Las Vegas Raiders: Early 2021 prediction for MVP, MIP, and ROY

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 13: Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr #4 scrambles against the Indianapolis Colts during the third quarter at Allegiant Stadium on December 13, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

Las Vegas Raiders: Early 2021 prediction for MVP, MIP, and ROY

Team MVP: Derek Carr, Quarterback

You’ve heard it all when it comes to starting quarterback Derek Carr. “Make it or break it year”, “Playoffs or Bust”, and while Carr says he is immune to the noise, he hears it too. In Year 8, Carr is itching for wins, along with the Raiders organization.

Carr’s last, and coincidentally only winning season came in 2016 when he was a front-runner for the league MVP Award, as he led the then-Oakland Raiders to their first playoff berth in 13 seasons before he broke his leg on Christmas Eve against the Colts. Carr has taken full command of this team since then, and under Jon Gruden, Carr seems to have more autonomy now than he ever had in his many years in the Silver and Black.

Gruden trusts Carr and Carr’s teammates do as well.

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 16: Yannick Ngakoue #91 of the Baltimore Ravens runs on the field prior to an AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Buffalo Bills at Bills Stadium on January 16, 2021 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Bryan Bennett/Getty Images)

Las Vegas Raiders need more than just sacks from Yannick Ngakoue

The Las Vegas Raiders brought Yannick Ngakoue in to help with the pass rush, but they need more than just sacks out of him in 2021.

After the Raiders have started out 6-4 in back to back seasons only to succumb to a late-season slide to knock them out of the playoffs, this is the year that the Raiders respond to return to the postseason, and they will be led by their Captain and signal-caller, Derek Carr. In fact, this is going to be the best season of Carr’s career, as he finally makes a start in a postseason game.

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