As It Stands, Brett Favre Is NFL's MVP

If we remove all biases and opinions, I feel that we have finally come to the point in the NFL season" target="_blank">2009 NFL season , at least for now, that Brett Favre is without a doubt the front-runner for the MVP award.

You can hate him. You can love him. You can respect him, and you can be sick to death of hearing his name.

But one things is for certain—you can't ignore the season he and his team are having.

You can make arguments for his teammate, Adrian Peterson. You could easily say that Peyton Manning is deserving, that Drew Brees has been solid, and that because Favre isn't undefeated, he can't win the award over either of the aforementioned quarterbacks.

Hell, when it's all said and done, if Aaron Rodgers can will his Green Bay Packers into the playoffs, as well as keep his ridiculous numbers up, perhaps he will be the league's MVP .

Or if Chris Johnson can keep doing what he's done, maybe he's the guy.

Perhaps. Maybe. Let's wonder about it.

But it's Week 12. This is right now. I'm talking about which guy in this league makes his team the best; who's team would be lost without him.

Surely, you can make a strong case for any of the mentioned stars, and there are likely another handful of strong candidates. But in a numbers league, Favre is crushing everybody.

Before you scoff at my proposal and litter the world with petty comments about a 40-year old quarterback being an insane MVP nominee, take notice of the facts at hand.

Brett Favre and his Minnesota Vikings are 9-1. That makes for the second-best record in the entire league, with the Vikings only loss coming to the very respectable (and reigning NFL champion) Pittsburgh Steelers.

So, just for argument's sake, let's lay down the ground rules.

MVP Qualifications

-Team has to have a winning record

-Player has to be having a great statistical season

-Player has to be MVP of own team before being considered for league

Check, check, and check. Again, you can debate for Peterson, but without Favre, at least considering the magical performances his team needed to win in a few games, this team would have a very different identity.

Alas, I digress.

Favre is second in the league with 21 touchdown passes, just one away from Drew Brees.

Favre is second in the league in completion percentage (barely), falling just .1 percentage shy of Peyton Manning at 69.7 percent.

Favre also ranks in the top 15 in passing yards, yards per completion average, attempts, and completions.

He ranks near the middle of the league in sacks taken, and leads all starting quarterbacks who have thrown over 200 passes in 2009 with just three interceptions, while also losing just one fumble all season.

While all these numbers are great and easily put Favre in the conversation of being MVP for the fourth time, it's his passer rating that leaves the greatest impression.

His 112.1 passer rating is tops in the league, beating out Drew Brees by seven points, and Manning by 10.

Enough now? Well, after looking at Favre's team record, his stats, and his performance rating, it's very logical to still, once again, point back to Manning and Brees being very close to Favre in the main categories, while also having their teams at 10-0.

But we're not taking everything into consideration , are we?

That little thing that Favre always got in trouble for (turnovers), aren't weighing him (or his team) down this season, while Manning and Brees have both thrown nine interceptions a piece, and Brees has lost four fumbles on the season.

And if this information hasn't proven Favre's case, consider the manner and style in which he and his team have performed over the course of the season:

-Favre's game-winner against the San Francisco 49ers

-His happy-go-lucky style of play

-His two emotional wins over his former team, the Green Bay Packers

While everyone is promoting Tom Brady, Cedric Benson, and others for Comeback Player of the Year, and many others are looking over Favre for the MVP consideration, I suggest a serious glance at old number four for both .

In a season, and career, where Favre has made a habit of over-coming odds, breaking records, and shocking his fans and haters, why stop now ?

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