Peyton Manning for MVP? A Neutral Fan Dissects Manning’s 2010 Season

December 9, 2010   ·   Cody Swartz   ·   Jump to comments

Some things in the NFL are just inevitable.
Brett Favre retires every offseason, the Washington Redskins overpay every high-profile free agent they can and Peyton Manning manages to put up MVP-caliber numbers each season, despite a supporting cast that consists of a bunch of guys off the street.
This year is just like any other year…except for Manning.
Manning’s numbers aren’t bad, but they’re not Manning-esque. Colts fans have grown spoiled by No. 18. We as NFL fans have grown spoiled from watching him. He’s just too good. We expect an MVP award each season. We expect a 13-3 record and a first-round bye in the playoffs from the Colts.
All you have to do is turn on ESPN to realize Manning is in the worst three-game slump of his career. If you didn’t know better, you might think it was the worst three-game slump of any athlete in history.
I thought I would look into Manning’s season as in-depth as I could. I’m an ...

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