Who was behind the MVP vote for Brady?
By Corey Leahy
"I didn’t vote that way to disrespect Peyton Manning or anything he’s done, or anything he’s accomplished. In the end, he’s won his fifth NFL MVP. In my experiences, in over 17 years of playing the quarterback position, I just feel what Tom Brady did this year was pretty amazing. I thought he carried his team. The defense wasn’t up to snuff. They had offensive line issues as well. You have two rookie receivers. [Danny] Amendola was signed to be their big-time receiver and he ends up not really being a factor; it was [Julian] Edelman, who up to that point had been more of a reserve special-teamer. They had fumble issues at the running back position. So I thought for New England to be in the AFC Championship Game – they had no business being in it. But they were there because of the play of [No.] 12."