Vick for MVP? Not So Fast

After the Massacre at FedEx Field, overzealous Eagles fans are starting to scream "VICK FOR MVP!" from the rooftops of every cheesesteak joint in Philly. Not so fast, young grasshoppers.

Sure, Michael Vick did dominate in the Eagles 59-28 rout of the Redskins and that may very well be the understatement of 2010. The scene was something out of a film: Michael Vick coming back from years in prison to lead the Eagles to an NFL record breaking smackdown of his former commrade Donovan McNabb and company...in the rain, no less.

Vick connected with superb young wideouts Desean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin as the Eagles ran up the score faster than Kat Stacks runs up miles on her body. He ran himself into the endzone as well, proving once again he's one of the best running QBs ever. Vick is now only second in rushing yards for a QB behind all time great Randall Cunningham. Former 49ers QB Steve Young loved it and all but wet himself singing Vick's praises during the postgame anaylsis saying Vick was the best to do it since, well...him.

It's no doubt that Vick's performance last night was one of the best of a QB in recent memory. It was electric. Vick, however, just isn't an MVP. The MVP award means much more than just being a great player. The team has to completely be centered around you and if you're not around, the team will subsequently crumble. Vick has a fantastic supporting cast on offense in WRs Maclin and Jackson as well as future star RB Shady McCoy. He isn't in a situation such as Tom Brady where his #1 target in the endzone left midseason. Brady is throwing to second time Patriot Deion Branch and handing off to virtual nobody Benjarvus Green-Ellis and still may lead his team deep into the playoffs.

If Vick really was doing it all by himself, I would say he is definitely a great candidate for MVP. However, because he has so many solid targets for TDs (aside from himself) he just can't possibly be looked at as the sole main contributer to that team. When Vick went down earlier this season with a rib and sternum injury, the Eagles continued to win when former starter Kevin Kolb had to step in. The fate of their winning did not rest on Vick's shoulders alone and it still doesn't now.

Copyright Marisa A. Ross
@TheDivineMsRoss

The Ballad of the Everywoman

This is a mantra for all the women who question their worth daily. For all the women who have had their hearts ripped to shreds by men who hardly even think of them. For women who look in the mirror and are greeted by cheerful dimples of cellulite. For the women whose supposed best friend drove a knife straight through their backs. And most importantly for the women who are down on themselves in some facet of life and desperately need uplifting.

Now repeat after me:

"I may not be the most beautiful or the sexiest, nor do I have the perfect body. I might not be everyone's first choice, but I'm a great choice. I don't pretend to be someone I'm not, because I'm too good at being me. I might not be proud of some of the things I've done in the past, but I'm proud of who I am today. Take me as I am or watch me as I walk away!"

As soon as I read this I had a bit of a spiritual awakening in terms of my womanhood. A warm glow appeared in my heart and I felt stronger about myself than I had five minutes ago. I read it again and smiled. After a third time I wanted to jump up and exclaim "I am woman! Hear me roar!".

I've taken this statement and embodied it. This quote raises my chin up high and puts a song in my heart. It makes me feel alive and like the queen that is inside of all of us.

Copyright Marisa A. Ross