Is the 49ers Offensive MVP Brock Purdy or Christian McCaffrey?

I recently debated this topic with my dad, former columnist Lowell Cohn. Here's what we said.

The 49ers currently have two of the favorites to win NFL MVP this season -- Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey.

Who's more deserving of the award?

I recently debated this topic with my dad, former columnist Lowell Cohn. Here's what we said.

LOWELL COHN: "It's the quarterback. Quarterback is a more important position than running back. With Brock Purdy, first we didn't know who he was. Then we thought oh maybe he's a stop gap. And then we thought he's a game manager, which is always a put down. He's not a game manager. He's a game winner. This kid is a winner. He may not have certain physical gifts but he has a lot of physical gifts and in the short and medium range his passes are on the money. If they didn't have him, they would not be 5-0. I don't know what they would be, but if they had Jimmy Garoppolo or Sam Darnold or Trey Lance, they would have lost games, there would have been picks, there would have been chaos. This kid is so brilliant. He's football smart. He's an underrated quarterback -- he might even be one of the 10 best quarterbacks in the league right now 

GRANT COHN: "Purdy is playing great, but when teams prepare to stop the Niners, I believe the defensive coordinator tells his guys, 'We are not going to let Christian McCaffrey beat us this week.' That's what the Cowboys said last week. They were going to "swarm" him. When you have to sell out to stop one player, that helps everyone else. McCaffrey is the No. 1 threat that people are worried about in the offense. And he's so good, he affects every play, not just the run plays -- the pass plays too. Just checking the ball down to McCaffrey always is a great decision and makes you look really smart. How many other teams would he start for? Most of them. How many other teams would Brock Purdy start for? I know he's a great fit for the 49ers, but if you put him on another team with another supporting cast and another system like the Rams, how would he do? If he played for the Rams, would he start over Matthew Stafford? If he played for the Seahawks, would he start over Geno Smith? I'm not sure. Purdy is a perfect fit for the 49ers system, while McCaffrey is a perfect fit for every team."