That's right. Denver Broncos quarterback, Tim Tebow, is the league's MVP at the moment, so says Mr. Greg Couch.
Couch says, "...he's more valuable to his team than any other player in the league. Aaron Rodgers is his closest competition."
He added, "Is Tebow more valuable to the Broncos than Rodgers is to the Packers? There is no right answer, no proof. The Packers wouldn't be perfect without him. But they would win their division."
Those are two quotes which stand out. The rest of the op-ed can be read at the following link -
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Denver-Broncos-Tim-Tebow-is-most-valuable-player-in-NFL-right-now-120411
I praised Tim Tebow for his start against the Minnesota Vikings yesterday, as it was his best as a starter thus far in his career, but a day later, I'm having to be critical of the guy again because of these bonehead sportswriters like Mr. Couch. Tim Tebow is more valuable than Aaron Rodgers? Give me a fricking break...
First off, his prediction of Green Bay winning the NFC North without Rodgers is purely speculation. There are two other teams in the division whom are in contention for a playoff spot, the 7-5 Chicago Bears and the 7-5 Detroit Lions. Along with the AFC North, which features Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Cincinnati, the NFC North is probably the toughest division in football. The AFC West is of no comparison to the NFC North.
The Green Bay Packers are 29th in rushing offense, 31st in passing defense and 13th in rushing defense. They've allowed 23 or more points in 7 of 12 games this season, 26+ in 5, 27+ in 4, 34+ in 3. In a quarter of their games, the Packers have allowed 34 or more points. Without Rodgers, the Packers probably wouldn't have been able to score more than 34 points against the New Orleans Saints, more than 38 points against the San Diego Chargers or 35 points versus the New York Giants. That's at least three losses right there and isn't including the 28 they would have needed to score against the Minnesota Vikings or 27 they would have needed to score against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Those are five games when the back-up to Mr. Rodgers would have needed to play well in order for the Packers to be victorious. Rodgers has the best numbers of any quarterback in the league, completing 288 of 408 pass attempts (70.6%) for 3,844 yards (9.42 avg.), 37 touchdowns, 5 interceptions and a quarterback rating of 125.3. If Rodgers didn't put up Madden-like numbers, the Packers could very well be in a dogfight with Chicago and Detroit in their division. Let's not forget that last year, the Packers had to go on a late season run in order to just make the playoffs. The Packers don't have much of a running game. Their defense is sub-par, to be nice. Even though the team may very well be 12-0, Rodgers has had to carry the Packers on his back for most of the season and to say that Tim Tebow, whom has led his Broncos to 18 or fewer points in 5 of his 7 starts, is MVP of the league is downright insane. Tebow has been a nice story thus far, but there can be no question about it - Aaron Rodgers is the league's MVP this year.
Couch says, "...he's more valuable to his team than any other player in the league. Aaron Rodgers is his closest competition."
He added, "Is Tebow more valuable to the Broncos than Rodgers is to the Packers? There is no right answer, no proof. The Packers wouldn't be perfect without him. But they would win their division."
Those are two quotes which stand out. The rest of the op-ed can be read at the following link -
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Denver-Broncos-Tim-Tebow-is-most-valuable-player-in-NFL-right-now-120411
I praised Tim Tebow for his start against the Minnesota Vikings yesterday, as it was his best as a starter thus far in his career, but a day later, I'm having to be critical of the guy again because of these bonehead sportswriters like Mr. Couch. Tim Tebow is more valuable than Aaron Rodgers? Give me a fricking break...
First off, his prediction of Green Bay winning the NFC North without Rodgers is purely speculation. There are two other teams in the division whom are in contention for a playoff spot, the 7-5 Chicago Bears and the 7-5 Detroit Lions. Along with the AFC North, which features Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Cincinnati, the NFC North is probably the toughest division in football. The AFC West is of no comparison to the NFC North.
The Green Bay Packers are 29th in rushing offense, 31st in passing defense and 13th in rushing defense. They've allowed 23 or more points in 7 of 12 games this season, 26+ in 5, 27+ in 4, 34+ in 3. In a quarter of their games, the Packers have allowed 34 or more points. Without Rodgers, the Packers probably wouldn't have been able to score more than 34 points against the New Orleans Saints, more than 38 points against the San Diego Chargers or 35 points versus the New York Giants. That's at least three losses right there and isn't including the 28 they would have needed to score against the Minnesota Vikings or 27 they would have needed to score against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Those are five games when the back-up to Mr. Rodgers would have needed to play well in order for the Packers to be victorious. Rodgers has the best numbers of any quarterback in the league, completing 288 of 408 pass attempts (70.6%) for 3,844 yards (9.42 avg.), 37 touchdowns, 5 interceptions and a quarterback rating of 125.3. If Rodgers didn't put up Madden-like numbers, the Packers could very well be in a dogfight with Chicago and Detroit in their division. Let's not forget that last year, the Packers had to go on a late season run in order to just make the playoffs. The Packers don't have much of a running game. Their defense is sub-par, to be nice. Even though the team may very well be 12-0, Rodgers has had to carry the Packers on his back for most of the season and to say that Tim Tebow, whom has led his Broncos to 18 or fewer points in 5 of his 7 starts, is MVP of the league is downright insane. Tebow has been a nice story thus far, but there can be no question about it - Aaron Rodgers is the league's MVP this year.
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