MVP?

[hoosier]

Gotta love the motto and logo at the bottom ("bottom") of that photo.

[Brando19]

My list of MVP candidates:
Aaron Rodgers
Tom Brady
Drew Brees
Matt Forte (Bretsky may call me a Bear lover, but he's awesome)
Calvin Johnson
MAYBE Wes Welker

[MadtownPacker]

Even the NFL isn't that stupid. Uno-Dos is clearly the MVP by virtue of carrying an undefeated team. Only total meltdown in the regular season could swing this. Rodgers is having his way with defenses. Brady has been slapped around by the bills and raiders. The choice is clear.

[mission]

I like that, Mad. Uno-Dos!

As far as that picture... there's no way that many hot chicks with perfect breasts live in and around Green Bay.

[King Friday]

Every sports reporter thinks it's cute to make tongue on cheek comments saying Peyton is the MVP, and the evidence is how bad the Colts are.

I'm not entirely sure they're all wrong. The way that team has fallen off is incredible.

The Colts drafted like crap from 2007-2010. That is why they suck right now. Yeah, Manning would hide the warts somewhat...but I think the Colts would struggle to get above .500 this year even with Manning. Manning has no mobility, and their OL is bad.

[Brando19]

Uno-Dos...maybe that could catch on? I like it.

[Guiness]

The Colts drafted like crap from 2007-2010. That is why they suck right now. Yeah, Manning would hide the warts somewhat...but I think the Colts would struggle to get above .500 this year even with Manning. Manning has no mobility, and their OL is bad.

That's just what I was wondering...would they be mediocre even with him, but are a train wreck without? That would be my guess, one player doesn't make that much difference. He doesn't stop NO from scoring 62 pts!

[Smeefers]

"If Peyton Manning merits MVP consideration, then I nominate Mike Singletary for Coach of the Year for not being in San Francisco," Jason Nawahine added. "Manning under center wasn't going to stop Drew Brees and the Saints from putting up a fifty-burger on that defense."

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/49587/mike-sandos-mvp-watch-43

[sharpe1027]

Gotta love the motto and logo at the bottom ("bottom") of that photo.

I am willing to be that you are one of the few whose eyes that made to that far down in the picture.

[sharpe1027]

"If Peyton Manning merits MVP consideration, then I nominate Mike Singletary for Coach of the Year for not being in San Francisco," Jason Nawahine added. "Manning under center wasn't going to stop Drew Brees and the Saints from putting up a fifty-burger on that defense."

I disagree. With Manning leading the offense the Colts would have moved the ball better and had more plays. That would have kept the Saints offense off the field a little longer.

[Smidgeon]

I like that, Mad. Uno-Dos!

As far as that picture... there's no way that many hot chicks with perfect breasts live in and around Green Bay.

I was thinking more that he was the Passin' Assassin. Has that one been taken yet?

[pbmax]

Under the Manning missing MVP theory, I still think Steve Young retroactively deserves 5 or 6 MVPs after he retired.

[Guiness]

Under the Manning missing MVP theory, I still think Steve Young retroactively deserves 5 or 6 MVPs after he retired.

And John Elway!

[woodbuck27]

That's just what I was wondering...would they be mediocre even with him, but are a train wreck without? That would be my guess, one player doesn't make that much difference. He doesn't stop NO from scoring 62 pts!

In my assessment of the COLTS fr. the end of last season. I analyzed DECLINE of that team. They needed a huge change in their OL and at WR. Players such as the once very reliable ** Bob Sanders were also getting long in the tooth.

Demond "Bob" Sanders (pronounced Dee-mund) (born February 24, 1981 in Erie, Pennsylvania) is a professional American football safety who is currently on the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League. Sanders was drafted in the second round (44th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at the University of Iowa.

*** Bob Sanders ( NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44 ) was named AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2007 ( AP Defensive Player of the Year for the 2007 NFL season, the first Colt to earn the award and only the fourth safety in NFL history to win it );known for being the integral part of the Colts' postseason defense that led the team to a victory in Super Bowl XLI. He was nicknamed "The Hitman" because of his hard hits and tackles, and was also called by former Colts' coach Tony Dungy "The Eraser" because he tends to erase the mistakes of his teammates.

However, he has also become known for his frequent injuries, having played over 6 games in a season only twice, in 2005 and 2007.

In 2010, Sanders exited the first game of the season with an injury. On September 14, 2010, it was reported that Sanders could possibly miss the entire season with a torn biceps tendon. On December 8, he was put on injured reserve, which ended his season.

On February 18, 2011, Sanders was released from the Colts after only playing nine games in the previous three seasons. In a team statement he said, "I always will consider myself a Colt. I want to thank the fans also for their great support. They played a big part in making my seven years with the team very rewarding."

*** From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Sanders

P A C K E R S !

[smuggler]

Elway never won an MVP award, did he?

That's right. This is the season that the AP accidentally gave Elway the MVP when they meant to give it to Jerry Rice. Whoops.

Why should anyone take the AP seriously after that gaffe?

Elway threw 19 TD passes. Rice caught 22 TD passes.

Derp.