Sometimes we get a little puritanical — very, very, very close-minded — around here in our views, particularly when it comes to our favorite professional football team and its quarterback.
Well, you may want to check out this story in www.bleacherreport.com, not to be confused with Hector Longo’s famous local blog called “Bleacher Creature.”
Anyway, to cut to the chase, the writer, a fellow named Ryan Michael, writes that Peyton Manning deserves NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year, over Tom Brady and Michael Vick.
His reasoning, with lots of numbers to prove it, is that if you throw out Manning’s really bad stretch, his completion percentage was Hall of Fame-like, even more impressive than Brady’s 36-to-4 interception-to-TD pass ratio.
The thing I respect is the guy really believes in what he writes.
And I have to tell you, up until about six weeks ago, I might have given the edge to Manning, whom I adore as a passer.
But the numbers don’t add up. Brady is the best quarterback in the NFL and he had the best year. It might not be as pretty as Manning, but his managing of the offense is special and is best witnessed in the most important stat of all … wins.
Check it out.
