IMO.

This is a new offense and the Vikings are only 5 games into it. There is a lot to clean up and I believe the unit will improve in execution over the next 12 weeks.

The Vikings best run blocker, Morgan in on PUP and will likely return.

Mattison is also quietly averaging  5.6 ypc. The Vikings Oline can run block. We'll see.