The Star poll indicates this is a one man race
Twenty-three of The Associated Press’ 50-member panel who vote on the MVP responded to another inquiry from The Indianapolis Star. Manning received 22 first-place votes, with the other going to New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees. Minnesota’s Brett Favre, the other three-time MVP who trailed Manning and Brees in a survey earlier this month, has been replaced by San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers as the distant No. 3.
Votes are due Jan. 4, and respondents made clear theirs are subject to change with two weeks left in the regular season.
No vote is required, according to coach Rex Ryan, whose New York Jets
are in town Sunday to face Manning and his undefeated teammates.
“He’s still the same guy that destroys everybody,” said Ryan, who faced Manning on several occasions as the Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator. “I always tell people, ‘I hate going against him. I don’t like him when I play him.’ But I know one thing: I respect him more than any player in the National Football League. He’s the best. He’s going to go down as maybe the best quarterback of all time.
If 22 voters are ready to vote for Manning right now, that means it will be a total landslide (barring a horrible game this weekend from 18)
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