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Mike Sando's MVP Watch

Mike Sando, NFC West

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Listing Kyle Orton as a potential MVP candidate once would have seemed about as plausible as the Broncos opening 5-...

Blog | October 14, 2009

Mike Sando's MVP Watch

Mike Sando, NFC West

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando That didn't take long. Peyton Manning needed only three games to establish his 2009 credentials as the early MVP...

Blog | September 30, 2009

Mike Sando's MVP Watch

Mike Sando, NFC West

...touchdown passes of 80 and 48 yards kept Manning prominent in the conversation. 4. MATT RYAN, Atlanta Falcons 2009 PASSING CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT 43 63 449 68...

Blog | September 23, 2009

Mike Sando's MVP Watch: 10 to consider

Mike Sando, NFC West

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando This 2009 debut edition of the weekly MVP Watch draws from two decades of history for guidance. Quarterbacks and...

Blog | September 09, 2009

Predicting the 49ers' record

Mike Sando, NFC West

...4: Sunday, Oct. 4, ST. LOUIS RAMS, 4:15 p.m. Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 11, ATLANTA FALCONS, 4:05 p.m. Week 6: BYE Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 25, at Houston Texans, 1...

Blog | April 15, 2009

49ers schedule analysis

Mike Sando, NFC West

...4: Sunday, Oct. 4, ST. LOUIS RAMS, 4:15 p.m. Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 11, ATLANTA FALCONS, 4:05 p.m. Week 6: BYE Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 25, at Houston Texans, 1...

Blog | April 14, 2009

NFC West schedules: 2009 strength projections

Mike Sando, NFC West

...2. Carolina Panthers 151 104 1 .592 3. New England Patriots 151 105 0 .590 4. Atlanta Falcons 150 105 1 .588 5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 148 107 1 .580 6. Buffalo Bills 146...

Blog | February 02, 2009

More starters, fewer victories for NFC West

Mike Sando, NFC West

...York Jets 9-6 33 Baltimore Ravens 10-5 32 New York Giants 12-3 32 Atlanta Falcons 10-5 31 Carolina Panthers 11-4 29 I broke into Tim Graham's AFC East...

Blog | December 24, 2008

With Cardinals flying high, Warner soars to front of MVP chase

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

With Tom Brady injured and Peyton Manning's individual numbers down, Kurt Warner has found his way back to a familiar role: MVP favorite.

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2008

High risks, high costs associated with high picks

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

The draft always will be a guessing game to some extent, but with rookie salaries escalating sharply for top picks, NFL teams appear increasingly wary of picking early.

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2008

Few recent combine stars have become productive NFL players

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

ESPN.com analyzed the 25 best combine performers in six key categories since 2000. The performances show how important -- and unimportant -- raw ability can be.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2008

Is Brady best ever? Not yet, but time is on his side

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

While seven seasoned evaluators placed Tom Brady solidly in the top 10 quarterbacks of all time, Johnny Unitas consistently ranked higher than any other QB, Mike Sando writes.

Story | Conversation | January 23, 2008

In the playoffs, the only guarantee is that there is none

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

A strong playoff team needs to run the ball well and be able to stop the run -- or does it? Mike Sando measures that "truth" and others against recent NFL playoff teams to get a handle on the postseason.

Story | Conversation | January 02, 2008

'07 Dolphins have plenty of company in recent football futility

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

The Dolphins still might become only the 12th team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to finish a full season with fewer than two victories. There are colorful stories behind the Excruciating Eleven.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2007

In young QB market, Cutler hot, Eli Manning not

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

Among a group of 11 young quarterbacks, Denver's Jay Cutler is most likely to join Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in the very elite class, Mike Sando writes.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2007