Drew Brees for MVP?

I remember when Peyton Manning had to sit out an entire season at Indianapolis after his neck surgery and the Colts became the laughing stock of the league during his absence. As a result there were some serious discussions in the sports media that Manning should have been considered for the MVP award that year simply because his team was nothing without him.

Obviously the definition that people use to claim who deserves the Most Valuable Player can vary from one talking head to another. But the annual MVP award will always be a popularity contest based more on the hype than the stats.