Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Is The 2011 NFL MVP

by Brandon on Feb 5, 2012 1:36 AM CST in Green Bay Packers News

Rodgers wins MVP, excited about future. At the NFL Honors Ceremony, Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers was named 2011 NFL MVP. As a Packers homer, he'd obviously be my choice and I wouldn't trade him for anything. But he did deserve the nod over the other top candidates. From Packers.com:

In 2011, Rodgers set the NFL single-season record for passer rating (122.5), topping the previous mark of 121.1 by Peyton Manning in 2004, and became the first Green Bay quarterback to lead the NFL in passer rating since the system was implemented in 1973. Rodgers also became the fifth player in Packers history to win the AP MVP, joining Paul Hornung (1961), Jim Taylor (’62), Bart Starr (’66) and Brett Favre (’95, ’96, ’97).

He was expected to win the award, but it wasn't even close. He ended up with 48 of the 50 votes cast.

Thanks to SlowJoe445 for his Fan Post, which was written several hours before I wrote my post.

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Rodgers, in a landslide

Nice to see the NFL media saw things the way we did here at APC. Glad he plays for our side.

Shout out to Cobb’s 108 yd KO return for being voted NFL play of the year for which he gets a nice piece of hardware. Apologies to the Bengals Jerome Simpson for that wicked front flip over the defender while scoring, which was every bit as deserving.

by Icebowler on Feb 5, 2012 3:59 AM CST reply actions

I don’t know, the Simpson play was fun highlight material but really he could have scored just by putting his shoulder down or making ANY athletic move to the right. It was clearly a premeditated play that he was just waiting for the opportunity. That score was happening no matter what and the rest of the play wasn’t anything all that great.

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by TrevorR on Feb 5, 2012 8:20 AM CST up reply actions

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by PackFaninFL on Feb 5, 2012 7:25 AM CST reply actions

Nice to see true greatness recognized

I’m sure this isn’t the last MVP award Rodgers is going to get in his career, and it’s also nice to see Cobb get play of the year out of a few other quality contenders for that award.

When life gives ya lemons, shut up and eat your damn lemons.
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by P-Townfan on Feb 5, 2012 9:31 AM CST reply actions

Crazy that Hornung and Taylor won it in back to back years

Despite sharing a backfield. I guess Hornung’s kicking added to that too…

Shit happens when you win championships

by Andrew Clark on Feb 5, 2012 11:22 AM CST reply actions

Not Done Yet

MVP’s are good but A-rod needs some more hardware. He needs another ring. The greatest in him as a QB is some of the best we have ever seen. Unfortunately history rates QB’s based on superbowl wins and not stats. So lets put this down as good but not good enough. Get TT to get some sort of pass rush and lets solidify rodgers as the best QB not only to wear a packer uniform but EVER. He can do it but he needs a defense.

by daywalker1 on Feb 5, 2012 7:21 PM CST reply actions