[TomSportsHack]

IMO the name and popularity won the award this year. Yes Manning is one of the greats at the QB position and is the best at that position today and the other MVP awards he earned. But how often is it you have a RB go for over 2000 yards in a season. Yes Manning is in the playoffs and Johnson isnt but this isnt a team award, it is an individual award. I think Chris Johnson deserved this award this season. I think Brees or Rivers deserved it before Manning this year.

It's an individual award to the player who is most valuable to his team. Take a look at how the Colts played after their coach and GM decided to shut down Manning in the 15th game. The Chargers won behind Billy Volek in week 17 and the Saints' defense played well enough with Drew Brees out of their final game of the season that they were still in the game despite losing. But with Curtis Painter running the show, the Colts are pathetic. We've seen that in the final two weeks of the season. No question in my mind: nobody in the NFL is worth more to his team than Peyton Manning.