East coast bias, we're used to it. What does help is that the last couple prime time games have gone much better for the Rams.It's kinda strange. He's basically having a better season than anyone in the league, including Jonathan Taylor. He's almost certainly going to set the league record for most catches in a season, and yet he's getting very little publicity. Most people don't even think of him in these end of season awards conversations, including me when I made my post. Yet he's probably the most deserving.
If he significantly breaks the catch record (allowing for the 17 game season difference) then I think he probably should get Offensive Player of the Year, even over guys like Taylor. Taylor is in a significant part pushed up by his league best Run BLocking O-line. Kupp has Stafford throwing him the ball. Between those 2 factors, I think the O-line is a bigger one than Kupp having an above average QB compared to previous seasons.
I think the problem for Kupp is that has gotten less attention and doesn't have that game changing highlight play in the same level as Taylor's TD run to ice the game against the Patriots. He needs some kind of highlight like that in these coming weeks cause otherwise he'll get none of the publicity and attention he deserves.