Pinning myself down on Defensive Rookie of Year
Following up on my posting this morning about midseason research for the annual Associated Press NFL awards, for which I am one of 50 voters nationwide:
In the Defensive Rookie of the Year category, I had gone away from tradition and picked a combination of Baltimore Ravens rookie defenders.
From an individual standpoint, Houston Texans rookie linebacker DeMeco Ryans continues to be excel. He never leaves the field.
Ryans ranks fourth in the league with 73 tackles and leads the NFL with 58 solos. He makes plays in the backfield, too. He also has 2.5 sacks, second to fellow rookie Mario Williams' 4.5 sacks. Ryans leads the team with six quarterback pressures.
posted by Mark at 4:48 PM
2 Comments:
at 11/10/2006 2:09 AM 
OrangeD00d said...
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at 11/12/2006 12:26 PM 
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Post a Comment*Why does an Offensive ROY candidate have to be from one of the so-called "skill positions?" (As if it doesn't take any skill to play tackle in the NFL.) Andrew Whitworth from our own Bengals, for example, is doing a pretty fair job as a starter.
Of more serious consideration should be the Jets tandem of D'Brickashaw Ferguson and Nick Mangold. Both were first-round picks for the Jets this year, and both have started all eight games at left tackle and center, respectively, in helping the Jets overachieve this season. Their line has played well despite starting two rookies.
You very rarely ever see a rookie come in and play well right from Day One at left tackle. It just doesn't happen that much.
pMark Anderson from the Bears has 7 or 7.5 sacks leading all rookies and 3rd or fourth in the league. He should probably be the leading candidate for DROY at this time.
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