I’d bet my booties that Mr. Grizzled Veteran himself, the great and powerful Favre, will get a couple votes too. And highly undeserved.

Or they’ll pick another 6th round pick. I came to the realization the hate of Manning stems from the true underdog story. Nobody likes a #1 pick that lives up to expectations.

You want evidence? Go up to someone that isn’t a Colts fan and start talking about Manning. Their face looks like they smelled dirty socks or anything else nasty you can think of. Now go up and mention the names Ryan Leaf, Tim Couch, David Carr (we’ll have to wait on Alex Smith and JaMarcus Russel but I can see it coming). If they weren’t drafted by their teams, their eyes light up and you can start seeing them trying to hold back and you know they’re just thinking “BWAHAHAHA, my team might be BAD but at least we weren’t fooled by taking a QB bust!”. Don’t even follow up after you say their names, just randomly put them out there and watch.

Now go up to them and mention the names Tom Brady, Doug Flutie, Kurt Warner, Warren Moon and their face lights up like they smell fresh baked cookies. I’m not saying any of them are bad, but seriously, people HATE players that are supposed to do well succeed. It’s human nature.

The last two times they gave him the MVP, and it’ll probably happen this year, I just see all the sportswriters sitting around with scowls on their faces going “NOBODY?! We couldn’t find ANYBODY better than him AGAIN? FINE!!!” Then walk out and go rub some ointment on Tom Brady’s knee and coo him to sleep saying “Next year Manning, we’ll get you NEXT year! Bwahahahaha!”

Don’t ask me why I envision sportswriters as Mumrar from Thundercats or Dr. Claw “I’ll get you next time Gadget!”. It’s just how I roll. And for some reason Peter King keeps popping into my head when I think about MVP voters.