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I debated between him and Pennington - both have overcome a ton just to be playing at the level they are playing at, even if it is not the level they were at pre-injuries.
Under that criteria. you might as well remove Grossman from your list.
Good point.
And you might as well take it away from Drew Brees from when he won it a couple years ago.
Naw - he didn;t have any down timeinthe regukar season last year - he was HUGE last year and he is repeating his performance. OTOH, he should be considered a shoo-in for the Pro Bowl in the NFC and he will probably win the team's MVP award over McAllister.
Ummmm, not true - Brees' second year:320 att. 526 compl. 3284 yards 17 TDs
McAllister is easily as impressive, and McAllister had a supposedly career threatening injury last year, and he is the sentimental favorite seeing as he is from New Orleons, is hands down a model NFL citizen, had injuries every year the last few years, and had a much more devastatsing injury than Walker.2005:93 rushes 335 yards 3.6 YPC 3 rush TD 18 targets 17 catches 117 yards 0 rec. TDs2006:111 rushes 487 yards 4.4 YPC 5 rush TDs 21 targets 17 catches 109 yards 0 rec. TDs596 total yards 5 total TDs - whlie SPLITTING time, he is on pace for 1192 total yards and 10 TDs.It is what it is said:
I forgot about Johnson. Heck, most people did coming into this season. He and Walker are the frontrunners, in my mind.
so what?That is not what the folks who choose the award will be considering - they donlt restrict it to this year - they CAN'T to make a comeback player award. They will be looking at a guy who was hurt with a not unusual season ending injury and showed NOTHING prior to getting hurt last year (Walker) versus a RB who has had injury after injury, year after year, finally putting together a great season (McAllister OR Green, for that matter).The more I think about it, the more Walker doesn't DESERVE the award - he did nothing more than any player who got an ACL injury did - he recovered after a year. He diodn;t surprise anyone with a comeback - he got injured, he got well, he played as expected - end of story.I think Kitna, Grossman, McAllister and Green are the front runners for this award. Just getting hurt and coming back on time is NOT what the award is all about - Grossman, Green and McAllister were not only injured, but they played enough last year to show that hey were "down" as players and were at a position to have to "come back" - and their teams are doing WAY better than expected primarily due to THEIR play.Broncos were suposed to be a front running AFC team, which is exactly what they are.And if you think that stuff doesn't go into the award, you are living in a shell.It is what it is said:
I don't disagree with this.As for your avatar, however, that's pretty damn disturbing.
That's fine - but you projected out by including his rushing numbers - 100+ rush yards will NOT Be repeated into the 2nd half of the season. WR's rushing the ball is simply not a common part of Denver's game plan.It is what it is said:
Accodring to Wikipedia:
Under that criteria, Walker should not even be considered for the award - his injury was deifnitely NOT severe - dozens of NFL players regularly come back from the same injury the next year and play at their prior level.
I'm confused... didn't both Walker and Winslow sit out all of last year because of injury?Pennington is having a nice season but nothing compared to Walker's outstanding season.
I already did - but Marino's RUPTURED Achilles was considered a career threatening injury.SS's broken leg was considered to potneitally end his abiility to run with the speed he had prior to the injury - pluss SS led the league that year for WRs. Walker is not likely to lead the league this year.EWalker did what he was supposed - take a year+ and return to his former level.As for players who wre not injured winning the award, don't be daft - the award is designed to be won by players who were not injured, but had poor performances or were not in the NFL the prior year and overcame adversity to come back.Walker overcame nothing - ACL injuries are one of the easiset injuries for modern players to come back from. Heck, they are walking around and working out within a month of the injury - SS was in a cast for 6-8 weeks and then had to overcome atrophy.Walker was on a stationary bike 3 weeks after the surgery and into his rehab.It is what it is said:
then how can you put Kitna on your list - all he did is sit behind the leagues best QB last year - not because of poor performance - but because he was QB2 not QB1. I don't think you can win a comeback player award for simply moving on to a different team and becoming the starter.
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Actually, he's better than his prior level, and with a significantly inferior QB, on a team that runs the ball a lot more.
go for it - there is not a single player on the comeback awards list with as easy to heal from injury as Walker's.And IIWII, you sdeem to have your facts incorrect - any ruptured achilles injury is considering career threatening - and Marino's was very bad. Marino said he heard a pop and felt the tendon ROLL UP to the back of his knee.I don't know about Testaverde's injury, but I remember the news about Marino's being potentially career threatening - Lavar Arrington just had Marino's exact same injury and is now done for his career.
That is overcoming adversity - see when Kitna first won the award.
