SnakeLH2006
02-04-2012, 02:09 AM
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-10925226
Is Tom Brady the Rightful NFL MVP?
By Charles Joel (http://contributor.yahoo.com/user/944352/charles_joel.html),
In a year that Aaron Rodgers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7200/) broke Peyton Manning's (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/4256/) single-season passer rating, threw 45 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions and led a practically defenseless Packers team to a historic 15-1 record, Skip Bayless is still campaigning for Tom Brady (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5228/) as the rightful MVP.
Here's an excerpt from Skip's Peabody Award winning, The Screaming Contrarian:
* Skip Bayless on ESPN First Take: "OK, so Aaron Rodgers led the consensus Super Bowl favorite to 15-1, what else is new? … I think it was the worst defense Belichick has put on the field. If you take away Brady, you've got the Indianapolis Colts (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/ind/) this year. That's how bad they are. Brady had to consistently overcome his defense in ways that Rodgers benefited because the Packers led the NFL in takeaways." Personally, I think Brady will likely finish third in the MVP race, because 2011, which will be remembered as the year of the quarterback, also featured a Drew Brees (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5479/) eruption. Brees broke Dan Marino's long-standing passing yards in a single-season mark and his own completion percentage record. And while Bayless' argument that the New England Patriots (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/nwe/) had no defense is almost justifiable against Brees and his Saints, there was actually a team ranked lower than the Patriots defensively this season: the Packers.
Green Bay was weighed down by the shackles of the worst defense in the NFL and Rodgers was forced to overcome the worst passing defense in the history of football—the Packers gave up 300 yards a game.
So, let's consider their offensive numbers:
* Aaron Rodgers: COM PCT: 68.3 YARDS: 4643 TD: 45 INT: 6 QB RAT: 122.5
* Drew Brees: COM PCT: 71.2 YARDS: 5476 TD: 46 INT: 14 QB RAT: 110.6
* Tom Brady: COM PCT: 65.6 YARDS: 5235 TD: 39 INT: 12 QB RAT: 105.6
Basically, Rodgers was more accurate and threw six more touchdowns and six less interceptions, while playing one fewer game. Brady had a phenomenal season and would win MVP almost any other year, but with Rodgers and Brees playing at an even higher level in 2011, Brady's prospects of winning NFL MVP are grim.
Unlike the other two gunslingers, however, Tom Brady still has a chance of taking home the Lombardi Trophy, which I am certain a competitor like Brady would prefer, anyway.
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Ummm...Brady is elite. Brees was great...but Arod tore the books up going 14-1...with the best qb rating EVER with the worst D.
Food for thought: If Arod threw the 191 MORE passes Brees threw this season he would have had 60 passing TD's and nearly 6000 yards. True Dat..
Is Tom Brady the Rightful NFL MVP?
By Charles Joel (http://contributor.yahoo.com/user/944352/charles_joel.html),
In a year that Aaron Rodgers (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7200/) broke Peyton Manning's (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/4256/) single-season passer rating, threw 45 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions and led a practically defenseless Packers team to a historic 15-1 record, Skip Bayless is still campaigning for Tom Brady (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5228/) as the rightful MVP.
Here's an excerpt from Skip's Peabody Award winning, The Screaming Contrarian:
* Skip Bayless on ESPN First Take: "OK, so Aaron Rodgers led the consensus Super Bowl favorite to 15-1, what else is new? … I think it was the worst defense Belichick has put on the field. If you take away Brady, you've got the Indianapolis Colts (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/ind/) this year. That's how bad they are. Brady had to consistently overcome his defense in ways that Rodgers benefited because the Packers led the NFL in takeaways." Personally, I think Brady will likely finish third in the MVP race, because 2011, which will be remembered as the year of the quarterback, also featured a Drew Brees (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/5479/) eruption. Brees broke Dan Marino's long-standing passing yards in a single-season mark and his own completion percentage record. And while Bayless' argument that the New England Patriots (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/nwe/) had no defense is almost justifiable against Brees and his Saints, there was actually a team ranked lower than the Patriots defensively this season: the Packers.
Green Bay was weighed down by the shackles of the worst defense in the NFL and Rodgers was forced to overcome the worst passing defense in the history of football—the Packers gave up 300 yards a game.
So, let's consider their offensive numbers:
* Aaron Rodgers: COM PCT: 68.3 YARDS: 4643 TD: 45 INT: 6 QB RAT: 122.5
* Drew Brees: COM PCT: 71.2 YARDS: 5476 TD: 46 INT: 14 QB RAT: 110.6
* Tom Brady: COM PCT: 65.6 YARDS: 5235 TD: 39 INT: 12 QB RAT: 105.6
Basically, Rodgers was more accurate and threw six more touchdowns and six less interceptions, while playing one fewer game. Brady had a phenomenal season and would win MVP almost any other year, but with Rodgers and Brees playing at an even higher level in 2011, Brady's prospects of winning NFL MVP are grim.
Unlike the other two gunslingers, however, Tom Brady still has a chance of taking home the Lombardi Trophy, which I am certain a competitor like Brady would prefer, anyway.
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Ummm...Brady is elite. Brees was great...but Arod tore the books up going 14-1...with the best qb rating EVER with the worst D.
Food for thought: If Arod threw the 191 MORE passes Brees threw this season he would have had 60 passing TD's and nearly 6000 yards. True Dat..