re: Drew Brees is coming off of 9 consecutive 4000+ yards and 30+ TD seasons

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Looked these stats up because I was baffled as to how he couldn't have won MVP that 2011 season. They both lit the league on fire. Obviously would've gave it to Drew, but hard to argue against Rodgers in the same breath. What a performance by both.

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Drew's season was MVP-caliber, but Rodgers' was just out of this world. Even Ryan's phenomenal year wouldn't have even beat him. Maybe Manning's 2014 year would have won based on TDs, but it was that absurd.

He's also missing a game where Matt Flynn completed 70.5% of his passes, had a 10.9 YPA, and 6 TDs so the totals would/could have been even more ludicrous (not even including his yards on the ground...gotta give him credit where credit is due)

Their team as a whole as just outrageously good and Rodgers just made them damn close to unbeatable. We were disappointed, but I think that's also a team that shoulda won it all and got unlucky because of the giants (funniest part they were ranked defensively 27th in YPG - 376.4 YPG and 25th in PPG - 25.0PPG; but they had an amazing knack for sacks 48, turnovers INT 20, FF 16 (FR 11). Rodgers had 3 games sub 100 passer rating that year, L vs KC (80.1), L vs NYG (78.5), and W vs Oakland (96.7)...he threw for 106.2 earlier in the year v NYG.

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Can't forget GOAT Brady threw for 5,200 yds and led the Pats to 13-3 and no. 1 AFC seed that season as well, LOADED

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That year the top 3 QBs could have made a case for MVP, all would be MVP-caliber in any season. Two of them got railed by NYG's defense and Eli just happening to play like Elite-Eli.

Eli's playoffs: 4-0, 65.0 completion%, 1219 yards, 7.48 YPA, 9 TDs, 1 INT, 103.3 rating

That 4 game stretch is only bested by his 4 game stretch in 2009 (regular season): 4-0, 63.2 completion%, 956 yards, 9.02 YPA, 9 TDs, 1 INT, 116.7 rating
- They were 5-0 then we beat them by 21 points

I think moral of the story is: If Eli is in the regular season, try not to beat him (division don't sweep him you can win 1). Because if win and you meet in the playoffs, you lose 100%. If you lose to him, its a wash.

2006: 1-1 vs Philly; lost to philly
2007: 0-2 vs Dallas, 0-1 vs GB, 0-1 vs NE; Beat all 3
2008: 1-1 vs Philly; lost to philly
2011: 0-1 vs GB, 0-1 vs SF, 1-0 vs NE; Beat all 3
2016: 0-1 vs GB; lost to GB

All in all, the truth is 2009 is a season where he got robbed, not 2011. No reason for him to not have won it.

Better Completion% (70.6 to 68.8 = +1.8)
Better YPA (8.54 to 7.88 = +0.66)
Better TD (34 to 33 = +1)
Better Rushing TD (2 to 0 = +2)
Better TD% (6.6 to 5.8 = +0.8)
Better INT (11 to 16 = -5)
Better INT% (2.1 to 2.8 = -0.7)
Better Rating (109.6 to 99.9 = +9.7)
Less Yards (4388 to 4500 = -112)

Brees sat out of a full game whereas Manning sat out of half and threw for 95 yards and an INT in that one.

Offense:
Saints: #1 YPG, #4 Passing YPG, #6 Rushing YPG, #1 PPG
Colts: #9 YPG, #2 Passing YPG, #32 Rushing YPG, #7 PPG
Record 13-3

Defense:
Saints: #25 YPG, #26 Passing YPG, #21 Rushing YPG, #20 PPG; 35 sacks, 26 INTs, 15 FF, 13 FR
Colts: #18 YPG, #14 Passing YPG, #24 Rushing YPG, #8 PPG; 34 sacks, 16 INTs, 14 FF, 9 FR
Record 14-2

They gave it to Manning because he's Manning and they had no run game.