Your 2011 Atlanta Falcons MVP Vote

Outside of his poor tackle week 1 when he gave Forte a weak shoulder bump and allowed him to scamper down the field for a long td. Other than that hes been lights out

I watched a couple games live this year Titans and the Texans games and I came away amazed with Todd McClure. By far not the biggest man on the field yet he played the game like a monster. After seeing that Texan defense blitzkrieg all day I gained more respect for Todd than any line player we have, offense or defense. He is a true warrior of the trenches! Thank you Mr. McClure for all you do and have done.

Would’ve voted Turner if enough people had nominated him to get him on the list, mostly for the “get rid of him” crowd, but also because a case could be made. Guess I coulda clicked none of the above but didn’t see it.

But for league MVP my vote goes to Peyton Manning. When is the last time the Colts weren’t in the playoffs? Hell it seems like it has been forever since they won less that 12 games. Look at them this year without him.

I honestly belive that Ryan was held back this season by a combination of a dunce coordinator and a weak offensive line. IF the Oline had pass protected more efficiently, IF the Oline had actually allowed us to run the ball effectively, IF Mularkey had actually tried to spread the field and use all of his weapons, IF we hadn’t had so many drops. Yeah I know, if if if, but I think his overall numbers would have been considerably better if he had a little better support.

Fix the Oline and I think this will be the year MR2 makes the entire NFL say wow.

Matt Bryant! That’s right, mister CONSISTENT! Kept his emotions in check and did his job, well, real well! Hope Bosher keeps the improvement coming in 12.

I’m voting for Lofton—here’s a “why not” approach on the other two frontrunners:

Spoon is the flashier player but Lofton is our most efficient tackler and the quarterback of our defense. Also Lofton was a model of consistency while Spoon, god bless him, embarrassed us against the bears. For a talented but somewhat underachieving team, consistency is an incredibly valuable trait.

I love both of these linebackers but there is a slight position bias here too…just as a QB is involved in nearly every offensive play, the MLB generally gets to make a play on the ball more often than an OLB. the numbers are clearly in Lofton’s favor by nature of the position he plays.

As for Ryan, his personal bests in passing stats don’t mean as much this year… passing yards are becoming as inflated as Home Runs in the MLB’s steroids era.

My main issue with Ryan as MVP is that the Falcons had a terrible record in games where he threw 40+ times. In other words, when we had to lean hardest on our QB’s talents, he didn’t come through for us. Hopefully he’ll hit the gym and learn to throw a deep ball so i’ll be voting for him here next year!

where first prize is a week in Philadelphia and second prize is two weeks in Philadelphia.

it’s like choosing your favorite topping on a hamburger. Each topping is amazing in its own way.

This isn’t anything against any of the players, but I chose Spoon. He just took over some of the games or forced 1-dimensionality.

a hard time remembering jokes but I will make it a point to remember Whoppers Philadelphia joke, LMAO.