The one other name that always comes up is Albert Haynesworth who has 38 solo tackles and 44 total tackles, 8.5 sacks, and 3 forced fumbles. Not bad stats but I agree Silverback is more Valuable.

People rarely look at tackle totals as a big deal in DPOY, and MLB’s rarely win it, unless they have int’s, PD’s, tackles, STF’s, and sacks. Willis is the only traditional LB that could sniff the award this year. There aren’t any CB’s that have a shot at it (Finnegan or Woodson would be real long shots), as the best CB (Asomugha) has essentially no stats and one of the worst CB’s (Hall) actually has some of the best stats in PD’s and INT’s. Collins and Woodson have had a great years in Green Bay as well, but Troy’s had a lot more national press and name recognition than either of them, so he probably has the best shot of any DB.

Looking at the DE and OLB’s, most of the guys in the top 10 in sacks can make a case for the award: Tuck, Peppers, and Harrison are leading great defenses. Meanwhile Williams, Abraham, Porter, and Ware have had spectacular years despite very little help. Jenkins, Haynesworth, and Rogers are all playing like absolute monsters at DT, getting double and triple teamed with great frequency. They obviously aren’t going to have great stats, but their presence is extremely valuable. Rogers won’t win because of his team, Jenkins won’t win because of his stats, but all three have been excellent players.

I’m sorta rambling here but I guess to summarize, the main candidates are Troy, Haynesworth, and all the DE/OLB sack leaders. It will be interesting to see if voters can pick one guy out of the mess of sack leaders or if they will go with Troy or Haynesworth.

and thats a true stat!

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i want him to know that i voted “hell yea.”

….otherwise, he might show up at my front door.

the youngest of 14 children, and his hero was former quarterback Bernie Kosar.

Ok, I can believe he liked the browns since he was born in Ohio.

But the youngest of 14 children? That’s wild! To have 14 siblings, and to be the youngest. Actually that reminds me of a group of my friends when I was a kid and they had 9 children in the family. The youngest and second youngest boys were built like tanks because we were always beating their ass growing up. Then one of them went to college with a scholarship to play linebacker. I felt like I helped that out. Maybe that’s why Harrison is so nasty.

Anyway, the Silverback is probably my favorite Steeler except Ward, and I think he deserves DPOY if he finishes the season at this level of production, but unlike Ward, I do not want to meet him. He’s scary.