Who should have been MVP? (1 Viewer)

[dparker713]

While I don't feel giving the MVP to Peyton was nearly as bad as say Brady in '01, I do think he wasn't the most deserving this year.

For me, the 2 TOs that Sanders caused combined with the overall defensive performance were more deserving of the MVP.

 

[cantrell]

Rhodes would have been my pick. He kept that Bears D on the field in the 2nd half.

 

[Banger]

No one really. They played pretty well as a team but someones gotta win it.

 

[Jous]

Its Manning. Remember, Rhodes got a lot of his rushing yards late in the game when the outcome was not in veyr much doubt, and after Manning had stopped passing on a normal basis.

 

[Jagerbomber]

For lack of a clear cut candidate, I think Cadillac decided not to have relative unknown Rhodes driving around their car. Manning is not a bad choice but he was just pretty good this time.

 

[smitty63]

IMO, noone really stood out making it a pretty tough decision. However, I voted for Rhodes because he made some good runs to keep drives alive and the Bears' defense on their heels. Sanders would have been my second choice.

 

[Family Matters]

Hard to argue with Manning but I could argue for Addai as well. 147 yard combined makes for a strong performance. He made some key plays along the way when the outcome was in doubt.

 

[nygiants56]

Grossman has sucked, but everyone is contributing to this loss outside of Devin Hester/Thomas Jones....questionable play calling, bad QBing, defense can't get off the field, no pressure on Manning, turnovers...I probably missed 5 other causes of this disaster.

I thought co-MVP's, Rhodes and Addai, would have been the right call, I didn't think Manning did anything spectacular to win the game himself, he just repeatedly handed off to Addai and Rhodes. ever since Harvey Martin/Randy White Co-MVP effort, seems like the NFL is reluctant to name Co-MVP's again.I think they tossed Manning a bone here..

 

[jgb95]

Addai should have won it but the NFL has way too much MAN love the that Friggin Manning Family.

Is it just me or do you all hate it when Peyton #####es, crys and moans when ever a play doesn't go his way, walk off the field like a professional and go back out there and get them next time you baby. Polian will change the rules for you in the off season to make it easier for you to win and get you some more endorsements you cry baby.

He was at best avg this game. If they don't have a decent running game that game could have gone the other way. The defense won this game for them as shocking as that seems.

Oh and if CHI had a QB (David Carr - would have been better - LOL).

PS - I'm not a COLTS FAN.

 

[Banger]

Grossman has sucked, but everyone is contributing to this loss outside of Devin Hester/Thomas Jones....questionable play calling, bad QBing, defense can't get off the field, no pressure on Manning, turnovers...I probably missed 5 other causes of this disaster.

I thought co-MVP's, Rhodes and Addai, would have been the right call, I didn't think Manning did anything spectacular to win the game himself, he just repeatedly handed off to Addai and Rhodes. ever since Harvey Martin/Randy White Co-MVP effort, seems like the NFL is reluctant to name Co-MVP's again.I think they tossed Manning a bone here..

The Bears stuffed the run in the 1st half for the most part. What did they have 40-50 yards? Manning started passing on 1st down which opened everything up. Once that happened the Bears couldn't stop the pass or the run. Manning was huge on 3rd down several times in the 1st to keep drives alive and the Bears on the field. Ya, everyone remembers the 2nd half when Addai and Rhodes were running wild but that was after Manning kept the defense on the field the entire 1st half and tired them out.

 

[ScottNorwood]

Colts offensive line

 

[BGP]

MVP is silly opinion award. You can quickly figure out who the fools are by seeing which people regularly worry about MVP awards and hall of fame inductions.

 

[Vladislav Tretiak]

Its Manning. Remember, backup Rhodes got a lot of his rushing yards late in the game when the outcome was not in veyr much doubt, and after Manning had stopped passing on a normal basis.

The backup RB gained over 100 yards. Rhodes all the way.

 

[Guzalot]

I thought co-MVP's, Rhodes and Addai, would have been the right call, I didn't think Manning did anything spectacular to win the game himself, he just repeatedly handed off to Addai and Rhodes.

I agree with Rhodes/Addai as co-MVP, they were spectacular today. Manning recognized that given the weather conditions the running game was going to be key. He gets a lot of leeway to change plays at the line but opted to stick with the run. That kind of shoots the "Manning is all about padding his stats" argument down.

 

[trader jake]

Why were Chicago's safeties playing 15+ yards off the line of scrimmage?

Why did the Bears blitz so infrequently?

Grossman is taking abuse for the Bears loss, just as Manning would have had the Colts lost the game. Without an obvious choice...Manning gets the spoils for the win.

 

[Z-Dog]

Grossman has sucked, but everyone is contributing to this loss outside of Devin Hester/Thomas Jones....questionable play calling, bad QBing, defense can't get off the field, no pressure on Manning, turnovers...I probably missed 5 other causes of this disaster.

I thought co-MVP's, Rhodes and Addai, would have been the right call, I didn't think Manning did anything spectacular to win the game himself, he just repeatedly handed off to Addai and Rhodes. ever since Harvey Martin/Randy White Co-MVP effort, seems like the NFL is reluctant to name Co-MVP's again.I think they tossed Manning a bone here..

Still, in a game in which there were no truly outstanding individual efforts, I think it makes sense that the award goes to the winning QB - these guys often take blame that is not theirs, so they should win awards like this when nobody else steps up to win it.

 

[BigRed]

Addai should have won it

Agree that it should been Addai, but there was no clear-cut choice.

Is it just me or do you all hate it when Peyton #####es, crys and moans when ever a play doesn't go his way, walk off the field like a professional and go back out there and get them next time you baby.

lol um it's you. He is a professional. Excuse him for not smiling when things go wrong. He really hates to lose. Personally I like that in a QB.

Polian will change the rules for you in the off season to make it easier for you to win and get you some more endorsements you cry baby.

I guess that was supposed to make sense. First time drunk?

The defense won this game for them as shocking as that seems.

Well, that and the OL, yeah.

PS - I'm not a COLTS FAN.

Really, wow we couldn't tell

 

[shredhead]

Who should have been SB XLI MVPPeyton Manning [ 28 ] [31.82%] Joe Addai [ 11 ] [12.50%] Dom Rhodes [ 30 ] [34.09%] Bob Sanders [ 14 ] [15.91%] Other [ 5 ] [5.68%] Really?!!? 28 people out there really think Peyton deserved the MVP???? I'm not sure I watched the same game as all of you. And I didn't even drink tonight so I'm pretty sure which game I watched.

Is it just me or do you all hate it when Peyton #####es, crys and moans when ever a play doesn't go his way, walk off the field like a professional and go back out there and get them next time you baby.

lol um it's you. He is a professional. Excuse him for not smiling when things go wrong. He really hates to lose. Personally I like that in a QB.

Actually I have to agree with the original poster... Peyton is more of a whiny tool than the average quarterback when things go wrong. And that's coming from somebody who likes Peyton and is glad to see him get his ring.Be a man Peyton, give your MVP award (and prizes) to the OL! They are the true deserving ones!

 

[bostonfred]

I think Manning deserved it. He might not have put up huge numbers, but in the flow of the game he did everything you had to do to win. Nobody had a dominant game, and Manning led the offense in the rain on a 29-10 comeback after the Bears' first quarter kickoff return TD. Addai had a good game receiving, but it was the threat of Manning's arm that left him wide open in the flats. Addai and Rhodes had good games running, but that was after the defense was exhausted from long, ball control drives.

And that's really the corner I think Manning turned recently. He's not trying to win games by himself anymore. He's not going for the big play. He's leading the backbreaking drive that is best for the team. That's a significant departure from 49 touchdown Manning, and it's no coincidence that he won his first Superbowl in a year where he wasn't setting records.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

 

[weasel3515]

I can understand giving it to Manning for managing the game, which, outside his interception, he did masterfully. I think Bob Sanders, as the heart and soul of the defense and with his two forced turnovers, should be the MVP as that set the tone for the game. Still a good case could be made for co-MVPs of the RB tandem of Addai/Rhodes as they really dictated the outcome.

 

[seahawk 17]

I would have voted Rhodes. Nice runs, kept Chi offense on the bench. Ran the clock down even with them playing the run.

But I'm not upset about the Manning pick, I can see that too.

 

[Z-Dog]

Dom+Addai = MVP as far as the game I thought I watched. But yeah, Manning did everything necessary to win the game in difficult weather conditions and completed key third downs throughout the game. I can't quarrel with that.

 

[BassNBrew]

Manning

 

[radballs]

Grossman .... for the Colts D.

Otherwise, gotta go with "Cut that meat". He earned it.

 

[Pnishthm]

Grossman has sucked, but everyone is contributing to this loss outside of Devin Hester/Thomas Jones....questionable play calling, bad QBing, defense can't get off the field, no pressure on Manning, turnovers...I probably missed 5 other causes of this disaster.

I thought co-MVP's, Rhodes and Addai, would have been the right call, I didn't think Manning did anything spectacular to win the game himself, he just repeatedly handed off to Addai and Rhodes. ever since Harvey Martin/Randy White Co-MVP effort, seems like the NFL is reluctant to name Co-MVP's again.I think they tossed Manning a bone here..

I agree 100%

 

[lions327]

Colts offensive line

No question this would have been nice if they had the guts to do something like that. Give credit where credit is due. The Colts line manhandled the Bears defense from start to finish.

 

[Serenity Now]

Although I voted for Rhodes to vote for 'one' guy, I think the Colts D as a unit is what won that game for them. Had they not been able to transform themselves -- and I suppose much credit goes to Sanders there -- they would never have won that game last night...or the other games leading up to it in the playoffs. Manning and crew were good but not spectacular throughout the playoffs, but the D came up huge.

OK, talked myself into Sanders for MVP. I think it's pretty rare that they give the MVP to a defensive guy, isn't it?

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

Colts offensive line

Correct

 

[Carnifex]

No real problem with Manning getting it, but...

Other: Jeff Saturday

 

[Thunderlips]

I think it was the line.....huge holes and all the time in the world for Manning to pass.....

 

[ChampBailey24]

Co-MVP Rhodes and Sanders would have been my choice.

 

[Warhogs]

I voted Manning sort of by default. I did not think anyone had that overwhelming game to make it clear cut so I factored in that Manning is the face of the franchise, he was the guy that everyone is always looking at on the Colts and he played a good game. I think he did enough without any huge performances by anyone else where I understand giving him the award.

 

[mad sweeney]

I think I would name the entire Colts team as the MVP. There were so many major contributors and no one really stood out. Rhodes had a great game but mostly against a tired D, worn out by Manning and Addai. And who knows how much the playcalling of Manning led to Rhodes' breakaways. The D was extremely solid but the wet conditions and Grossman's terrible play were big bones tossed the D's way, not to take anything away from another great defensive performmance by them in the playoffs. The OL neutralized the Bears DL, gave Manning time all game and gashed the front line and LBs for big holes for Rhodes and Addai. To me it's like an instant replay that's too close to overturn. However it was caalled on the field is hard to disprove, so why not give it to the leader of the team. I thought he did a great job emphasizing the team effort and without naming names he seemed to be expressing that he knew how the game was won.

I have zero problem with him winning it, just as I would if Sanders, Rhodes, Addai, or any combo of them, including the OL.

 

[RTB1]

For lack of a clear cut candidate, I think Cadillac decided not to have relative unknown Rhodes driving around their car. Manning is not a bad choice but he was just pretty good this time.

Is English your first language?

 

[On The Rocks]

The Lord Jesus Christ.

Apparently he had a lot to do with it.

 

[stbugs]

Grossman has sucked, but everyone is contributing to this loss outside of Devin Hester/Thomas Jones....questionable play calling, bad QBing, defense can't get off the field, no pressure on Manning, turnovers...I probably missed 5 other causes of this disaster.

I thought co-MVP's, Rhodes and Addai, would have been the right call, I didn't think Manning did anything spectacular to win the game himself, he just repeatedly handed off to Addai and Rhodes. ever since Harvey Martin/Randy White Co-MVP effort, seems like the NFL is reluctant to name Co-MVP's again.I think they tossed Manning a bone here..

The Bears stuffed the run in the 1st half for the most part. What did they have 40-50 yards? Manning started passing on 1st down which opened everything up. Once that happened the Bears couldn't stop the pass or the run. Manning was huge on 3rd down several times in the 1st to keep drives alive and the Bears on the field. Ya, everyone remembers the 2nd half when Addai and Rhodes were running wild but that was after Manning kept the defense on the field the entire 1st half and tired them out.

First of all, there were plenty of deserving choices, as aside from special teams, the Colts O and D both had very good games. Don't forget that the offense was very impressive against what was a very good defense.As to Manning, why do people keep forgetting the first half, did people not watch?Let's put it simply, the Colts offense scored 22 points, 16 in the first half. Who dominated the first half? Manning did. He had around 200 yards passing.On the only 2 TD drives the Colts had, Manning threw for 115 yards compared to 23 rushing yards.Rhodes supporters point to the 113 rushing yards, but 31 of those came on their last run the clock out drive where the Bears defense was basically exhausted. Addai was wide open in the flat because the Bears game planned to stop the downfield passing game and Manning still had a huge first half. Addai and Rhodes played great, period, but I don't understand the Manning just played well enough to win. He didn't pull a Dilfer, he led the comeback and got the Colts the lead. The defense and running game played fantastic once they got the lead.

 

[Rhino]

Colts offensive line

 

[Power Monster]

The Colts OL....

 

[Banger]

Grossman has sucked, but everyone is contributing to this loss outside of Devin Hester/Thomas Jones....questionable play calling, bad QBing, defense can't get off the field, no pressure on Manning, turnovers...I probably missed 5 other causes of this disaster.

I thought co-MVP's, Rhodes and Addai, would have been the right call, I didn't think Manning did anything spectacular to win the game himself, he just repeatedly handed off to Addai and Rhodes. ever since Harvey Martin/Randy White Co-MVP effort, seems like the NFL is reluctant to name Co-MVP's again.I think they tossed Manning a bone here..

The Bears stuffed the run in the 1st half for the most part. What did they have 40-50 yards? Manning started passing on 1st down which opened everything up. Once that happened the Bears couldn't stop the pass or the run. Manning was huge on 3rd down several times in the 1st to keep drives alive and the Bears on the field. Ya, everyone remembers the 2nd half when Addai and Rhodes were running wild but that was after Manning kept the defense on the field the entire 1st half and tired them out.

First of all, there were plenty of deserving choices, as aside from special teams, the Colts O and D both had very good games. Don't forget that the offense was very impressive against what was a very good defense.As to Manning, why do people keep forgetting the first half, did people not watch?Let's put it simply, the Colts offense scored 22 points, 16 in the first half. Who dominated the first half? Manning did. He had around 200 yards passing.On the only 2 TD drives the Colts had, Manning threw for 115 yards compared to 23 rushing yards.Rhodes supporters point to the 113 rushing yards, but 31 of those came on their last run the clock out drive where the Bears defense was basically exhausted. Addai was wide open in the flat because the Bears game planned to stop the downfield passing game and Manning still had a huge first half. Addai and Rhodes played great, period, but I don't understand the Manning just played well enough to win. He didn't pull a Dilfer, he led the comeback and got the Colts the lead. The defense and running game played fantastic once they got the lead.

I went back and checked the game logs and the Colts ran for 14, 7, 1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 6, 8, -3, 3, 3, 7, -1, 2, 10, 0. So they had 63 yards on 18 carries for a staggering 3.5 ypc even with a 14 yard carry on the 1st effort. I don't know why it's so hard to see that it was Manning that enabled them to keep pounding the running game by picking up 11 1st downs in the 1st half alone. That and the Bears total ineptness on offense allowed the Colts to totally wear the Bears down which led to the free for all in the running game in the 2nd half. It's like a boxer, keep working the body and wear them down for the late round knockout. It's exactly what Manning did, he deserves more credit than a lot of you are giving him. There's more to the game than 60 yard bombs, those 1st half drives were killers.

 

[Cannon Fodder]

Grossman has sucked, but everyone is contributing to this loss outside of Devin Hester/Thomas Jones....questionable play calling, bad QBing, defense can't get off the field, no pressure on Manning, turnovers...I probably missed 5 other causes of this disaster.

I thought co-MVP's, Rhodes and Addai, would have been the right call, I didn't think Manning did anything spectacular to win the game himself, he just repeatedly handed off to Addai and Rhodes.ever since Harvey Martin/Randy White Co-MVP effort, seems like the NFL is reluctant to name Co-MVP's again.

I think they tossed Manning a bone here..

Yeah, cause 25/38 pass attempts must have meant that they ran the whole game........

 

[Yitbos69]

The Lord Jesus Christ.Apparently he had a lot to do with it.

The Lord Jesus Christ has a lot to do with everything!!!

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Colts offensive line

This was my opinion as well.

 

[Gamblor]

I thought co-MVP's, Rhodes and Addai, would have been the right call, I didn't think Manning did anything spectacular to win the game himself, he just repeatedly handed off to Addai and Rhodes.

Did you watch the game? While I think it was a tossup between Manning and Sanders myself, this statement is just ignorant. 38 pass attempts for Manning and 40 rush attempts for Addai and Rhodes, is hardly repeatedly handing off to them. Unless by repeatedly you mean half the time as that would make perfect sense. Also Rhodes had 8 of those runs in a row in the last 5 minutes of the game after Manning already had the game in hand for the Colts. If you want to make a case for either RB, please look at the whole picture, not their 50% run rate.

 

[Mystery Achiever]

Voted Addai - 10 receptions by a back! - but given all of this talk about "tem effort", I guess giving it to Manning as team manager works. Frankly, though, I think Manning would have gotten it no matter how the game went as long as Colts won.

 

[stbugs]

Grossman has sucked, but everyone is contributing to this loss outside of Devin Hester/Thomas Jones....questionable play calling, bad QBing, defense can't get off the field, no pressure on Manning, turnovers...I probably missed 5 other causes of this disaster.

I thought co-MVP's, Rhodes and Addai, would have been the right call, I didn't think Manning did anything spectacular to win the game himself, he just repeatedly handed off to Addai and Rhodes. ever since Harvey Martin/Randy White Co-MVP effort, seems like the NFL is reluctant to name Co-MVP's again.I think they tossed Manning a bone here..

The Bears stuffed the run in the 1st half for the most part. What did they have 40-50 yards? Manning started passing on 1st down which opened everything up. Once that happened the Bears couldn't stop the pass or the run. Manning was huge on 3rd down several times in the 1st to keep drives alive and the Bears on the field. Ya, everyone remembers the 2nd half when Addai and Rhodes were running wild but that was after Manning kept the defense on the field the entire 1st half and tired them out.

:XFirst of all, there were plenty of deserving choices, as aside from special teams, the Colts O and D both had very good games. Don't forget that the offense was very impressive against what was a very good defense.As to Manning, why do people keep forgetting the first half, did people not watch?Let's put it simply, the Colts offense scored 22 points, 16 in the first half. Who dominated the first half? Manning did. He had around 200 yards passing.On the only 2 TD drives the Colts had, Manning threw for 115 yards compared to 23 rushing yards.Rhodes supporters point to the 113 rushing yards, but 31 of those came on their last run the clock out drive where the Bears defense was basically exhausted. Addai was wide open in the flat because the Bears game planned to stop the downfield passing game and Manning still had a huge first half. Addai and Rhodes played great, period, but I don't understand the Manning just played well enough to win. He didn't pull a Dilfer, he led the comeback and got the Colts the lead. The defense and running game played fantastic once they got the lead.

I went back and checked the game logs and the Colts ran for 14, 7, 1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 6, 8, -3, 3, 3, 7, -1, 2, 10, 0. So they had 63 yards on 18 carries for a staggering 3.5 ypc even with a 14 yard carry on the 1st effort. I don't know why it's so hard to see that it was Manning that enabled them to keep pounding the running game by picking up 11 1st downs in the 1st half alone. That and the Bears total ineptness on offense allowed the Colts to totally wear the Bears down which led to the free for all in the running game in the 2nd half. It's like a boxer, keep working the body and wear them down for the late round knockout. It's exactly what Manning did, he deserves more credit than a lot of you are giving him. There's more to the game than 60 yard bombs, those 1st half drives were killers.

Absolutely true. Addai was good in the first half, but mainly because of his receptions. Manning led them on tons of drives in the first half and had basically 80% of their offense when they scored 16 of the 22 offensive points (which should have been 20 of their 26). The Bears held the ball for 7 1/2 minutes in the 4th Quarter, but still only had the ball for 22 minutes for the entire game or an average of under 5 minutes for Quarters 1-3. Rhodes had only 23 yards rushing until the drive that started with 5 minutes left in the 3rd Quarter. Rhodes played well, but the Bears defense was done when started to gash them.Manning led the comeback and got the lead. After that the running game and the defense took over because they were both so fresh and the Bears defense was worn down and the Bears offense had Rex.I think that there are many folks that just want to act like Manning pulled a Dilfer, but personally I think he won the game by getting them the lead at 16-14. Once the got the lead, I for one thought the game was all but over. The score was still close, but I had that feeling that I am sure many did that the Colts had it in hand.