By MKRob | January 3rd, 2009
Miami Dolphins QB Chad Pennington finishes tied for second place with Atlanta Falcons RB Michael Turner in the MVP voting.
I had to write about this after saw how the NFL MVP voting ended this past week because I saw something that I never thought I would see this season, let alone anytime soon and that is a Miami Dolphin as an MVP candidate.
Just read these statistics/facts about Chad Pennington’s season and you tell me if they are worth a second place finish in the MVP voting:
Passing Yards- 3,653 yards (9th in the NFL)
Passing Touchdowns- 19 (12th in the NFL)
Pro Bowl- No
Are these MVP statistics to you??? Not to me.
I think there is too much emphasis placed on the quarterback position when it comes the MVP voting. The MVP should be the Most Valuable Player not the leader of a team that had a huge turn around after a bad season the year before.
I believe Joey Porter and his 17.5 sacks (2nd in the NFL) were just as valuable, if not more valuable to the Miami Dolphins as Chad Pennington’s play on offense.
If I’m not mistaken the Dolphins started the whole Wildcat offense trend without Chad Pennington even being involved. It was the play of Ronnie Brown (a Pro Bowler this year) and Ricky Williams that sparked the Dolphins offense this year.
I guess that we should forget what the Wildcat offense did for the offense and say that Chad Pennington is a bonified MVP candidate and be done with it.
I say NO WAY!!! If you don’t want to say it, I will……
Chad Pennington is no way, shape or form a top two candidate for the MVP award.
In an earlier post I gave the Comeback Player of the Year Award to Pennington because he had such a great season in Miami compared to what he’s done throughout his career, but MVP is way too far.
Nothing against Pennington, he had a great season, I just believe there are better MVP candidates out there that finished behind him or weren’t mentioned in the voting.
Here are the players that I think that were better candidates than Chad Pennington that are not quarterbacks:
Adrian Peterson- NFL’s leading rusher (1,760 yards
Michael Turner- NFL’s second leading rusher (1,699 yards
DeAngelo Williams- NFL’s 3rd leading rusher (1,515 yards) and leader in touchdowns (18)
Andre Johnson- NFL’s leader in catches (115) leader in yards (1,575)
Ed Reed- NFL’s leader in interceptions (9) second in non-offensive touchdowns (2)
By MKRob | January 3rd, 2009
Utah QB Brian Johnson running away from Alabama linebacker Brandon Fanney
QB Brian Johnson and the Utah Utes shocked the college football world by upsetting the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2009 Sugar Bowl.
Johnson threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Utes to a 31-17 win over the SEC runner-up Alabama Crimson Tide. Johnson spread the ball around pretty well but his top target was senior wide receiver Freddie Brown finishing with 12 catches for 125 yards.
Nick Saban and his Crimson Tide were literally shut down the entire night. The Utes held SEC leading rusher Glen Coffee to just 36 yards on 13 carries.
The only real bright spot for the Tide was a 73-yard punt return for a touchdown by junior cornerback Javier Arenas.
Utah Utes are now really on the map after defeating not only a national power but a top SEC team, which most consider the best conference in college football.
Congratulations Utah Utes!!!
By MKRob | January 3rd, 2009
Arizona Cardinals 30 Atlanta Falcons 24
Indianapolis Colts 24 San Diego Chargers 17
By MKRob | January 3rd, 2009
Buffalo Bulls 24 Connecticut Huskies 21
By MKRob | January 2nd, 2009
New Editor Kimberly has joined the MKRob family
Check Out Kimberly’s Corner to find out more…..
Welcome to MKRob’s Sports Blog Kimberly!!!
By MKRob | January 2nd, 2009
The Boston Celtics are looking at acquiring disgruntled point guard Stephon Marbury from the New York Knicks to bolster there roster for their championship run.
The deal has only one hurdle, Marbury has to somehow negotiate his release from the Knicks.
It’s been almost a year since Marbury has played in a regular season game and it seems that he will be making his 2008-2009 season debut with the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics have depth concerns after losing guard/forward James Posey to the Hornets and “officially retired” power forward P.J. Brown from last year’s championship team.
Marbury would definetly bring an offensive presence coming off the Celtics bench and would be a huge addition to the team. Good Luck Stephon on getting this deal done.
By MKRob | January 2nd, 2009
Texas Tech Red Raiders 31 Ole Miss Rebels 21
East Carolina Pirates 30 Kentucky Wildcats 23
Alabama Crimson Tide 34 Utah Utes 31
By MKRob | January 2nd, 2009
Iowa Hawkeyes running back Shonn Green announced he will forgo his senior year and enter the NFL Draft in April.
Green announced his decision shortly after the Hawkeyes 31-10 Outback Bowl win over South Carolina. Green had a great game finishing with 121 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Green feels he has the ability to be a first-round pick after finishing the 2008 season second in the nation in rushing yards with 1,729 yards and 17 touchdowns.
After the combine and individual workouts I will have my projection, ranking and mock draft for the 2009 NFL Draft.
By MKRob | January 1st, 2009
South Carolina Gamecocks 24 Iowa Hawkeyes 23
Georgia Bulldogs 31 Michigan State Spartans 24
Clemson Tigers 21 Nebraska Cornhuskers 17
Penn State Nittany Lions 34 USC Trojans 31
Virginia Tech Hokies 23 Cincinnati Bearcats 10
