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NFL Offensive Rookie Of The Year By Ron Jumper The NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award is going to be a very tough decision to make this season. How do you decide between Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, Vince Young, Marques Colston, and even Joseph Addai? The statistics are there for all of them to make their cases but who will stand alone holding the harware at year's end? Everyone loves to talk about Reggie Bush. He makes plays look so easy and is a threat every time he touches the ball. He has 7 touchdowns to go along with 405 rushing yards, 687 passing yards, and 196 punt return yards. As good as he is at everything, is it going to hurt him that he isn't dominant at any one thing? Matt Leinart gets most of the credit for the Cardinals winning 3 of their last 4 games, which he does deserve some of the credit. However, if you dig a little deeper you will see the main reason behind Arizona's new found success. The offensive line has not only blocked sensationally in the passing game (giving up only 1 sack in those 3 wins) but they have made life a lot easier for Edgerin James, who averaged 108.6 yards in that same stretch. Give Leinart some credit but don't forget to pat that offensive line on the back when it plays well, especially a line that gets dogged as much as the Cardinals line does. Vince Young has made a lot of people look crazy for labeling him a bust (including yours truly) with his play in the last month. Yeah, so he is last among current starting QB's in QB rating but that isn't what makes him special. His ability to run when the play breaks down and to keep plays alive, which I know sounds unbeleivably cliche, is what seperates him from the norm. Young has revitalized the Titans franchise, which was down in the dumps with the whole McNair-Volek-Collins quarterback situation going on. One would have thought it was going to get ugly when Young stepped in for the 0-3 Titans. Instead, the rookie QB has lead them to a 6-2 mark over the last 8 games, which is better than Indianapolis, Carolina, Seattle, Denver, Kansas City, Cincinnati, and several other teams in playoff contention during that same stretch. I don't know about you, but that doesn't seem half bad to me. I think Marques Colston has done a great job at wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints. However, awards are typically a popularity contest and that certainly doesn't favor Colston. Granted his 917 receiving yards is better than Isaac Bruce, Terry Glenn, Joey Galloway, Plaxico Burress, and Hines Ward, he will have a tough time swaying people to take the little known wide receiver from the University of Hofstra. I love what Joseph Addai has done for the Colts offense. For a minute, forget all about their struggles on defense. Imagine what they would be like without his impressive 867 rushing yards and 7 rushing scores. Peyton Manning would be running for his life because teams could line up and blitz knowing they didn't have to worry about filling the running lanes. Addai has also caught 31 passes for 259 yards and 1 score. While that isn't highly impressive, it at least keeps that part of the offense in the playbook even though they no longer have Edgerin James. This award will be difficult to hand out and there will be 4 guys that would like to be holding the hardware instead. However, I think it is a situation where the NFL can't get it wrong. Whenever there are more than one deserving player for an award, it will be controversial to some but at least one of the deserving players will be recognized. It also makes things interesting, as opposed to having a runaway winner that we all know is going to get it. December 13, 2006 |
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Be Careful What You Wish For
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Jumpology: My Bracket Jumpology: Scouting The Heavyweights Jumpology: Reviewing The Bracket
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