(sigh)
I found another article that builds upon my previous charting of standout NFL rookies for the 2009 season. It's really quite a read, and although the
offensive rookie of the year may already be pre-determined, the real heated contentions are being debated at this moment for defensive rookie of the year honors.
I'd also like to make it known that while Detriot's Matthew Stafford has had his
flashes of brilliance, I think I now
have to replace his status as Detriot's best rookie with Safety
Louis Delmas . Sure, the Lions' defense is still terrible, but one man can only do so much, and Stafford has played well only very minimally, and it seems as though he's sat out nearly half of his games due to reckless injuries he brought on himself. If you don't know of Delmas yet, this one little paragraph from last Sunday's game explains it all:
Louis Delmas, S, Detroit Lions --
He's been an under-the-radar story on a defense struggling to do much right, but the Western Michigan rookie has excelled and impressed. His 100-yard interception return against Kurt Warner and the Cardinals made him the first player in NFL history to return an interception for a touchdown, return a fumble for a touchdown and make a tackle in the end zone for a safety in his rookie season. All-Rookie now, All-Pro later. Book it.
Please, if anyone has more to add, it will be welcomed. Discussion here needs to be pulled out like teeth, it seems. This past weekend's games (with the exception of the New York teams' tilts, along with a certain
40-year-old passer's falling out, most all other games were absolute thrillers) should provide enough discussion points for anyone to be received quickly with a response.
I'll also be busy making some year-end top-ten lists of matches, players, stories, I don't know what else. Hopefully it will garner enough attention to make me compile it thoroughly enough and with pivotal details as to why 'such-and-such' was so incrediblely entertaining to watch.