His season died a cold death with the five pick game as far as mass perception goes and his team is likely going to finish with a worse record than they did last year.
he should be in consideration, but no, he's not a "good" candidate for who votes on it and won't get much thought for it.
That doesn't mean he deserves an award. Rivers getting it doesn't justify it either when there have been players coming back from serious injuries that have performed better this previously this season.
So, yeah, Eli could be a candidate, but I think it should be for players who came back from an injury like Peyton the year before.
he should be in consideration, but no, he's not a "good" candidate for who votes on it and won't get much thought for it.
So, sure, why not?