Tanguay: Sorry, but Brady's not the MVP

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Tom Brady is the best player in the NFL. 

Tom Brady is the best quarterback ever to play in the NFL.

Tom Brady is not the MVP of the NFL.  

Whoaaaaaa! More blasphemy from Tanguay, you say?

Please.

First of all, let's admit something that's crystal clear: You and I really don't care about the Most Valuable Player Award. We don’t. How can a fan of a team that could win its fifth Super Bowl in 16 years care about a stupid award? If Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have taught us one thing, it’s that individual accolades mean nothing.

So why are so many of you incensed when talk of Oakland’s Derek Carr winning the MVP pops up? Who cares?

You only care because someone is giving credit to a player other than your poor, disrespected Tommy.

Grow up. 

Carr is going to win the MVP because without him, his Oakland team has dropped from battling with New England for home-field advantage and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs to a fifth-seeded wild-card slot. The Raiders aren’t even playing at home; they have to travel to Houston next weekend. 

When Carr went down with a broken fibula against the Colts in Week 16, Oakland led by 26 in the second half. In the game-plus since then, they've been outscored 42-6. 

And how about this stat: Carr led his team on seven game-winning drives in the fourth quarter. Sounds a little like that New England somebody you all love, adore and fantasize about. 

On the other hand, the Patriots went 3-1 this year without Brady. And you and I both know that if Jimmy G. had to take over in the postseason, the Pats could still get to the Super Bowl. It wouldn't be as easy, but still very possible
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I know many of you are yelling, screaming and throwing that week-old cheese log at your computer, but this really is a compliment to the Patriots organization. The entire team -- the backup QB, the rest of the players, the coaching stafff, the front-office staff -- has had such a phenomenal year that Brady hasn't had to be the MVP. But for the Raiders to get to where they are, Carr has. 

Look, Brady is a better quarterback than Carr. He's king of the hill. But give the kid in Oakland his due. He took a franchise that had been a laughingstock and made it legit.

Like that New England someone you all love, adore and fantasize about. 

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