I know, I know. I must be crazy for even asking the question. How can a guy who is on pace to not only obliterate the single season mark for TD's but also possibly go undefeated not be the MVP? Only someone who has a personal grudge against the guy could think otherwise. Someone would have to be a die-hard Ohio State Buckeye fan, or hate QB's who appear in GQ magazines, or hate any player who plays for Darth Hoodie to even entertain the notion that Tom Brady does not deserve the MVP.
Well I stand here today (well, sit here really) as someone who is none of the above three. I happen to like the Wolverines and hold no grudges for the GQ club or anyone who plays for the despicable presence that is Bill Belichick. So now that we are on the same page, allow me to explain to you why Tom Brady is not the MVP of the NFL this season so far.
Yes, Tom Brady will statistically be the best player not only this season, but quite possibly ever. Yes, he will end the season at a minimum of 14-2, with the chance of perfection absolutely in sight. But do these two things mean he HAS to be the MVP. This type of debate arises every year in baseball. Does having the most insane stats imaginable mean you are the most VALUABLE player in all of your sport? A-Rod just won the American League MVP. Was it just because he put up Mantle and Ruth-like numbers? No. It was because he single handedly propelled the Yankees into the playoffs. Take A-Rod away, and the Yankees do not make the playoffs.
So this brings me back to my point. I will say it boldly. As of this moment in the NFL season, on the cusp of completing week 12, Brett Favre is the NFL MVP. Just to endure some more ridicule, lets look at a brief side by side statistical comparison.
Touchdowns: Brady-39, Favre-22.
Yards: Brady-3,439, Favre-3,356.
Interceptions: Brady-4(are you kidding?), Favre- 8
Passer Rating: Brady-127.9, Favre-101.5
Why, after this near embarrassing statistical comparison, and knowing that Tom Brady is quite possibly going to be the quarterback who leads his team to a perfect season, do I think that old man river Brett Favre is the MVP? Thank you for asking. I'll tell you why. Lets look at some important factors that should not be overlooked. We'll start simple. Tom Brady actually has a team around him. Brett Favre has players around him. Brady has a team, and one hell of a team on that note. He has the most gifted receiver in the NFL, after the quietest steal in NFL history in terms of trades. His 2nd receiver could be the #1 on many teams. Wes Welker, the #3, could be #1 or #2 on many teams as well. The tandem of Maroney and Morris, although nothing amazing lately, has provided a sound running game. Add this to the fact that Brady is protected by the damn Great Wall of China with his offensive line, and you have all of the pieces for success. I'm not downgrading his success. He is an amazing quarterback. But keep in mind he is playing for an amazing team. He is a product of his own talent, but also of the incredible talent around him.
Brett Favre, on the other hand, is a product of nothing more than himself. Please name for me 4 starters on the Packers offense not named Brett Favre or Donald Driver. You can recite the Patriots wide receiver trio, their tight end, running backs, etc. Brett Favre is playing nearly by himself out there. He is creating a star in a kid named Greg Jennings and until the past few weeks had the equivalent of a high school running game behind him. Despite all of this, despite the lack of talent around him, despite the lack of running game around him until the recent emergence of Ryan Grant, you have an old quarterback doing absolutely incredible things.
And now onto the second reason why Brett Favre, and NOT Tom Brady is the MVP as of right now. Take the fact that the Patriots are the best team in the NFL and add onto that the fact that their schedule hasn't exactly been, let's say, daunting. Tell me if this line of opponents sounds scary to you. Buffalo Bills(twice), New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals. Anyone else still shaking? Didn't think so. The only real defense they have played this season was Indy, and MAYBE San Diego (although lately they can't seem to defend anybody). The Packers, on the other hand, have played these teams: Eagles, Giants, Chargers, Vikings(twice), Bears, @Denver, @Kansas City, and Carolina. I said it in a previous post of mine, but I don't believe anyone in the league has had a tougher schedule defensively than that so far. And yet Brett Favre has nearly single-handedly led his team to a 9-1 record.
Add all of these factors together, and it spells one thing; MVP. Most VALUABLE Player. Brett Favre, in terms of value to his team, is the best player in the National Football League right now. Let the hate emails and comments proceed.
43 comments:
you're out of ur mind. Tom Brady is without question the MVP. He is going to break the td record, have a perfect season, and win a super bowl. What else do you need to do to win the MVP?
Tom Brady has Randy frickin Moss. Has anyone even heard of Greg Jennings before this year? Not to mention my mother could play QB behind that line. No one ever gets to Brady. period. Favre for MVP!
First, Brady won't go undefeated. Second, he is good, but throw him in place of Favre in Green Bay and their record would likely be around 6-4. Also, how much do all those stolen calls help them? Just because they were stopped and the tapes destroyed, doesn't mean they didn't learn something that will help defeat teams in the future. You think Brady and they coaches just wiped their minds of all the knowledge they gained through cheating?? Get real. Only the Patriot fanboys will believe that. I used to think they were the dominate team of this decade. Now I think of them like I do Barry Bonds. Synthetically good.
you convinced me. Tom Brady who quite possibly will be the greatest qb ever and is on track to have an undefeated season should have mvp, but the fact is though is he that valuable? Could another qb do something similar to brady with as you call it "the great wall of china." Im not doubting that he is a talented man but his team makes him what he is right now. i agree with you Favre deserves it.
The article is definitely much to debate about. I understand completely the reasons why Favre should be the MVP, and if he does indeed win it, i would not be surprised and/or mad about it. HOWEVER...this isnt brady being a great quarterback this year...this is tom brady undoubtedly on his way to the BEST season by a player, ever. mark it down. That in itself is one way to deserve the MVP. now, lets look at it another way. A-rod won MVP with the most ridiculous numbers while on a LAST place team. There is no debate here. Brady is not having a riduclous year while his team is in last place, or let alone in first place with a good record. His team is undefeated, he's having a perfect season. Yes, he has randy moss...but culpepper had a younger better moss, and did not do these things. Brady is so smooth, and he has over a 135 rating for the YEAR! A 135 QB rating for ONE game is amazing..let alone an entire year. so while yes, favre is on a worse team and still 9-1...you simply CANNOT overlook the fact that brady has been perfect. not great, not near-perfect, not almost there...PERFECT. Brady for MVP
Brady is definitly not the MVP. My mom can QB that team. Out of them 2 I think Favre should get MVP. But really I dont think either are MVP. I think Ben Roethlisberger should be MVP. Who else can play behind a line that doesnt even give him time for a 3 step drop and still can be playing as well as he is? What other QB can break as many tackles as he has? Brady has Randy Moss, enough said. Favre has Donald Driver, enough said. Roethlisberger has who? Ward, Holmes, Nate Washington. All but 1 INT Ben has thrown has been the Receivers fault. Also Ben has no running game, yes I know Willie Parker is the number 2 back in the league but he also has the most attempts. BEN ROETHLISBERGER FOR MVP! PERIOD!
Who ever wrote this is a F-ing moron and should never, ever be allowed to write about sports again in his life. Remember when Castle was put in against the fins...how did the Pats fare then, or other times when he was in, where that racking up 40+ points in a single half? Nope did not think so. Ya, the Pats have a great team, maybe the single greatest to ever play, but not without Brady. And ya Brett is having a great year, carrying that team on his shoulders, but Brady has done much the same thing in the past...and collected a few SB rings along the way. If Brady was a packer and Brett a Pats the pats would be 9-1 and the Packers 10-0 and the fav for the SB.
Please don't ever write about sports again, that would be best for all of us.
I can definately see your points. I am a huge packer fan, but I remember how ticked off everyone was when Favre won his third. Many thought that Sanders should not have split it. I also remember when A-Rod won for Texas. I was ticked off. You can't have an MVP from a losing team. Stats count, but importance to a team makes the "Most Valuable Player". It's in the title of the award for Pete's Sake!! Brady have ginormous numbers, but Randy Moss is the MVP of that team. How can Brady win it when he isn't event the MVP of his own team? If Packers somehow go 15-1, Favre better win it. Brady is talented, but wouldn't even be close if he had to play in Green Bay.
Alright, just a couple of quick points I want to throw out there. First off, undefeated season or not, as long as the 2 teams records are similar, Brady is the MVP. Second, do not knock Brady for playing with a good team, he has worked with some of the worst wide receiving crews ever and put up Hall of Fame numbers. Now that hes got some talent, he is showing everyone why he is the best and most valuable player in NFL (and no I am not confusing the 2--there is a difference). He's doing everything asked of him, he deserves the MVP-so what a QB can not win the MVP with a good team around you. How'd Manning win it all those years.
Lastly, look at how an MVP is chosen. Most VALUABLE. Well that says to me if that player was not there the team would not do nearly as well. So take Farve out and I agree the Packers would be nowhere near where they are now...but the same goes for Brady. If the pats lost Tom to an injury there season would be over. And you may call me crazy but put Brady in green bay with "that horrible team" as you say and he'd take them to the superbowl. He's already shown he can do it with mediocre receivers. Put gunslinging Farve in New England and its a crap shoot he may make the playoffs, he may not. He may throw tons of interceptions as he did a couple years back or he may have problems with moss if he didnt get him the ball....remember we r comparing AFC to NFC, no contentst....and o yea dont even mention spygate, the scoreboard speaks for itself
well guess that wasnt really quick, but that was just off the top of my head...i goto go
nicolas is an idiot. Packers 10-0 under Brady? That would be the day. Besides having a few SB rings, what numbers has Brady put up besides? Vinny Testeverde will finish with more career Passing yards than Brady. I think Tom Brady is good, but he had more talent last year on his team than the Packers have now on theirs. Where was his numbers last year? Sorry Nicolas, you need to be banned from talking about sports.
Brian, buddy. Are you kidding? Brady can but the ball where he wants at will, he has a pocket awarness that every great boradcaster (many of the ledgendary QB) say they have never seen before...and incase you miss John Maddens commit last night "He [Tom Brady] is playing the QB position better that is has ever been played." or maybe is was "...better then anyone in the history of the NFL." Either way, Brady is proving he may be the best QB to even play football...but maybe you right maybe he would not be 10-0 in Green Bay. Or may you're a retard, go to be little Brian, you don't have a clue what you are talking about.
I'll respond to several of you guys at the same time, to save some time. For starters, let me just clarify: Tom Brady is amazing. There's no argument there. My only point is that Brady has a ton of support around him, while Favre has none whatsoever.
That being said...I'll start with Nicolas. I have no problem with people disagreeing. But your point of what happened when Castle was in doesn't exactly help your argument. You're talking about putting in some nobody backup QB. Most teams will suck when they put in a bad backup. Like I said before, Brady is amazing and his accomplishments should not be understated. My only point is that he is playing in a year where another QB is playing with absolutely no support and is putting up great numbers and sits at 9-1.
Seth: My only problem there is your definition of MVP. I don't agree that the award should go to the guy whose team would be worse off if they weren't there. Its simply the most valuable person to his team. Favre is the most valubale because he can turn no support into greatness. Brady makes the greatness, but with the best offensive line and the best receiver in football. If Favre wasn't in the league this year, Brady would be MVP.
you guys are all funny...stupid blog, nice try, thats why you don't get to vote. What would Brady do if he had Green Bay's team? Are you kidding me? The reason why Green Bay is good most mostly because the Defense is nasty and gives Favre patience. Where was Favre the last couple years? Why didn't he carry his team. Brady had no WR last year but went 12-4...no one gave him the MVP. Brett is having a great year but Brady is a MVP.
Also, the year Peyton broke the TD records no one said Dante Culpepper should be MVP cause he has pretty good numbers and carried his team. Nice try again though.
that is the most accurate thing I have heard in a while
Culpepper didn't have as bad of a team as Favre has, and he was not playing as well.
Guy makes a decent point about Favre and the MVP. Although it will definitely go to Brady, can't fault the man for writing some interesting stuff
Agreed. Last time I checked, the point of blogs were to share your opinion. He backs up his info with relevant stuff and actually has a good writing style. Half of these idiots who write on blogs can barely write their own name, let alone write something mildly entertaining. If you don't agree with Favre as MVP, good for you. But look how much fun we've had responding to his post
Damn straight Brett favre should be the MVP. look at the teams. Tom Brady has RANDY F'in MOSS!!! Who does Brett Favre have? Donld Driver. Tom Brady has Lawrence Maroney. The packers??? DESHAWN WYNN. Come on favre has very little talent to work with. Brady has a cheating coach and talent in moss, welker, stallworth, maroney.
"If Brady was a packer and Brett a Pats the pats would be 9-1 and the Packers 10-0 and the fav for the SB."
really? the packers are two fumbles away from being 10-0 anyways with brett favre as their quarterback. and 2nd year player greg jennings as their second receiver. and rookie james jones as their slot guy. and three running backs with no NFL experience before this season. and an average interior offensive line. you're also saying that you don't think BRETT FAVRE could lead the patriots to 10-0 against teams like...buffalo...the jets...miami? he could lead the CARDINALS to at least .500 against teams like that. come on man
I love how people come on here and tell others they should never write about sports again, and then back it up by saying Brady is way better than CASTLE. CASTLE???? Who is that? His name is Matt Cassel. You guys need to get a clue.
And Nicolas. to say brady deserves the MVP over favre is ver legitimate, but don't trash favre. He is a stand out QB and his team is 9-1 any other year and those are MVP quality numbers with the surrounding cast. I am a HUGE Packer fan and i will agree that brady deserves it but calm down buddy.
On a side note how refreshing is it to see Brett play like this. So much flare and excitement. Brady has turned into payton manning, the boring great QB that puts up big numbers in blow outs. Brett has got some STYLE!!!
I've read all of the comments and there are alot of good points. My favorite is
"the packers are two fumbles away from being 10-0 anyways with brett favre as their quarterback."
That statment couldn't be more true. If that where the case there would be alot more support for Favre to get the MVP. Also since Brady is having an outstanding year and may break the record, Favre is hiding the shadows. But I said he may break the record because he hasn't broken it yet and nobody knows if he will. There are too many things that can go wrong on the field for every one to be saying he will break it. On the other hand, Favre has broken the all-time TD record and win record while surpassing them each week. If the argument is about records then my vote goes to Farve. Also there are a number of STARTING QBs that could play behind the line and have the core of recievers, of the Patriots and have the same record. All that is required is decent decisions, arm strength and decent accuracy. Many QBs possess these skills but I don't know how many of the QBs out there could lead a team like Green Bay to a 9-1 record. Granted the defense of the Packers is a big factor in the record, if it weren't for Farve Green Bay wouldn't have the record they do and we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Not to mention that Favre will be the all time passing yards leader in the next few weeks, only 886 yards to beat out the great Dan Marino. The post above me makes a good point that Brady HAS NOT yet broken the record. Anything can happen in the next 6 weeks, for all we know, Brady could have a season ending injury. Even if he wasn't injured I still think Favre deserves it. Take Favre off the Packers plug in a half decent QB let's say Phillip Rivers, they would probably go 8-8 at best. Take out Brady from the Pats and plug in Phillip Rivers, they will still probably go 14-2 at best. For god sakes San Diego went 14-2 with Phillip Rivers last year.
You have an amazing point. Brett Favre is a man among boys on his team, that is, my team. Packers born and raised. Tom Brady would not have the numbers he does if he was on the Packers. He wouldn't have half of the numbers Favre has. He is not the MVP, Brett is. That and he's a pretty-boy bitch.
MVP means most valuable in the league, not to his team. Sure, he's got a great team around him, but if he went out for the season, then everybody would see just how valuable he is to them. I love Ffffaaaavre as much as anybody, but this guy's on crack. This year, Brady is the NFL MVP. There are a bunch of close-seconds, and you can make a decent case for all of them, but in the final analysis, it has to be Brady.
So what you're saying here is that you want to give Favre the MVP out of pity.
Poor Brett. He's having to do all the work all by himself. He deserves the MVP because Packer management can't seem to put a good team around him.
Great players are drawn to other great players and big paychecks. The fact is that Tom Brady is LEADING a team made up of great players. That's what great quarterbacks do, they LEAD. They draw the best out of the players around them by example.
Yeah I disagree with whoever said you shouldn't write about sports ever again. I thought it was well-written and gave insight to a very tough question in who should be MVP this year. Don't listen to that guy, this article was good and made me think.
I agree that Tom Brady is amazing, and having and amazing season, and is probably one of the top 3 QBs of all time, if not the best. But, I think Favre is the most VALUABLE player like you said. Even though Brady is great, he isn't quite as valuable and vital to the Pats as Favre is to the Packers.
Take Tom Brady out and the Pats would probably be 8-1 or 7-3 (because they have a good defense and amazing receivers) instead of 10-0.
If you take Favre out of the Pack, they would probably drop from 9-1 to 5-5 at best (their defense being a major factor in the 5 wins).
So yes, Favre is the most VALUABLE player of the NFL after the first 11 weeks.
I agree... Tom Brady has one of the most rediculous teams iv ever seen or heard of in my life. Even though Tom Brady is going to lead the PATS to bein 18-1 ( of course losing to the jets in teh superbowl is that one loss which isnt even physicaly possible) but he is not the center of the team, if you put a high school quarterback in that position with the set of recievers and the offensive line that Brady has it would still work out. Brett Favre is the one and only reason why the Packers are even over 500. Seriousley lets compare the reciever that each quarterback has
Brady:
-Randy Moss
-Dante Stallworth
-Wes Welker
-Kyle Brady
-Jabar Gaffney
-Ben Watson
Now look at Brett Fave:
-Greg Jennings
-Donald Driver
-Donald Lee
-James Jones
-Bubba Franks
Yea i would say Favre has the much better set of reciever to throw to....... NOT.... and also Brady's offensive line is probaly the Pro Bowl team right there.. i don't think Brady has had a single fingerprint on his jersey
CASE CLOSED
For all of you saying that Brady has had worse teams in the past years and done well, it doesn't matter. It is in fact a NEW year to choose a NEW MVP for things that person has done this year. Brady is doing very well and may be the best, but it is easy to put him on the pedestal when he as the team he has. How about Farve, when he makes things happen out of nothing. Since Favre is "making lemonade out of lemons" (not to diss the rest of the Packers, who are a good team) and Brady is just playing football it would seem to me that Brett Favre is the best player out there for MVP. I say Brady is just playing football because, well like someone stated earlier "Take out Brady from the Pats and plug in Phillip Rivers, they will still probably go 14-2", that's just one QB that could do it. There are many others like Payton Manning, Tony Romo, and Ben Roethlisberger just to name a few.
i really like the argument you present and you do a great job of presenting it...but seriously what MVP voter in his right mind would vote for brett favre over the quarterback that is gonna obliterate the pass TD record and lead his team to a 19-0 record?...but after reading this i certainly will think of farve as a candidate for NFL MVP but i think the only other person in the NFL that will get votes for MVP will be Randy Moss
the different competition brady & favre face has to fit into the discussion somewhere. i think it might be best to wait to mid-december when thereis a little more data available
That's exactly the point I make in the post. You look at who the Pats have been playing and who the Packers have been playing, and the differences in defenses have been enormous. I'd like to see other teams go 9-1 while playing the Bears, Vikings twice, @Chiefs, @Broncos, Giants, Carolina. These are all very good defenses and/or very tough places to play in for any team. The Pats have played horrible defenses, other than the Colts and maybe Chargers/Skins.
This argument will be retouched upon after week 14 when the Pats will have finished a back to back stretch of playing the Ravens and Steelers. Only then, having finally played some stout defense, will we get a clearer picture of what is what in the MVP race.
I'm from Boston and Brady is the man. But I was thinking the same thing. Favre is awesome and should get mvp. I love the Pats and jump up and down every week, but I watch GB to see how Favre will work out the next win.
ok so everyone seems to think that the only tough game the patriots had was against the colts. so did the cowboys-pats game not even happen? The patriots have had an over all tougher schedule that the packers. And that stuff about taking brady out and throwing someone else in there? not gonna work. saying that a high school quarterback could do the same things is ridiculous. Brady is the central point of this team, he leads the offense and works it around unlike any other quarterback would. No high school quarterback could just walk on to the field and take up that huge leadership role, and be able to take the same amount of hits as brady. Brady takes so few sack because he has good vision, and knows when to get rid of the ball. I'm not trying to say anything about favre here, cuz he is one o fthe greatest quarterbacks of our time, but Brady is honestly a better quarterback. If you watch them both play, and watch their style and actions, Brady plays with more poise and determination. And that stuff about favre holding the team up by itself? isn't that exactly what brady did in his first superbowl season when he took over for bledsoe? he took over a sub par team and turned their season around, leading them to a superbowl. Besides that, Favre himself said, "There are no 5 defensive backs to cover our recievers" meaning that he says he has good recievers that he can count on! If he thinks that they are good recievers and he likes having them on his team, than where do you come off saying that they are bad? I would like to theink that their quarterback would be a better judge of their skills, no offense. Also, Brady has half the interceptions of Favre. That is something that speaks for itself. The statistics don't lie. Favre is an incredible quarterback, but Brady is on his way to taking the MVP this season, no doubts about it.
Brady IS NOT the MVP...BRETT FAVRE deserves the MVP over anyone else in the league hands down. switch the receiving cores and offensive lines then Favre would have 50 td's and brady would maybe reach 20 by this point in the year...not to mention the Packers would be undefeated and the Pats would maybe be 6-4...brady w/o moss=half the amount of td passes and the team would not be undefeated..take away brady's line and he would be terrible..favre doesn't really have one as it is so therefore would be doing just as good.BRETT FAVRE DESERVES the MVP. PERIOD...how can you dispute that fact..BRETT FAVRE makes his team...brady's receivers and o-line make his.
not to mention that BRETT FAVRE is the GREATEST QB to EVER play the in the NFL.
"And that stuff about favre holding the team up by itself? isn't that exactly what brady did in his first superbowl season when he took over for bledsoe? he took over a sub par team and turned their season around, leading them to a superbowl."
Like I said ealier who cares what Brady did in the past, it's not about the past years, it's about what they do this year. I also don't think any one is questioning the talent of Green Bay's receviers, they are great and don't get the credit they deserve. Also Favre does have great confidence in his receviers, otherwise he wouldn't spread the ball like he does. Favre also has 4 different receivers with over 400 yards. Now that I've given credit to the Packers recievers that is about as much as you'll hear, since the so called "experts" don't give the Pack the same amount of credit. That is why everyone has been saying Favre is carrying the team. Now that I've gotten that out of the way, Favre should be MVP because he is simply doing more with less. The reason the Packer-Cowboy game is on NFL network is because nobody expected the Packers to do so well. When I say nobody thought they we're going to do this well I mean nobody. People can say they did, but in reality all they had was hope. Since Brett Favre has LEAD his team to a 10-1 start, and nobody thought he could, he should get the MVP on that alone. Not to mention he is breaking records every week, having the best year of his career, dispite people calling him washed up. Favre is the best one out there for MVP.
agreed. Couldn't have put it better myself.
Brady may be good, but his offensive line deserves the credit. Brady's best skill, in my opinion, is the way he looks off his receivers. He always seems to look one way until the defenders react, then go the other way with it. Even though that takes alot of skill, he couldn't do that without the "great wall of china". If the pats have some injuries like the rams have had with the offensive line, we'll all get to watch Brady start to look more average.
And if Favre gets consideration just because of the lack of talent around him, then what about Derek Anderson? His stats are pretty close to Favre's, and he plays for CLEVELAND.
Just to throw another name out there for MVP...you have to consider Adrian Peterson. Of course we'll have to see how long the injury keeps him sidelined, but he could break 2000 rushing yards, or at least 2000 all purpose yards. Either way, that's impressive...especially for a rookie. No doubt, he'll get rookie of the year anyway.
All that being said...I think Brady will get it. But as long as the pats get beat in the playoffs, or even better, an nfc team beats them in the superbowl, I'll be happy.
If I were ever assembling a football team and had my choice of any quarterback I would choose Brett Favre before anyone! He is amazing!
The end!
Being a Packers fan, I'm not going to make a redundant argument for Favre.
Putting the Packers aside, can you really, I mean honestly, give Tom Brady the MVP without naming Randy Moss a co-MVP? I realize the voting doesn't work out that way, but he is just as valuable to the Patriots as Tom Brady. Same thing could be said about Romo/Owens.
for all the people that say the pats play in a better division are lying to themselves. at leat the NFC north might have one of the wildcard teams. the pats play the 0-10 dolphins, the 2-9 jets and the 4-7 bills. none of the teams above .500. tom brady is also given the rock plenty of more times because they have no running game. they ran the ball once last night against the eagles and still only won by 3. a 11-0 team has so many other aspects besides the QB but a 10-1 team like the packers have one person to thank for that... Brett Favre, the 2007-2008 MVP
Yes, don't ever write about football again. I mean, who the hell is Randy Moss anyway? I bet if the Patriots had Ben Roethlisberger or Tony Romo instead of Tom Brady, they would be like 4-12.
(please sense the sarcasm in my typing)
I just wanna reply to all the people that are saying the brady held his team up on his shoulders in the past. It doesnt matter. The MVP is for this year not the last 5 years or whatever. Favre clearly is the MVP of this season.
"And that stuff about favre holding the team up by itself? isn't that exactly what brady did in his first superbowl season when he took over for bledsoe?"
actually, that season i watched brady, a naive youngster, humiliate his fellow teammate bledsoe- a quarterback that endured years of a horrible football team and stuck with it while taking on all the blame. and i also saw brady get injured and bledsoe go in (which is pretty embarrassing to have to go to second string and not be permanently out for the season) and make the plays that saved them in one of their bigger games. and then when brady was back into the game and they won, he ran over to bledsoe yelling "we won" while bledsoe knew it was the end of his career in foxboro.
brady has never had to carry a team through years of being told he should retire- he's not the face of new england despite what people think (i live in boston and as far as quarterbacks go, the love for him is a superficial kind that can be likened to tabloid stars). the moment tom brady's team starts falling apart and mistakes are made, new england's fans will be looking for the next star.
tom brady doesn't play full games, he doesn't play through injuries to bring his team the win, he doesn't ever endure a battering and never has in his career, and he doesn't even really play with spirit- he plays only with cold calculation.
now, i'm a die-hard ohio state fan, as described in the blog. even in all my hatred for anything michigan related (i try not to learn where NFL players played college ball for this reason) i tell myself that maybe, if i give tom brady 8 more years, and he loses the offensive line that protects him and has to take on a lot of hits, blitzes, or pressure, and he still sticks with his team and comes out making plays... maybe then i can give him this kind of credit. but not until then.
all the great quarterbacks you can think of in the last couple of decades... montana, marino, young, elway, etc.- all of them have had to go through that and tom brady hasn't. to compare him to those guys would be blasphemous. he's still a young qb that really has yet to prove his excellence to me.
i love my brett favre- i can understand him not getting the mvp. i can live with that. but it reminds me why i like college ball better than the nfl. it's full of so much more action and emotion and energy. brady and his team are robotic. why watch the game? (i've actually stopped right now to post this) i know the outcome. bottom line is that i don't have fun watching tom brady.
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