Most Valuable Player means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. When I asked the NFL they simply said the player with the most outstanding season. I specifically asked if it had to be tied to “team success” and I was told no.
So without further ado here are the Top 5 BSO NFL MVPs:
1- Chris Johnson
The stats speak for themselves. The greatest yards from scrimmage season a running back has ever had. The 6th player to rush for 2000 yards and here is my personal favorite.
Johnson had three runs of 85 yards or more this year.
No Running Back has ever had three runs over 85 yards in their entire career.
Case closed.
2- Peyton Manning
How great is Manning? Did you see what happened when the Colts put in their backup quarterback?
3- Philip Rivers
The only thing stopping Rivers from being mentioned in the elite tier of quarterbacks is a Super Bowl ring and that could change very shortly.
4- Darelle Revis/Charles Woodson
The best compliment I can give Revis is that when Deion Sanders came to the Cowboys they ran mostly a zone defense. Deion promptly said:
“You can play zone on the other side I am on, I am playing man.”
In essence that is what the Jets do with Revis (with a little safety help) because they have that much faith in his cover skills.
Woodson is amazing. I was still in college when he was terrorizing Ohio State and he is still one of if not the best overall cornerback in the game (sacks, ints, pass defenses and fumbles caused).
5- Brett Favre
Say what you want about Favre, but the Vikings probably wouldn’t be the #2 seed in the NFC without him. On top of that he has had one of his best statistical seasons ever. He is 40 and still playing at an elite level. Yes he is a diva, but he is a diva that produces.