Joe Soriano
O.J. LewisSportGreat's MVP is Phillip Rivers
SportGreat's choice for MVP for the 2008 NFL Season is Phillip Rivers. He finished the season with 34 touchdown passes, which tied for the NFL lead, and his Quarterback Rating was 105.5, which led the league. He also threw for 4009 yards and only threw 11 interceptions. His team, the San Diego Chargers were only 8-8, but they won the AFC West with an 8-8 record, and they won their final four games, including the must win on the last game of the season against the Broncos. The Chargers also scored the most points in the AFC with 439. The Chargers were deemed a disappointment halfway through the season, because they had been in the championship game the previous year, losing to the Patriots. Rivers played with a torn ligament in his knee in that game. The Chargers were 4-8 after twelve games of the season, and it appeared that their playoff hopes were doomed, but Rivers and the Chargers kept fighting, and they found a way to win the last four games of the season. Many of their losses were by only a few points. The total point total of their eight losses was only thirty four points, with their largest margin of defeat being nine points against Buffalo. There are many worthy players for MVP. Many people are throwing out Chad Pennington, and he certainly led a tremendous turnaround in Miami, after being released by the Jets to make room for Brett Favre. Drew Brees had a phenomenal year, falling fifteen yards short of Dan Marino's single season passing yardage record. But taking all things in to consideration, SportGreat chooses Phillip Rivers as MVP of the NFL. Now let's see if Sportgreat's MVP can get it done in the playoffs, and prove that he was the correct choice.
