Yeah, the thing about Derek Anderson is he's a no-name, come out of nowhere talent that is just now proving what he can do. Is he having an excellent year? Absolutely - to the surprise of many. But it's just the way people's thought processes go - he's unlikely to beat out the 'big names' - Brady, Manning, Roethlisberger. Manning, even if he struggles, will always make it based on his rep and popularity. This year, even if Big Ben is actually doing better, Manning will still likely get more votes.
As for Anderson, he isn't likely to beat out any of the big three because he's not playing for a powerhouse team (like rivers last year) and he wasn't a highly touted top draft choise thought of as a franchise QB (like rivers) - so it's harder for him to get people to look at him as an elite QB. He's gonna really have to prove it and do it consistantly over time, before people will start to consider him to beat out the big three. It's not right, but that's the way it works. The only reason Rivers beat out brady last year, was Rivers was caught up in his team's hype, had all the 'backings' I just mentioned that people look for, and brady wasn't dazzling with his play. we all know brady is a much better player, but the opportunity just arose to sneak someone new in there, and sometimes, people are getting tired of the same 'ol same 'ol and want to see a fresh face in there. I think they all can see clearly now, that rivers to the pro-bowl was a gross miscalculation.
still, anderson deserves credit for what he's doing. I gotta say though, I've taken notice of just how well big ben is playing this year compared to last.
he's probably the hardest QB to sack in my opinion.
