I am a huuuuuge Colt fan straight out of Indy and even I am surprised Brady didn't beat out Peyton! Peyton has Edge...Brady had Mike Cloud!
Alexander carried his team the whole season, not just in the stretch run, and he set records doing it. Not to mention that he did it in Seattle, which might as well be Mars for all the national dap it gets on a regular basis. Crrrrryyyyyyy me a river. Everybody knows who Tom Brady and the Patriots are now, but in '01-'02 they had to listen to everyone, and I do mean everyone, saying they couldn't do it, right up to the moment they were holding the trophy. What do you think gets a team or a player "national dap"? Doing it in the big games, that's what, and who's stopping you?
I had the national dap once. Took two weeks to clear up. That was the worst carnival ever.
i believe that thomas jones of the chicago bears at least deserved some condideration. he was the most valuable member of one of the worst offenses in the league and still rushed for over a 1,000 yards w/out a o-line. the defense is without question the best in the league. watch out for da bears in jan.
I love Thomas Jones but the bears defense was their best offense and MVP.
I don't like the Giants at all, and I still have to say Tiki Barber was the absolute MAN for that team. With a young quarterback leading a passing game that really doesn't make anyone tremble, Barber took all the weight on his shoulders and carried the load, allowing the rest of the offense to flourish. Alexander had the TDs, but his division is so putrid the accomplishments lose a bit of their luster.
Its so refreshing to see an actual most valuable player win.Because of where he plays, I never gave him a thought. Outa sight outa mind kinda thing, but each time i saw him on prime time he more than earned the honor. Without him we would all be saying when they gonna give up on Hasslebeck and Holmgren? But he saved them this year and thats why he's a real MVP.
Alexander has been a great player ever since he came out of The University of Alabama. Playing on the West coast, IMO, he has been overlooked for way too long. A well deserved MVP winner.
The MVP should go to the player that is most valuable to his team. This player should be the player that the team can't win without. With this explanation in mind, the MVP should go to Tiki. Alexander had Hasselback (very underated), Palmer had the Johnsons and Brady has a championship team to work with. Enough said. Good point and I believe technically correct. Clearly Seattle could still have won without Alexander because of the weak division. Without Tiki, the Giants would be watching the playoffs on TV. That said, I still don't see how you can keep it from Alexander.
Alexander i think had 8 touchdowns against weak team, texans and arizona
He still had 28 touchdowns this year. Are you going to take away stats from everyone when they play a weak team? Show me a team who only played winning record teams all year. Then the person who did the best job on that team should replace Alexander's MVP. Maybe I am being niave (and if I am I'm sure someone will point it out) but I don't think there is any team like this out there.
I don't buy the weak teams argument..... Manning played against the Texans and Titans twice each... Brady faced the Jets and Bills twice each... Barber...well....give it to the man, the Giants had a pretty decent schedule. But Alexander had twice as many touchdowns as Barber...schedule doesn't account for everything. I would also like insert some props for Larry Johnson. Sure, the Chiefs line helped, but looking at his numbers, one would think he had played for the whole season.
I would also like insert some props for Larry Johnson. Sure, the Chiefs line helped, but looking at his numbers, one would think he had played for the whole season. I agree entirely, this guy had 1,700+ rushing yards and a lot of touchdowns and didn't start regularly until November! Tiki Barber is the man and incidentally I had both him and Johnson of my fantasy team. My darkhorse MVP for next year, Joey Harrington. /"tries to keep a straight face"...
I suppose this means that Brady will just have to settle for the Super Bowl MVP. Again.
Alexander earned it, regardless of strength of schedule. I was wondering why no one gives Carson Palmer any love? He quitely had an awesome season helping the bengals become a contender.
The MVP should go to the player that is most valuable to his team. This player should be the player that the team can't win without. See, and here I think the MVP should go to the most valuable player, period. By that I mean if the league crashed and started over and all players went into a draft, my MVP is who would be picked first.
By that I mean if the league crashed and started over and all players went into a draft, my MVP is who would be picked first. I agree with that approach (with the assumption that "who would be picked first" is based solely on this season's performance and not a generic "well, such-and-such has so much potential as a running AND receiving threat") - partially, because I've never seen it worded quite like that. Good comment, murray. Under this approach, it seems like the "most valuable to his team" idea (which I also agree with) would automatically be part of the consideration, but not the sole criteria.
OH, and I couldn't let "I had the national dap once. Took two weeks to clear up. That was the worst carnival ever." go without kudos to Weedy ... Now, if I only I could find napkins to clean up the soda I snorted onto my monitor.
Carson Palmer's time will come, and probably soon. Next year, he won't be the latest flash anymore. He'll be One Of The Four Or Five Best QBs In The Game, and if he steps up to that, then you'll see him getting lots of that good ole dap.
