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AJ Hawk Ernie Sims are the others that come to mind
Oh, he WILL be DRoY. No way Anderson gets it over Ryans.
Wow, a middle linebacker with a lot of tackles. WHO KNEW!Sacks are sexy - tackles are part of the game.How about Mario Williams?
Go tell that to Tatupu. Of course this year there's no beast named Merriman whose physical skills overpower the voter's thinking to forget about what it takes to lead a D, especially as a rookie. Last year Seattle had a top D and Lofa led it from TC. I'm just saying, it could happen.slickwillie said:
Zigg said:
Exactly the idea I have. Not to diminish Anderson's accomplishment, but Ryans has a much more important job to do and exectues it very well. The only thing I think that may snag him is the 339 yards of total offense the Houston Texans yield per game, bottom 10 in the league and only a small increase from the 364 they yielded last year. Anderson, on the other hand, is the leading sack artist on the #1 defense in the league. He is simply a drive killer, and a very important cog in their pass defense especially on those 3rd and long situations.While I think both have done a superb job, Anderson wins by virtue of his teams' accomplishments.Good post.Not to say Tamba Hali is better because I haven't seen Anderson play enough, but Hali is a full-timer who gets game-planned against and is an absolute beast in the running game. He's 13th in the NFL among all defensive linemen in solo tackles and that's playing alongside BY FAR the worst defensive tackles in football.Must be nice lining up next to Tommie f'ing Harris.Zigg said:
Stay on point here. Yes he did put up 8 sacks. But he didn't win DROY because of the sacks, he won it because he of his high tackle totals as a MLB. So to now suggest that the tackles are worth a lot less...is a bit hypocritical. Should we simply award DROY each year to the rookie with the highest sack total?
No we shouldn't. But comparing the rookie season of Ryans to Urlacher is foolish when you are arguing sacks are overrated (or that tackles are underrated). It can be argued that Ryans was as much the recipient of poor teammates and a bad defense while Anderson was a often dominant pass rusher who had a game changing impact on multiple games. Personally, I didn't see many Texan games so I am not knowledgeable enough to know who is more deserving of the award. All I know is that Anderson had a tremendous rookie season by applying the pressure on the quarterbacks that won games for the Bears.
No we shouldn't award it based on 'most sacks' - but if he puts up most sacks by a rookie - or is within a 1/2 sack, I think he deserves serious contention.And he hasn't been lining up next to Tommie Harris either. He's been lining up next to Tank Johnson or Ian Scott. .... and another point, the first Pro Bowl alternate is playing in front of him (Alex Brown)
Kleck you're as gay as I am.
I was surprised it took this long to get him mentioned...I guess noone is paying attention to Cleveland anymore.
Anderson definitely deserves consideration, but I think the honor should go to DeMeco Ryans
