Patrick Willis to be named DROY (1 Viewer)

[Chachi]

January 03, 2008

Belichick Scoops Willis

Bill Belichick, who was part of a cheating scandal early in the year and who later ran up the score on one of the classiest coaches ever, Joe Gibbs, was named coach of the year today. To me, that’s like naming **** Cheney “Firearm Safety Coordinator.” As it turns out, Belichick also nudged aside another good guy, Patrick Willis.

Willis was expected to be named the defensive rookie of the year today. The coach of the year announcement originally was scheduled for tomorrow. But some eager beaver in Boston leaked the news about Belichick early (after all, good sports news is hard to come by in the Northeast). So the official announcement was made today and the Willis announcement will be made tomorrow.

Don't rip me for the comments towards the Patriots here, it's from a link and I didn't write it.

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[Chachi]

Where does Willis stand all time?

So where does Patrick Willis’ amazing rookie season stack up on the all-time list. It’s very fuzzy. The NFL only started keeping track of tackle statistics in the last 20 years and those numbers are so subjective and prone to error that they’re not reliable. As it stands, Willis’ 174 tackles this year would tie him with Tampa Bay’s Broderick “Who?” Thomas for 12th place on the all-time list. But take a close look at the list. Doesn’t it seem funny to you? The vast majority are from the 1991, ’92. and ’93 seasons, giving me the impression that the numbers were tallied a bit more liberally back then. Who knows? The bottom line is that Willis had a helluva rookie season and ought to get a few votes for defensive player of the year.

All Time Defensive Leaders (Totals) - Top 25

Player Season G Tot

1 Hardy Nickerson 1993 TB 16 214

2 Jessie Tuggle 1991 Atl 16 207

3 Chris Spielman 1994 Det 16 195

4 Jessie Tuggle 1992 Atl 15 193

5t Dante Jones 1993 Chi 16 189

5t Mike Merriweather 91 Min 16 189

7 Jessie Tuggle 1993 Atl 16 185

8 Ray Lewis 1997 Bal 16 184

9 Mike Johnson 1993 Cle 16 181

10 Mike Johnson 1992 Cle 16 176

11 Byron Evans 1992 Phi 16 175

12 Broderick Thomas 1991 TB 16 174

13 Jonathan Vilma 2005 NYJ 16 173

14 Kurt Gouveia 1993 Was 16 171

15 Michael Brooks 1992 Den 15 170

16t Jack Del Rio 1993 Min 16 169

16t Kurt Gouveia 1992 Was 16 169

18t Brad Edwards 1992 Was 16 168

18t Ray Lewis 1999 Bal 16 168 131

20 Jamie Sharper 2003 Hou 16 166

21t Victor Green 1996 NYJ 16 165

21t Zach Thomas 2006 Mia 16 165

23 Ray Lewis 2003 Bal 16 163 121

24t Scott Case 1991 Atl 16 162 68

24t Donnie Edwards 2003 SD 16 162

 

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