Favre over Brady for MVP: A voter's reasoning - The Boston Globe

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Man who voted Favre over Brady receives life sentence
Published 1/8/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... difficult to sort out in the first place," writes Cooney. "As such, it cannot be based on statistics, which reap their own rewards. The term we are addressing here is Most Valuable Player, which I take to mean most valuable to one's team. It is, at best, an awkward phrase to evaluate, let alone quantify or justify. But, again, mere statistics should not be the sole basis of consideration." If you're still awake coherent after that last paragraph, continue reading here.

Patriots Links for Tuesday, 1/8
Published 1/8/2008 by MichaelMcCoy <info@patspulpit.com> at Pats Pulpit
... The other big news today is that the lone MVP voter who cast his ballot for Brett Favre publicly explained his reasoning for it, and I think he makes a pretty good case. ...

The Guy Who Didn’t Vote Tom Brady for MVP
Published 1/8/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... His name is Frank Cooney, he’s a veteran sportswriter, and, surprisingly, he’s not based in the Cheese State. The Boston Globe grilled him about his logic, and believe it or not, the guy makes a great point: “As such, it cannot be based on statistics, which reap their own rewards. The term we are addressing here is Most Valuable Player, which I take to mean most valuable to one’s team. It is, at best, an awkward phrase to evaluate, let alone quantify or justify. But, again, mere statistics should not be the sole basis of consideration. ...

The one in favor of Favre
Published 1/8/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... of the 12 teams that made the playoffs? A couple shaky games by Favre led Green Bay to being swept by the rival Bears, who didn't make the playoffs. Favre had a terrific season, arguably the best in his long career. Tony Romo, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and LaDainian Tomlinson also all played exceptionally in lifting their teams. But this year just belongs to Brady and the Patriots, and he's their most talented -- and yes, most valuable -- player. Favre over Brady: A voter's reasoning | Boston Globe

A Case For Giving Brett An MVP Vote
Published 1/9/2008 by Brad at Chuckie Hacks
... His name is Frank Cooney, he’s a veteran sportswriter, and, surprisingly, he’s not based in the Cheese State. The Boston Globe grilled him about his logic , and believe it or not, the guy makes a great point: “As such, it cannot be based on statistics, which reap their own rewards. The term we are addressing here is Most Valuable Player, which I take to mean most valuable to one’s team. It is, at best, an awkward phrase to evaluate, let alone quantify or justify. But, again, mere statistics should not be the sole basis of consideration.“Tom Brady is a great player on a great ...

Wednesday Blogging
Published 1/9/2008 by Sturminator at Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville
... Earlier in the week, Brady won the MVP by a final vote of 49 of 50 votes. So, Logically, we all wanted to know the rationale of the one guy who voted for Brett Favre. Well, here is what he was thinking … ...