NFL fans, we need to talk.

Lately, there’s been a lot of clamoring for the MVP award to go to Texans DE JJ Watt. It must go to him OR ELSE, his supporters cry out en masse. If you don’t join in, you are not a true "nitty gritty NFL fan" and just a QB-loving biased GLORY monster.

Pause.

First of all, all MVP talk is completely stupid (says the guy writing about it). Awards are so boring. Boring in general, and especially in football. Maybe that’s what you get being a Packers fan, but awards are secondary to championships.

Rings. Trophies. Banners. That’s why we watch.

On the other hand, awards such as Aaron Rodgers’s offensive player of the month for November, do remind us how much fun it is watching him play. Of course, if you watch Rodgers day in and day out, you already know how special he is. In fact, if you watch long enough (like many of us), you could almost trick yourself into thinking this is easy for him and the rest of the O.

They’re on record – it’s not.

So back to JJ Watt. He’s on a 6-6 Texans team. He’s got 11.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and 1 interception with four games to go. Two whole years ago, he had 20.5 sacks and 4 forced fumbles.

Or in other words: "Another way to look at it, which is the way I tend to do, is that if anybody but Watt wins the league's Most Valuable Player award this season, the NFL might as well do away with the damned thing."

That's the thing that bothers me, the attitude that comes along with JJ Watt supporters. They're actually making me have negative thoughts about the guy, residually, from their fanboy-ish over promotion.

Let’s talk about the offensive touchdowns. They’re pretty cool. If you’re 12 years old. He is actually making some FANTASTIC catches, way better than your dad’s Mike Vrabel variety easy scoops (Vrabel had 10 catches for his career as a linebacker with the Pats, all touchdowns). But it's a gimmick. A truly cynical, emotionally deprived person (know any of those?) could call it "manipulative" or "unnecessary."

Would I want JJ Watt on my team? Of course. Is he changing the game of football as we know it? Maybe. Has he elevated the success of his team single-handedly like Rodgers has done this year? No.

If they want to split the award into a Cy Young style MVQB and MVP, fine. Until then, talk to me when the Texans are in the playoffs.