Phillip Rivers for MVP, and another thing...

I find the NFl to be borderline comical at times. No other league is as self congratulatory and seemingly fearful of actually entertaining fans, and like The Canadian Music industry they are even more fearful of new comers, individual thinkers, or non-conventional players. I mean look at Daunte Culpepper; he is only 3 years removed from a 4700 yard, 39 TD season, in which he broke DAN MARINO'S mark for combined yards by a QB, yet he couldn't find a job? Kurt Warner has done nothing but virtually dominate the league yet every year, whomever his coach is, he tries to replace him with some highly touted rookie who is supposed to be the next big thing. So far, he has ended up with his job back each time and once again he is back in the Super Bowl. Why no love? Well in Warner's case, he came form nowhere and in my estimation NFL "experts" have no room for people to fly under their radar. It calls into question their genius status and opens the "who else did we miss" can of worms. Very unsettling if you make your living telling people how it is. 

This season, my favourite player has been given the cold shoulder by the NFL's collective braintrust. That man's name is Phillip Rivers and the league owes him a huge apology. Here is why: ALL he does is win! OK, so this San Diego had to win 4 straight to make the playoffs...Done! Was it Rivers' fault they were 4-8? Of course many would be quick to point the finger, but in 4 of those games, he turned the game over with less than a minute left and a lead only to watch his porous defence cough it up. In another we all saw the famous Ed Hocheley call where he essentially decided he wanted Denver to win so he ignored a fumble that the whole world saw and changed a rule to support his error. That looks more like a 13-3 season than an 8-8, but who am I, right? He is no Brett Favre or Donovan McNabb. Those guys are warriors, right?

Speaking on McNabb, what is the big deal with this guy? Does he have naked pictures of EVERYONE of influence in the NFL? He is constantly raised up on this pedestal of being able to win the big game when it matters, 1-5 career mark in Championship games, and a loss in HIS ONLY Super Bowl appearance be damned!!!! Now he is throwing his defence under the bus as not having come through against Arizona...I guess he forgot that while he was laying eggs and getting benched the D kept HIS SEASON alive. Philip Rivers is 15-3 career in December and January (.833 pct), McNabb is 34-20 for a .629 winning percentage. McNabb lost 4 NFC title games and a Super Bowl and is labeled as an all time great, whereas Jim Kelly lost 4 Super Bowls (meaning he won 4 COnference Championships) and is forever known as a loser.

Can anyone tell me why McNabb is held in such high regard while QB's with better numbers, better winning % and who have never blamed defeat on their teammates are labelled as having bad attitudes (Rivers) and losers (Kelly).

Perhaps the NFL should take the blinders off...