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Tom Pelliserro of USA Today argues that Percy Harvin of the Seattle Seahawks will be named Super Bowl MVP in 2014. Great news for those who have him at 18-1 a la online books like WagerWeb.com.
Unlike the Denver Broncos where a win almost guarantees current EVEN-odds favorite Peyton Manning will be named Super Bowl MVP, Seattle’s talent pool goes much deeper than its starting quarterback, who is yet to build a name for himself in the league a la Manning.
“He'll return kickoffs Sunday. He'll be in the game plan on offense, too, probably more than anyone expects,” Pelliserro predicts of Harvin.
Pelliserro says of the injury-plagued Harvin:
This is a guy who played 19 offensive snaps the entire regular season, a guy who hadn't played in an NFL game in more than a year, and the Seahawks felt comfortable featuring Harvin's skill set in what they hoped would be the start of a Super Bowl run.
Why? Because Harvin is a difference maker, no matter how many injuries pile up, how volatile he can be behind the scenes and how much of a battle it can sometimes be to get him to game day.
Any other player probably would've been placed on injured reserve long ago after undergoing hip surgery the Seahawks didn't think he needed at the start of camp and having the hip flare up repeatedly thereafter, including in the Nov. 17 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
The pain didn't stop Harvin from making an impact that day either, catching a 17-yard pass and creating a key momentum swing with a 58-yard kick return against the team that traded him last March for three draft picks
Whether right or wrong, the odds alone make this one an enticing bet.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
