NFL MVP
Peyton Manning has scored a record 4th NFL Most Valuable Player Choice, and his second NFL MVP Choice in two consecutive years. According to ESPN, Manning received 39.5 votes, to 7.5 for Drew Brees and 2 for Drew Brees and 1 for Brett Favre. But the 2009 NFL Season was among Peyton Manning’s best.
The second-year stud rushed for 2,006 yards and scored 16 total touchdowns for his team, in one of the more impressive years for a running back in recent memory.
It brings up that ancient question of what “most valuable” really means. Is it the best player on the best team? The most outstanding player on a “excellent” team? The player most valuable to his specific team.
Peyton Manning’s success is a tribute to the thought that the quarterback, not the coach, has the best feel of the game. It’s something that may have missed Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress and caused his arguments with Quarterback Brett Farve.
