5 Reasons DeMarco Murray Will Win The MVP This Year

Sep 28, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray (29) on the field before the game against the New Orleans Saints at AT&T Stadium. Dallas beat New Orleans 38-17. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Sometimes in sports you just know when you’re watching something special. Whether it’s in a game or throughout a full season, it just seems like you’re witnessing history. If you’ve watched a Cowboys game this year then you certainly know the feeling. DeMarco Murray, the Cowboys’ starting running back, is putting together one of the most amazing seasons in recent NFL history. Sure, we are only six games into the year, but it’s never too early to understand you’re witnessing history.

Many people consider the running back position a position that used to be important. But that thinking is inherently short-sighted. Yes the NFL has evolved, but the water is finding its level on the evolution of pass-first offenses. Slowly the running back position is returning to being one of the NFL’s marquee positions on almost every team. The great Vince Lombardi believed that the NFL would always be a run-first game. Although that can be debated, it certainly is still a very important position and Murray is one of the chief reasons why the position is still so vital to the game today. There are a few other running backs throughout the league that are just as talented and have been just as important to their teams in recent years. But in 2014, no one is doing quite what Murray is doing and he’s got the Cowboys ranked quite highly in NFL Spin Zone’s Power Rankings.

Every NFL team has 10 more games to be played this year and a lot of things can happen. But if there is one certainty it’s this, DeMarco Murray is going to win the MVP this year… and here are five reasons why.