re: How close is it right now between Manning and Brady for this years MVP?

Elleshoe, look at stats that correlate with success at the QB position. Yards are pretty terrible and QBR factors in "clutch", so it pretty hard to make a determination of how worthwhile it even is.

Passer rating and YPA have much higher correlation with winning than those stats, and these meaningful show that Brees is behind.

I also like how you selectively left out most of the stats where Brees is trailing. Brees has an advantage in volume, but not in inefficiency so far. He is still fricking awesome, but not the MVP. His numbers are still very good, but not the best.