Big Ben is about 10 notches above say, CHARLIE FRYE. And Ben has something Charlie can only dream of-----A SUPER BOWL RING!!!!!!!!
1/2 way through the season and much is still left to be decided.
Best Division--AFC West, NFC South runner up AFC North, NFC East follow.
Worst Division---NFC West. Nothing else compares. If Alexander doesn't come back soon, they win 9 and still run away with the title.
MVP(offense)-Donovan McNabb and Steve Smith. Even after 2 bad games, Mc still looks like he has something to prove after last year's disaster. Smith misses first 2 games, Carolina loses both. He returns and they win 4 in a row. 'Nuff said!!!!
MVP(defense)--The entire BEARS D!!!!!
If I'm not mistaken, the O turned the ball over 6 times Sunday. The sick thing about these dudes are for the most part they are very young.
ROOKIE MVP--That's real easy. Marcus Colston. The ultimate steal of the draft. This kid could soon be as good as Steve Smith is now. And they're in the same division!!!!!!
UNDERRATED PLAYER----Colston's teammate, Drew Brees. Also with a much to prove after injury and leaving SD with little success. Now flourishing in a Saints system with lots of youth and miles of potential. Which leads to the 1/2 way point COACH OF THE YEAR----Sean Peyton. If at the beginning of the season anyone that picked the Saints to be any better than 8-8, considering divisional mates that were better on paper(with maybe the Bucs being the exception) were lying through your teeth. At 6-2, these guys are solid playoff contenders and that has to reflect on what Sean has done in a short period of time.
BIGGEST DISSAPOINTMENTS----Steelers and Cardinals. It isn't very often a Super Bowl champ is 2-6 1/2 way through the following season, but injuries, retirements and a D that leaks more than Niagra Falls these days can do that to you. But they'll still beat the Browns twice this year, by double digits both times in fact!!!
The next time I hear that Arizona is a playoff contender is the first time Jon Carry shuts his mouth and doesn't flip-flop about something. They prove that all the talent in the world means crap if you can't produce results on the field, which leads to my last midseason award, THE JIM MORA POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE BLOW UP AWARD----Thanks Dennis Green for making a complete buffoon of yourself after the Monday Night debacle. The best part of the whole thing was when the media liason thanked Dennis for his comments as he stormed off stage.