Adrian Peterson!!

[coachkapps]

9 measly yards short. SKOL Vikings!

Does he get MVP? I say no (although I hope he does).

[Greenday]

Manning deserves it a lot more.

[coachkapps]

Manning is amazing. Definitely brought that team back to life. I feel like if AP and the stats he put up don't get an MVP, then a running back will not likely ever win one.

[billf]

If the team had made the playoffs then AP's chances of earning the MVP would be increased. It happens all the time in sports, the award ends up going to the player who helps their team reach the playoffs. Not always fair or right but this time it does go to Peyton Manning.

[RoccoRock]

I think Peterson is the MVP, but he won't get it. Let me put it this way, if you take Manning off the Broncos, how many QB's could come in there and make the playoffs with that team. Hell, Tim Tebow took them to the playoffs last year. Put Brady, Brees, Rodgers on that team and they probably are still the #1 seed. Take Peterson off the Viking and find me one running back who you can plug into his spot, and that team makes the playoffs. You won't find a single one. Unfortunately, the NFL is QB driven, and with the rules the way they are the QB is by far the most valuable position on the field. That's why a QB wins every year. So Peyton Manning will win MVP, but to me, Peterson was really the Most Valuable Player.

[coachkapps]

Bill, team made the playoffs. Not likely to do much next week AT GB though.

[billf]

Duh, my mistake. I saw 9-6 record and thought they missed it forgetting about the wild card.

[ArtVandelay]

Manning will win MVP, and that is whats wrong with the NFL right now. My Old Mans friend has a 16 year old son, and its amazing how ESPN "teaches," kids the game. As they would say: COME ON MAN!!!

The QBs are the flashy ones, and thats what people want to see now. Yeah, Manning had his neck problem, and thats amazing, but as QB, he is also protected. Who protected Petersons knee??? In todays NFL, for him to come that close to breaking the rushing record after major knee surgery is beyond phenominal, ESPECIALLY considering everyone knew he was getting the ball!!!! He faced 8 men in the box all season long. Amazing!

[Flyer41]

I think what will end up happening is Manning and Peterson will split Comeback POY/MVP awards, which gets which however I think is a coin flip.

[MisterSinister]

Look at the teams that win the Super Bowl, and look at who thier QB's are. Peyton, Eli, Big Ben, Rogers, Brees, Brady. Teams don't win Super Bowls with average QB's. The NFL is all about the passing game, and that's how come QB's win MVP's. They are the most valuable players on the field, no question.

[Cochese]

Considering I live in Green Bay, I was not a big fan of seeing my defense look like a bunch of 5th graders trying to tackle him. If the Vikings were playing any other team, I would have cheered for him to get the record.

I will say this.....he is without a doubt the league's MVP. The vikings would be maybe a 5 win team without him. Yeah Manning is having a great year, but the Broncos would probably still have won their terrible division even with Tebow. Brady and Rogers both are great and the Patriots and Packers wouldn't be half the teams without those guys. But the Vikings without AP would be much worse off.

[scottymoney]

MVP award is always a popularity contest, that will never change.

I have never really understood the whole MVP award in team sports when each players jobs are so different. How do you compare Apples to Oranges to Pumpkins?

I think they should scrap the MVP award and go to a positional mvp award. Kind of like Gold Gloves in baseball.

[coachkapps]

Vikes 3-13 last year with crappy rookie Ponder. This year Ponder not much better but AP on a tear. Oh, and the Vikes have no receivers besides Harvin who's been out for quite a while now. Ponder has no receivers, no ability to throw, EVERY defense in the league puts 8 men in the box to stop and AP, and yet he still gets nearly 2100 yards.

IMHO the Vikes don't win even 5 games. That means AP's value to this team is at least +5-6 games over last year's squad. Will he win? I doubt it. Should he? I think so, although I also see the value in the top-notch QBs in the league. But take those QBs off their squad and they are still pretty darn good teams. The Vikes ONLY had AP. Not much else. Just my .02.

I'll be pulling for him for MVP. And I'm not buying the BS that it's a QB only award. That needs to change. This is the year.

ALL DAY AP for MVP!

[MisterSinister]

Like it or not (and I don't) the MVP has become a QB award, just like the Hiesman. Every now and then a running back can sneak in there and get it, so maybe it can happen this year. You can't deny what Manning has done, even if your a huge Vikings fan. I think the best Peterson can hope for is CO-MVP.

[ArtVandelay]

But the Broncos were a playoff team with Tebow... I dunno... Manning will win, but Petersons year was much more impressive, especially when you consider how much the league is tilted towards the passing game.

[MisterSinister]

But the Broncos were a playoff team with Tebow.

Yes but they back into the playoffs. They lost there last 3 (should have lostvthe last 5) and only made it cause the Raiders lost the last 3 also. They were 9-7, and the 4 seed. This year they are 13-3, won 11 in a row going into the playoffs and the team is the same, except for Manning. Peterson is a beast, I wouldn't be shocked to see him win, or Co-MVP, but if Manning wins outright I can't argue with that either.

[ZRock]

Ap carried the Vikings so hard... One can only hope he can pull it off again next year... And hope this Vikings don't blow another early pick on a qb

[ArtVandelay]

There is justice in the NFL!!! Sure, Ray Lewis can stab people to death and still be loved, but at least Peterson won MVP!!!

Lets just hope it wasnt performance enhanced (like Ray Lewis, who came back from a 6 month injury in 2, in his late 30s, to play better than he had played prior to the injury. Seems legit!).

[coachkapps]

Yeesssssss!!!!!! Ap all day!!!