The thing is, there is blatant favoritism for some Legacy Teams. Those teams that were good in the past, that the ones that make some people feel good when they return to prominence.
You can see it everywhere too. Especially on sports shows, where they have no guidelines as to integrity. The sad part is that the integrity of the game suffers, and too many people are willing to accept that in pursuit of the almighty dollar.
As an example, a week or so ago, I was listening to 2 guys on ESPN that I wasn't familiar with, and they came to the topic of NFL MVP. They brought up Russell Wilson and Lamar Jackson, and said "Oh, the leader for the MVP is definitely Lamar Jackson!"
They couldn't really recite any statistics except for his running, so I couldn't see how they could elminate Russell from contention. Then I realized, these are 2 radio pundits looking for listeners, and they believe that the most listeners are going to turn to their show if they pick the East Coast guy.
Now, after last Sunday, Lamar looked really good, but still, IMHO, not quite as good as Russell. And before Lamar, it was Aaron Rodgers who had one good pass that week. And before that, it was Christian McCaffery. They keep throwing out candidates from Legacy, or East Coast teams. I guess they feel they need to make the MVP race competitive?
And I believe there is some competition for the MVP, but not the constant "He's definitely the guy for MVP" (this week, until he has a bad game).
Sorry, got off track here. I just wish there was more integrity in the game. But as long as the almighty dollar rules supreme, the bias will be in the game. Makes me wonder if the referee really missed the blatant PI against the Rams in last year's NFCC game, or if he was all in on the "Phenom Coach," and the "Todd Gurley" train. 'The Greatest Show on Turf" is back! [And we need that LA Market!]