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NCshvDavid - you seen Leroy!! said 08/19, 11:29 PM
Sorry for the wait my sons B-Day was yest!

Rookie of the Year- AD- All Day - Adrian Lewis Peterson,

Barring injury, Minny is going to run this man like a certain RB was run in Tampa a few years back- Minny has no Recivers not much of a QB and someone who is more than willing to be the face of the franchise- as they still are trying to get a new stadium and get past the boat scandal. Minny Has no identity and AD is willing to be that face and put that franchise on his back. The Vikings will let him run anytime and everytime he can to rollup stats and highlight reel footage.

1.ESPN loves this guy- almost every run he made was on SportCenter- and yes that matters- Calvin is going to be a monster receiver but he is not the qoute machine or the showman that AD is- Jerry wasn???t flashy either- and he???s in the hall of Fame so it???s not a knock on Calvin but it will cost him votes.
2.Running backs have won an astounding 30 out of 39 Offensive ROTY awards, or 77%- Gotta love tha stats when you are going RB vs WR.
3. Calvin???s a Millen pick, ask Roy how serious the media takes him when he makes his comments. Roy is going to be the face of that team.

NCshvDavid - you seen Leroy!! said 08/20, 04:28 AM
They both play in the NFC North and the Pass defense of CHI, Det and MIN are better than the Run Def of CHI, GB and Det.

and the Vickings don;t mind a grind it game as the QB is going to have problems.

The Lions are going to have to TRY to run the ball as they are only going to wear what little defense out. and you know Brett is going to get his yards where he can.

AD is used to seeing 8 in a box and if any WR at all can step up he is going to have an easier year. the Vikings have a cast of unknowns at WR but they are also young. Steve Smith wasn;t much as a rookie either. (/blas ph my)

Calvin has to catch the ball, meaning there is going to be safty help on every play as the Lions opponents know that they can stop Kevin with the front 7 and on 3rd down they can drop the MLB into coverage as well to stop Martz.

AD is going to crack 1200 yards easy- he may do it at 3.7 yards a carry but he is going to do it.

Calvin may make the same number of yards- even 1400 yards is not out of reach- but he is not going to get the same fanfare as a 1200 yard back.

Plus Peter King will put him on his all-time dream team and in the Hall of Fame.

RB 30 out of 39 winners

NCshvDavid - you seen Leroy!! said 08/21, 12:49 AM
I am going with the stats that earned the last few players the trophy:

RB ??? (30 of 39 by the way) Williams
290 Carries 1178 Yards and 4.1 YPC 6TDs in 14 games

Last 2 receivers ( gotta go back awhile for this here)
Boldin
101 catches 1377 Yards 13.6YPC 8TDS in 16 games
Moss
1,313 yards and 17 TDs

To go back any further takes me to Carl Pickens WAY back in the day.

Williams can get 250 Carries and at a 4.5 clip gives him 1125 Yards and If Minny is going to get anything going he is going to do it. If Chester was such a good back and the Vikes were happy with him they would not have dropped a pick on him- with Brady and so many others still on the board, not like they don???t have other needs.

The Lions HAVE to spread the ball around and Calvin is going to get his share- but the last WR to take rookie of the year as a second banana was Moss and he had to drop 17tds to do it.

To Sum up

30 of 39 RB winners of the award- it is MUCH easier to take it from the RB spot than any other position ??? unless you think Lynch is taking it ??? AD is the #1 Back.

Calvin is not going to be Kitna???s #1 that Roy who is has a relationship entering year 2 with