Packinatl - I don't think anyone has said throw out the Brady season and give Rodgers a pass. You're trying to simplify, and make a case for someone without actually using facts.
Fact #1 - Brady was suspended for four games for violation of the rules. He essentially hurt his team by not playing fair. There are no bonus points for being a cheat, or letting down your team, because of it. His suspension was no different than a person caught using drugs. You don't give awards for being a cheat, and that's exactly what Brady was.
Fact #2 - The Patriots went 3-1 in his absence. You can play the; "Yeah but they didn't play good teams" card if you want, but it don't float. They were 3-1, that's what counts. Look at that across the entire season, and you see them being a potential 12-4, maybe better, or worse. It doesn't matter. They won games without him, and that means as great as he's played, they could get along without him over periods of time, with someone who isn't even NFL material at QB. Garoppolo isn't.
So, regardless of what arguments you want to make about how great the guy is, the team is special, and that is more important than Brady himself. They'll plug another guy into that system if Brady goes down next year, and still be competitive.
Now, let's compare that to other QBs, and their teams. Measure their potential success without their QB, with someone else at the helm.
The Lions, without Stafford would be horrible. Probably as bad as the Bears. The Packers without Rodgers would be as bad as the Bears. The Cowboys without Dak Prescott would still be competitive, because they have talent beyond him. That brings up Ezekiel Elliott who has been just as instrumental in the rise of the Cowboys as Prescott. Co-MVP? Same team? Not happening! Co-Rookie of the year in my book, but not MVP.
Next, I look at Matt Ryan and realize that his body of work includes throwing 2 or more TD passes to 10 guys over the course of this year, and 13 in total. That is a huge figure. Our own Aaron Rodgers, known to spread the ball around, has only thrown TDs to 9 players, and only 5 have two or more. Ryan's work, across the board, is a lot like that Rodgers had, in winning the MVP himself. Give credit To Devonta Freeman for helping to make Ryan as good as he is. Freeman can rip off some big runs, and is always a threat to go all the way. When Coleman is healthy, he too can be that good. The Falcons are 10-5, and a solid team. That's something in Ryan's corner for a lot of voters. They don't see the Falcons as that good, but they are, because of their running and passing attacks both being strong.
When you start to think about all of this, and the fact that Rodgers has a banged up team, our running game has been essentially non-existent except for a couple of games, and we're looking at just about everything happening because Rodgers has thrown the ball well enough to put them in a position to make the playoffs. In all honesty, could Prescott, Brady, Ryan, or Stafford, have done the same thing as the QB of the Green Bay Packers, and could each of those indicated slipped into anyone else's shoes and done as well as they did.
Although I know he won't get the MVP award, I believe that Aaron Rodgers has probably done more to keep the Packers in the hunt for the playoffs than any other QB has done for their team, in the league. Yet, he won't win the MVP, because it will go to either Ryan or Prescott, because too many voters don't truly understand what the award should represent.
Please notice I left Elliott out of the mix, because he's not a QB, and they'll usually find a way to give it to them.
Just my opinion.