MVP Watch - Graziano

[coach78]

http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/ ... p-watch-14

Thought this was funny.

There's just nothing not to like. He can run. He can throw. He can freeze a safety with his eyes and hit the guy who comes open in stride. If one of his throws bounces off a receiver's face mask, it lands in the arms of a fullback who can just fall into the end zone with it. He always signals before changing lanes, and he never takes the last buffalo wing. He's probably a great cook, and the kind of guy to whom you'd go for parenting advice even though you're not even sure whether he has kids. Wilson just turned 25 and the world appears to be all his. There were 74 players taken ahead of him in the 2012 draft, and right now he's got a better chance than any of them to be standing there, teeth chattering, around 10 p.m. ET on Feb. 2 as Roger Goodell hands him a snow-covered Super Bowl MVP trophy in the middle of a frozen New Jersey swamp.

 

[IcedHawk]

That's amazing.

 

[Smellyman]

well deserved

 

[GCrow]

Barnwell has him at #2 as well.
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-trian ... ds-winners

2. Russell Wilson: You saw him lay waste to the Saints on Monday night, right? Wilson's numbers are up across the board from a year ago, he's the quarterback on the team with the most wins in football, and he's had to deal with a bevy of injured receivers and offensive linemen. The Seahawks have spent some or all of the year without their top two wideouts, and as many as three of their top offensive linemen have been sidelined by injury. Wilson hasn't shown any sign that it has bothered him. If the Seahawks get to 15-1, it's going to be hard to argue against Wilson at least being in the discussion for MVP.

 

[KARAVARUS]

All hail, RW!

 

[AROS]

"Wilson and the Seahawks were bothered by Drew Brees and the visiting Saints in the same way lightning is bothered by an oak tree."

LMAO!!

 

[Sac]

"Wilson and the Seahawks were bothered by Drew Brees and the visiting Saints in the same way lightning is bothered by an oak tree."

LMAO!!

This is fantastic

 

[dbmack]

NFL.com (Gregg Rosenthal) has him in the top tier

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap200000 ... arters-132

Top of the food chain

1. Peyton Manning
2. Philip Rivers
3. Drew Brees
4. Russell Wilson
5. Aaron Rodgers (in absentia)

 

[jlwaters1]

From this article I decided to do a few calculations amongst the 5 QB's in the race. Based on YPA- Yards per attempt, TD and INT %-- (ATT/ TD-- How many Attempts = a TD, ATT/INT = Throws per int.)

Manning
8.59 - YPA (rank #2)
11.71- ATT/TD - 11.71 throws per TD (rank #1)
53.33- INT- 53.33 passes per INT (rank #3)

Wilson
8.76- YPA (rank #1)
13.86- ATT/TD - (rank #2)
50.83 - ATT/INT - (rank #4)

Brees
7.95- YPA (rank #3)
16.45- ATT/TD (rank #3)
59.63- ATT/INT (rank #1)

Brady
6.93- YPA (rank #5)
24.78 - ATT/TD (rank #5)
58.88- ATT/INT (rank #2)

Newton
7.14 - YPA (rank #4)
19.26 - ATT/TD (Rank #4)
33.27 - ATT/INT (rank #5)

If you take these are give them a score based on rankings you'd get

Manning = 6
Wilson = 7
Brees = 7
Brady = 12
Netwon = 13