tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1634922814516750640.post3946710228393895515..comments2023-10-19T08:11:05.471-04:00Comments on Yoooooour New England Patriots!: Patriots 2010 Regular Season AwardsScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10127199317146493976noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1634922814516750640.post-5340084212177122502011-01-10T08:48:35.426-05:002011-01-10T08:48:35.426-05:00I think it was Sammie Morris who missed the block ...I think it was Sammie Morris who missed the block on Bernard Pollard; but if I can find the video I'll check.<br /><br />I haven't tracked OPY versus MVP. I see the argument, and wonder if voters have been that sophisticated in the past. They usually just give the MVP to the best QB or running back, so they haven't shown very nuanced thinking in the past.<br /><br />As for the Brady injury, it might have given him a little more urgency; that is evidenced by the sideline rants and such this year.<br /><br />But the injury certainly hurt the team. They loaded up for another Super Bowl run in 2008, keeping older players and going with the big offense (Randy Moss) rather than continuing to build a solid defensive future (Asante Samuel). So when Brady went down, those moves looked worse in retrospect.<br /><br />Thankfully the Patriots only needed 2009 to rebuild; a lot of franchises would have taken a longer.<br /><br />- ScottScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127199317146493976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1634922814516750640.post-7893031262411784702011-01-10T01:06:26.454-05:002011-01-10T01:06:26.454-05:00A couple of notes:
When Brady went down in 2008,...A couple of notes: <br /><br />When Brady went down in 2008, Trent Dilfer stated this might be get for Brady. Not only would would it reinvigorate him (he had 3 rings, the TD record, a perfect regular season, and the consecutive win mark), but he could use the time to study more. And you know what? He might have been right. <br /><br />As a side effect, that season allowed us to showcase Matt Cassel, who was traded to KC for a #2 pick....who was Patrick Chung. Just saying. <br /><br />Also, love your note about Danny Woodhead. He did fulfill the Faulk role this year, and may continue to do so. Other side note on the 2008 Brady injury. Faulk missed that opener because of his drug use at an off season concert. He wasn't there on that shotgun snap, in which Laurence Maroney totally missed Bernard Pollard...yet another thing we can hate him for. <br /><br />Brandon Tate was in on some tackles early in the season on special teams, before the Moss trade, increasing your argument for him as special teams player of the year. <br /><br />Side note on MVP: <br /><br />So Brady is the NFL MVP, no competition. But, does he deserve offensive player of the year? Sometimes the MVP is the offensive player of the year, sometimes not. In cases where Manning has been MVP, he normally hasn't been offensive player of the year. However, Brady was both in 2007. For the record, in 2009 manning was MVP and Chris Johnson was OPY. <br /><br />The argument for QBs and OPY go like this: If the QB is providing most of the yards, IE, passes that are thrown the distance gained, the QB is a OPY candidate. If the receivers catch a 5 yard pass and then runs 20 yards on their own, the QB still gets credit but is not really an OPY candidate (see Brees or Manning, their receivers make them look great). <br /><br />Arian Foster is considered the front runner for OPY this year. Just wondered your opinion, if Brady should be that too because he provided most of the yards and conditions to the WRs, it wasn't YAC in most cases. <br /><br />BLISSSportsWorldBlisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008463670323025097noreply@blogger.com