Correct MVP for the 2007 Season

Well, the NFL MVP has been named today. As many expected Tom Brady has won this award. Do not misunderstand me, Brady has had a season for the ages, one of the best ever for a quarterback. But the greatest value in a player's individual performance belongs to the season of teammate Randy Moss. Moss had nearly 1500 yards and broke Jerry Rice's single season TD record with 23 touchdowns. The Patriots made a handful of changes on offense this past offseason, but the difference has been Moss. When Randy Moss is at his best, (team first attitude and at least 90% healthy) he changes the way the other team plays defense like no other player maybe in the history of the game. Just look at how teams from his former division (the Norris as Chris Berman calls it) have approached many of their drafts since Moss arrived. The Packers spent years drafting every DB they could find hoping to have someone who could cover him. The Lions fondness of 1st round WR picks still continues today. The Bears have tried both at different times to mixed success. Even the Vikings are in a perpetual search for a replacement dominant #1 receiver. The Patriots this year broke the season scoring record held by 1998 Vikings of which Moss was a key component. But, back to this year. Brady played with poise all year long and set the season TD pass record with an astounding 50. However when one guy catches nearly half of those, we need to look closer. That's what I did in the midst of writing this. On youtube.com do a search for this video "The Tom Brady and Randy Moss Show." It is highlights of most of their hookups. True Brady makes some great throws, but two things about Moss stand out. Some of the catches are on balls that are just thrown to the area and he just snares them. Sure he pushes off once in awhile, but if it's not called, then a little cheating never hurt anyone, right? The other thing thats stands out is how often Moss is wide open on his routes. All year long he was open for so many easy looking plays. In today's NFL where film is studied constantly, it seems as if no one could cover him this year. Watch that video if you're not yet convinced, I wonder what would have happened if the MVP voters had before they voted.