NFL Week 9 ROY power rankings Posted by Mike Farley (11/14/2010 @ 9:00 am)
We know they have offensive and defensive rookie awards, but let’s lump them together for our purposes. 1. Ndamukong Suh, Detroit Lions—Not only has he anchored Detroit’s D-line, but the dude can attempt (and almost make) extra points too? 2. Sam Bradford, St. Louis Rams—With that number 8, reminds some folks of Troy Aikman, and leads on the field even as a rookie. 3. Mike Williams, Tampa Bay Bucs—On pace for 72 catches, 1112 yards and 10 TDs. As a ROOKIE. 4. Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys—You won’t find a brighter spot on an abysmal team right now, and he’s a game changer. 5. Jahvid Best, Detroit Lions—Finally the Lions are making smart draft picks. 6. Colt McCoy, Cleveland Browns—He’s actually led the Browns to two wins in a row against Super Bowl contenders. 7. Jermaine Gresham, Cincinnati Bengals—The Bengals haven’t had a relevant tight end like this in years 8. Earl Thomas, Seattle Seahawks—Through a half-season, 4 interceptions and 39 tackles. This is shades of Jairus Byrd last year. 9. Eric Berry, Kansas City Chiefs—2 sacks, 2 picks, 45 tackles—and solidifying a much improved defense 10. Dexter McCluster, Kansas City Chiefs—Averaging an astounding 20.9 yards on punt returns with one TD, and probably more to follow Posted in: NFL Tags: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Colt McCoy, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Dexter McCluster, Dez Bryant, Earl Thomas, eric berry, Jahvid Best, Jermaine Gresham, Kansas City Chiefs., Mike Williams, National Football League, Ndamukong Suh, NFL, NFL ROY, Rookie of the Year, ROY, Sam Bradford, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Bucs
NFL Week 5 MVP, COY and ROY power rankings Posted by Mike Farley (10/17/2010 @ 8:01 am)
You think it’s hard to predict the games and standings from week to week? Try picking MVP candidates. There are five or six different candidates emerging every week. We’ll do this as one post again today and start separating them out next week. And I’m sure by this time Tuesday everything will be turned upside down again. Enjoy the games today everyone! MVP Power Rankings 1. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles—He didn’t play last week and yet the Eagles still won, but barely, on the road in San Fran. Against a team that still hasn’t won a game yet. And hence my case is made again. And when Kolb and the Eagles lose at home to the Falcons today, fans in Philly will be chanting Vick’s name, which will have made my case again. Read the rest of this entry » Posted in: NFL Tags: A.J. Smith, AFC North, Antonio Gates, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Brandon Lloyd, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Clay Matthews, Coach of the year, Dan Fouts, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Jahvid Best, John Harbaugh, Kevin Kolb, Kyle Orton, LaDainian Tomlinson, Lovie Smith, Max Hall, Mike Smith, Mike Tomlin, National Football League, Ndamukong Suh, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFC South, NFL, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Philip Rivers, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Steelers, Raheem Morris, Randy Moss, Rex Ryan, Rolando McClain, Rookie of the Year, Sam Bradford, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Bucs, tight end, Tom Coughlin, Vincent Jackson
NFL Week 4 MVP, COY and ROY power rankings Posted by Mike Farley (10/10/2010 @ 8:00 am)
We are a quarter of the way through the NFL season, and there are lots of wacky things happening. The Chiefs are 3-0 and the only undefeated team. That’s a far cry from last year, when the Colts and Saints were unbeaten almost all the way to the end of the 2009 campaign. There are also some interesting candidates emerging for MVP consideration, as well as for Coach of the Year and Rookie of the Year. And like last year, we’ll start to analyze them in power rankings fashion. For this week and maybe the next few, we’ll put this in one post and give three names for each category. Around the halfway point of the season, more candidates will emerge so we will separate things out. Sound good? Right. Let’s go…….. MVP Power Rankings 1. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles—Do we even have to spell this out? He steps in for Kevin Kolb in Week 1 and almost leads the Eagles to victory against the Packers. Then he wins against Detroit and Jacksonville before having his ribs crushed on a meaningless play vs. Washington last Sunday, knocking him out of the game early. Kolb comes back in, and the Eagles lose. Vick is averaging 200 yards passing per game, has 6 TDs and no interceptions, and is also averaging 7.2 yards per rush on 26 carries and one TD on the ground. He has a QB rating of 108.8 while Kolb’s is 71.1. Simply put, this team is dangerous with Vick, and not scaring anyone without him. That’s the very definition of MVP. Read the rest of this entry » Posted in: NFL Tags: Antonio Gates, Arian Foster, Barry Sanders, Brett Favre, Calvin Johnson, Chicago Bears, Clay Matthews, Coach of the year, Detroit Lions, Gary Kubiak, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jahvid Best, Jamaal Charles, Jeff Garcia, Kansas City Chiefs., Kevin Greene, Kevin Kolb, Lovie Smith, Michael Strahan, MVP, National Football League, Ndamukong Suh, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFC West, NFL, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Rex Ryan, Rolando McClain, Rookie of the Year, Sam Bradford, San Diego Chargers, St. Louis Rams, Steve Spagnuolo, Todd Haley, Tom Brady, Tony Romo, Washington Redskins
David Thorpe says that Marcus Thornton is a better scorer than Brandon Jennings Posted by John Paulsen (02/03/2010 @ 6:36 pm)
Wait…what? In his Rookie Watch: Midseason Awards (Insider subscription required), Thorpe says that Thornton is the next best rookie scorer after Tyreke Evans. There are a few obvious choices here, but I think Thornton is the most deserving simply because of what he’s done in difficult circumstances. Despite being pulled into and out of the rotation, playing for two coaches already and often getting paired with another rookie in the backcourt, he has been able to put up points and help drive the Hornets back into playoff contention. Ultimately, I think Thornton will be an excellent scorer off the bench for a contending team. He has supreme confidence in his ability to get a bucket from anywhere.
Difficult circumstances? Thornton has played with Chris Paul and Darren Collison at point guard, maybe the best 1-2 punch at the position in the entire league in terms of setting up teammates for shots. Meanwhile, Brandon Jennings has been asked to run the Bucks offense, deal with the absence, arrival and disappearance of Michael Redd, and has helped Andrew Bogut develop into an All-Star caliber player, all while leading the Bucks in scoring. Thornton’s has a higher points per shot (PPS), averaging 1.15 to Jennings’ 1.05, but Jennings is averaging almost seven more points per game while being the focus of the opponent’s defensive game plan. Jennings is just as good from long range and gets to the line twice as often. Sure, he’s struggled of late as teams have started to figure out how to stop him, but that’s just it — teams are trying to stop him. Is anyone game planning for Marcus Thornton? This is a head-scratcher. NFL power rankings for MVP, Rookie and Coach of the Year Posted by Mike Farley (10/10/2009 @ 8:00 am)
We’re going to start something new this week….individual power rankings in the NFL for MVP, coach of the year and rookie of the year. We may expand this to separate entries, since frankly it’s difficult picking just three of each. But here is what we’re thinking so far after the first quarter of the season…. MVP 1. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts—With all due respect to Drew Brees and Peyton’s little brother, there is no way in hell the Colts would be 4-0 without Peyton. And he’s doing it with young receivers not named Harrison and Gonzalez. 2. Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings—Favre mostly handed off to his stud RB Adrian Peterson the first two weeks, then made himself comfortable with a game winning pass with 2 seconds left against the Niners, and a fierce performance including 3 TDs against his former employer Monday night. Again, without Favre, is this team 4-0? Probably not. 3. Steve Smith, New York Giants—Are you kidding me? This guy has not only made everyone forget about Plaxico Burress, but he’s on pace to catch 136 passes, which would be second in NFL history for a single season. Smith is the only receiver in the league averaging 100 yards per game (102.8) and has 4 scores. Read the rest of this entry » Posted in: NFL Tags: Adrian Peterson, Antwan Odom, Brad Childress, Brett Favre, Cincinnati Bengals, Coach of the year, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Elvis Dumervil, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, James Laurinaitis, Jared Allen, Jim Caldwell, Joe Namath, Josh McDaniel, Kenny Britt, Knowshon Moreno, Mark Sanchez, Marvin Lewis, Matthew Stafford, Mike Singletary, Minnesota Vikings, MVP, National Football League, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFL, Peyton Manning, Plaxico Burress, Rex Ryan, Rookie of the Year, San Francisco 49ers, Sean Payton, St. Louis Rams, Steve Smith, Tennessee Titans, Tom Coughlin
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