McNair, Coles, and Nugent weren't bad enough in 2005 that they'd win this award in 2006. You'll see a guy like Winslow ("The Soldier" I referenced in any earlier post), Pennington, Fiedler (laugh at that if you wish, but he's got a better chance to win it then McNair, Coles, and Nugent), Culpepper, Staley, Javon Walker, Andre Johnson, Michael Clayton, Deuce McAllister, Kevin Jones, Todd Pinkston, Donovan McNabb, or Correll Buckhalter win. Each of them underperformed or got hurt last year...or both. Kyle Turley's back in the league, but an offensive lineman would be unlikely to win this award.
Comeback player of year for Jets- Chad Pennington Comeback player for League- WR Randy Moss- after week five played at about sixty percent(didn't have anywhere close to his normal burst) WR Ronald curry. Has to be doing good as he been playing basketball for the team, in the summer league.
I really ceased understanding Comeback Player of the Year when Jon Kitna won it. I always thought of this award as being given to a player who had established himself, fell off for some reason, and CAME BACK. Kitna in my mind had never really established himsellf as anything more than a journeyman before he won it. If Philip Rivers has a good year will he win it?
I'm hoping it's Coles, not because he had an off year last year, but If he puts up big numbers, it will mean that the overall condition of the offense has gotten better. You can't put up numbers as a receiver unless there's someone to throw it to you. You can't be an effective quarterback when you are dodging tackles. It's easier to block when you have both a running game and a passing game. Coles is the barometer of the team. If his numbers improve it means that all the parts of the offense have improved. The same could be said of both Pennington and Martin, but Coles, out of the three, is the one who should be there all season.
That's the way I interpret the award too. It should go to someone who was riding high, had a fall, and came back from it. Hence my picks of Favre and CMart. Favre had a rough year last year, but he was a fantastic QB for the large majority of his career. CMart had a really rough year last, actually winding up on IR. If either one has an "average" year for their ability, they will be easily considered a big comeback player. Guys like Nugent, can't win it, since he was a rookie last year. There was no yardstick in place to compare to. He could be the surprise player of the year. Brees wouldn't deserve it, since as was already mentioned, he had a good year before being knocked out at the end.
Lewis would probably qualify. He is still one of the best LBs in the game, but he has been pretty quiet the past couple years. Ellis would probably qualify too, since he has had some success in the past, but he would be sort of on the fence IMO. I'm not sure I would consider his past performance very successful, but it's an arguable point. Carr would probably (unfairly) be considered a breakout player if he has a great season. No one really knows just how good he is with a good OLine. My opinion has always been that he can be a great QB, as long as he is actually on his feet.
For the Jets: Pennington or Martin - the writing is on the wall for either of these guys to not only be the comeback player for the Jets but the entire NFL. For the NFL: The possibilities are endless... QBs: Chad Pennington, Jon Kitna, Steve McNair, Aaron Brooks, Joey Harrington, Daunte Culpepper, Patrick Ramsey... RBs: Kevan Barlow, Jamal Lewis, Ron Dayne, Curtis Martin, Kevin Jones, Deuce McCallister, Ahman Green... WRs: TO, Randy Moss, Javon Walker I think with the way the NFL kisses his ass, TO will be your comeback player of the year even if his stats are only mediocre.
I'm going a different route....Chris Baker Schott jr. loves to use the TE's, maybe a break out year for him. IF TO can be considered for comeback player I'll take him.
i believe, everything that anyone else says about chad, impresses me same thing impresses them. http://youtube.com/watch?v=95O-lwAMHRc&search=Joe Namath
