My All Pro Team 2010. . .

Since doing a player for every position is hard enough I have decided to split this one up into two different entries. One for offense and another for defense, and today I will tackle the offensive side of the ball. Not offensive line though, I plan on writing another blog on the best offensive and defensive fronts in football later.

At Quarterback usually I would say one single name "Manning." What's crazy about it is that when you do that no one ever makes the mistake of saying "Eli" right back to you because they already know. But this year it's Tom Brady. I have one quote to tell everyone why. 'Leadership is influence concentrated." John C. Maxwell more than likely wasn't talking about Brady when he said this but it holds true though.

I am proud to say that the leading rusher in the league is a Texan. Arian Foster still isn't quite a household name but he is a great runner. His one cut style of running compliments the Texans really well. And it's hard to really stop an offense with great running and passing though the Texans record doesn't show it.

At wide receiver I am taking someone who didn't lead the league but has shown consistency over the last 4 years of play. "The Natrual" Andre Johnson. I think it's one of the best nicknames in football. After becoming the first player since Jerry Rice to lead the league in consecutive seasons he isn't far off doing it again this season. Even after missing two games he is only 160 yards off the lead. He showed game in and game out what he brings to the table bringing in the biggest catch of his short career in Washington to force overtime and eventually win the game. This was a no brainer to me because of the players in front of him in stats. Besides Reggie Wayne and Roddy White who I believe are great players they both have advantages over Johnson. Better teams and I hate to say better quaterback play. The other player was Branon Lloyd of teh Bronco's and they only threw the ball the whole saeson until Tim Tebow became their starter. Which explained Kyle Orton's ridiculous start of the season.

The best tight end in football this year was a suprise to some people but not me so much. He had an unbelievable season last year and hasn't really let up since. Vernon Davis is tied in receptions by a tight end with one other player. This stat blew me away though, he has 818 yards and that's 144 yards more than a person who has the same amount of touches. That means when Davis touches the ball things happen in the Forty Niner's offense.

At fullback I am taking a player that just meant more to there team than any other fullback did. Mike Tolbert of the San Diego Chargers was huge this season for them. After Ryan Mathews went down the team knew they didn't have an every down back in Darren Sproles and were curious to see if Tolbert was up to the task. He most definately was, racking up more yards than anyone else in the backfield. He has 735 rushing yards this season and has been the workhorse of the Chargers offense.

My MVP Vote

Well after having a discussion about this with the boys I decided to put the argument on a more neutral plain like this blog. With the season coming to an end the question of who was the most valuable player in the league to their individual teams. At the time I actually thought about Matt Cassell should at least be a candidate but after doing much thinking I came up with a better answer.

My vote after much thinking and analysis has to go to Thomas Edward Brady Jr. Or as most people know him Tom Brady. Without much of a fight the Patriots have put together the same type of team that one them 3 super bowls already. Remember the year they had Corey Dillon and Kevin Faulk spelling for him? No way Benjarvis Green-Ellis is Dillon but paired with the slippery Danny Woodhead and thats something to try and stop as New England has shown over the season.

After years of not having to use his tight ends as much because of the threats outside, Tom Brady has shown to any non-believers out there with or without the big name he can get it done. Last week when they played the Packers and when Tom Brady saw rookie tight end Aaron Hernandez lined up on a newly converted receiver at corner guarding him he called a quick slant and they scored. Showing me two things he knows his football and he trusts his teammates. Even the two rookie tight ends that run perfect routes. Gronkowski is as good as Hernandez and thats scary. With receivers on the field like that when you're running play fakes it puts and linebacker who even thinks run at an immediate disadvantage.

With all this being said after the year Brady is having he will be fifth all time in passer rating. He has thrown for over 3700 yards and has 34 touchdowns and only 4 picks. His rating for the season in 109.8 and his team has already clinched a homefield advantage for the playoffs.

So he might just win his second MVP and his fourth title this post-season.