The race for the Most Valuable Player in the NFL has come down between Tom Brady and Michael Vick. Cases can be made for either why they should deserve the honor of being the MVP, Brady has led a team of (with all due respect) nobodies to the best record in the NFL and the highest scoring offense in the NFL. Vick has had an unbelievable comeback season after being in prison for dogfighting for two years and being after coming back #2 on the depth chart behind Kevin Kolb coming back and joining the Eagles this season.
Brady, started the season off slow (by Brady standards), losing 14-28 to the big mouth J-E-T-S. He then lost one of his biggest weapons, Randy Moss in a trade to the Vikings (who was later cut) then losing 14-34 to the lowly 5-10 Cleveland Browns. But after that, Tom Brady has been on fire since then, with his team being undefeated after the loss and and he's done it in style, scoring over 30 points in every game after losing to the Browns.
Brady has also been breaking all kinds of records this season. He broke Brett Favre's 25 straight home wins against the Colts. The last time Brady's lost at home was in 2006 against the Jets. Although he's been lucky with some dropped picks, he set a record for seven straight games with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Another, more impressive record though is 308 pass attempts without an interception. 308, are you kidding me?
Brady also at the end of the Pro-Bowl fan voting was the leading vote getter and will be the starter for the AFC in the Pro Bowl.
The man second to Brady and who was leading the fan vote at one point was no other than Michael Vick.
The fans know just how impressive Vick's season has been. As we all know, Michael Vick had two years prior to this season been in jail for illegal dogfighting. After McNabb had been traded to the Redskins, Kevin Kolb was named as the starter and Vick as number two. After Kolb suffered a concussion in the opener, Vick had his chance to play and had a quarterback rating of over 100 for the first time since 2006. He had arguably the best game of his career on Monday Night with everyone watching, throwing for 333 yards and 4 touchdowns. Vick also rushed for 80 yards and two more touchdowns, accounting for 6 touchdowns total. After the game, the Hall-of-Fame asked for Vick's jersey to be put up on display as Vick became the only player to throw for three touchdowns and run for two more in the first half of a game. The Eagles blew out the Redskins 59-28 in that game against former quarterback Donovan McNabb.
Vick had an impressive stretch as he didn't throw a pick until week 12. His playing style has also changed and has become more of a pocket passer and has stepped up, reading defenses and has gone away from a run first mentality after feeling pressure and has been keeping his eyes down the field for a big play. Vick on week 15 led the Eagles to what some are calling "The Miracle at the Meadowlands 2" and one of the most impressive comeback victories in recent memory as Vick led the Eagles down from a 21 point deficit in the fourth quarter to win the game on a DeSean Jackson punt return for a TD as the game ended.
Vick has had a very impressive run this season and is very deserving of an MVP title, but he also had his worst game of the season in week 16 and lost to rookie backup quarterback Joe Webb of the Vikings. As that game is fresh in people's mind, Brady will, pending a huge game for Vick or an awful game for Brady, Brady will end up winning the MVP title. That's no knock on Brady though, he had a great season, definitely one of the best of his career, but Vick playing the way he has and being one of the best stories this season is also deserving of the award.
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