A One Man MVP Race
Though 2010 NFL MVP award isn’t officially handed out until season’s end, but perhaps no secret has been worse kept in NFL circles since Patriot opponents’ defensive signals circa 2007. Of course, the undisputed most valuable player is the very quarterback under center during the “Spygate” controversy, is the former 2007 MVP winner, Tom Brady.Amid a season of turmoil from ranging from the high profile departure of number 1 target Randy Moss to teen-idol hurled stones at the quarterback’s haircut, the steady hand of Tom Brady has delivered the football methodically, accurately and prolifically, racking up the NFL’s highest quarterback rating at an astounding 111.0. Though Brady has had past seasons in which he exceeded his yardage total, accruing just 3,900 through the air (“just” is a relative term, with a hint of sarcasm), what impressed most onlookers was the mistake free football Brady displayed down the stretch. Brady threw a league low 4 interceptions over the course of 16 regular season games, marred only be 2-interception performances in week 2 and week 6, leaving the final 11 weeks of the season entirely pick free. In the meantime, Patriot wide receivers have had no problem hauling in touchdown catches as the tight spirals elude defensive backs, as Brady connected for a league leading 36 6-point strikes. [Read more →]