MMQB Mail (cont.)

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• NOW THIS IS A GOOD QUESTION. AND I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER. From Jason, of Norwalk, Conn.: "Love your column. Since we are at the midseason point I am wondering who gets your vote for MVP? I think a legit case can be made for Matt Ryan. Playing the toughest position in all of sports for a team that drafted in the top three and still having a winning record and avoiding the killer rookie mistakes? And the throw he made with seven seconds left to beat the Bears looked like an MVP throw to me. The teams at the top of the league may have superstars that are more deserving, but they also have loads of talent around them. Has a rookie ever won an MVP?''

Once, in the year of my birth, 1957. Rookie running back Jim Brown led the NFL with 942 rushing yards and nine touchdowns and won the MVP. I've given this one a lot of thought, and if I had to pick the most deserving MVPs, 1 through 10, it would be: Kurt Warner, Matt Ryan (your argument, Jason, is an excellent one), Jason Campbell (despite an awful game last night), Drew Brees, Joey Porter, Jake Delhomme, Kris Jenkins, Chris Johnson, Ben Roethlisberger, Justin Tuck. Number 10, Tuck, is a compromise pick, because there isn't one obvious Giant but rather five or six of them (Eli Manning, Brandon Jacobs, David Diehl, Tuck, Fred Robbins, Antonio Pierce) who are deserving of great credit for the Giants being the best team in football.

• YOU'RE NOT BEING GREEDY. From Daniel, of New York: "While many of the Dolphins' seemingly impressive early wins (at New England, Buffalo) don't seem so impressive anymore, they have the easiest remaining schedule in the league (opponents average winning percentage .375). With Miami being only one game back in the division, do you think they have a chance at the playoffs or am I being too greedy coming off a one win 2007 season?''

No team with at least four wins in the NFL has as soft a schedule as the Dolphins going forward. If I were you, I'd have the attitude of "Why not us?'' You should be 6-4 in two weeks, then, who knows? Let's face it. The Dolphins will finish, absolutely at worst, 7-9. And that's a tremendous accomplishment, coming up from 1-15.

The sked: Seattle, Oakland, New England, at St. Louis, at Buffalo (Toronto), San Francisco, at Kansas City, at the Jets. It'd be hard to imagine Miami going 7-1 down the stretch and making a legit run at the playoffs, but Miami has a stronger defense than we thought it'd have and an efficient quarterback.

• YOU'RE RIGHT -- IT'S A RIDICULOUS RULE. BUT IT'S A REAL RULE. From Jason Rypkema, of Edmonton: "I witnessed one of the most ridiculous rules in the NFL on Sunday, which, in turn, screwed my beloved Bills. A Rian Lindell kickoff landed near the sideline in deep Jets territory, but instead of trying to return the kick (which would have probably gotten him very little yardage), Leon Washington stood out of bounds and touched the ball. By rule, this is an illegal procedure and the ball was placed at the Jets 40. What? How can Buffalo be penalized for a well-placed kick because some player can manipulate a stupid rule? The NFL has to eliminate this ridiculous ruling.''

Agree totally. But until the rule is changed, give the Jets credit. Eric Mangini said Monday the team has actually practiced the play, giving Washington instructions to straddle the sideline when a ball is close to going out of bounds. To actually do it during a game is a heads-up play. But, yes, the league should talk about this one after the season. It just doesn't smell right.

• THE MOOCH FAN CLUB CHECKS IN. From Ryan Maino, of Negaunee, Mich.: "Peter, In a world without Al Davis it seems that the perfect fit for the Raiders head coaching vacancy would be Steve Mariucci. However, since Mr. Davis doesn't seem to going anywhere soon, do you think this scenario has any chance of happening?''

Not much. And if I were Mariucci, I wouldn't leave the NFL Network set unless the Raiders' bigger need, a good franchise architect not named Al Davis, were in place.

• NOT ... GONNA ... HAPPEN. From Gary G., of Los Angeles: "I wanted to get your insight into the possibility of Jim Mora Jr. coaching the University of Washington Huskies next year. We already know it's his dream job and I'm sure there's an escape clause in his contract to coach there if he so chooses. Should he take it, do you think the Seattle job would be one Bill Cowher would take?''

Mora is not going to leave the Seahawks, not with the head-coaching job in hand. His honor would be in tatters if he did.

• TWO PLAYERS, ONE POSITION, 28 YEARS. From Ben, of Detroit: "Eddie Murray, 1980 to '91. Jason Hanson, 1992 to present. With all the horrible drafting this team has done over the years, at least they got it right at one position. Please write this. It's the only good story you could write about this team, and we Lions fans need something good to think about.''

Happy to oblige. I'm sitting here this morning thinking: How sad that this is the bright side for Lions fans.

• MEA CULPA, MEA CULPA. From Josh Wymard, of Vero Beach, Fla.: "As good as Matt Ryan has been, I have to take issue with your comment that, "You'd have to go back to Peyton Manning to find a rookie quarterback as poised and full of promise as Ryan." Big Ben was 13-1 as a rookie in 2004 and led the Steelers to the AFC Championship game with a 98.1 QB rating. Not too shabby.''

You're right. I blew that one. Thanks for pointing it out.

• THIS COWBOYS FAN IS NOT VERY HAPPY WITH ME. From Bill Chase, of Albany, N.Y.: "To say that the Cowboys have not drafted a quarterback in seven years is irresponsible and altogether misleading. But I am starting to expect this from you, the Brett Favre apologist. Tony Romo was an UNDRAFTED free agent in 2003, signed by Dallas. They have turned him into a franchise QB. If a team can find a franchise QB once every 10 years, I would say they are not doing bad. Yet you fail to mention this and try to lead people down the path that they have not added any young QB in seven years. Thirty-one other teams passed on Romo. I would say they are the ones that missed the boat. Very poor choice of words on your part, Mr King. And quite irresponsible.''

You'll get no apology from me on this one. Every team signs a free-agent quarterback or two after the draft every year. The Cowboys didn't think when they signed Tony Romo for $5,000 that they'd hit the lottery and he'd become one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. The fact it happened is sheer good fortune. I don't give the Cowboys credit for seeing Romo and saying, "Here's a guy we think will be our quarterback of the future.'' The Cowboys have had 54 draft picks over the past seven drafts and not used one on a developmental quarterback.

The Redskins had a good young quarterback this year, Jason Campbell, plus a solid veteran in Todd Collins, yet still picked Colt Brennan. Jon Gruden picked Josh Johnson. The Eagles had Donovan McNabb and picked Kevin Kolb. Green Bay drafted two quarterbacks this year. The Chargers took Charlie Whitehurst, the Steelers picked Dennis Dixon, the Patriots picked Matt Cassel and Kevin O'Connell, the Bengals took Jeff Rowe, the Ravens took Troy Smith, the Giants took Andre Woodson.

Final point: You've got Romo. What else do you have? Had you picked a quarterback in the past couple of years with a prayer? Don't you think your quarterback situation would be better with Troy Smith, Jordan Palmer or Matt Flynn on the roster?

• I SEE. From Matthew Hayes, of East Orange, N.J.: "Being a Cowboys fan, I could tell you a number of things to do with that Redskins sign, but none of them are pleasant.''

Ouch.