Rockmolder
15 years ago
I recall seeing somethign said about this on here, but I can't find the thread back again, so I'll just go and asume it didn't have its own thread yet.

Four people voted for Brett Favre as Comeback Player of the Year 

By MJD

Tom Brady won the award, collecting 19 of the 50 votes. I think either Vince Young(notes) or Cadillac Williams made much better comeback stories, but I get why Brady won it. He missed a year with an injury, he came back and had a successful season, and he's the clean-cut, well-liked big name with whom everyone is familiar. I get it.

Vince Young might not be the quarterback Brady is, but at the same time, he came back from something far more unusual. Guys have season-ending injuries all the time. Not that that makes it easy, but a lot of players fight through that, every season.

Young, while we don't know exactly what he went through, at the very least, had some serious emotional problems. He almost quit football. In terms of his being a successful NFL quarterback ever again, he was left for dead by pretty much everyone. And now, here he is, having gone 8-2 as a starter this year, and once again seen as the future of the Tennessee Titans.

Cadillac, meanwhile, tore his patellar tendon in his right knee in 2007, tore the patellar tendon in his left knee in 2008, was rumored to be on the brink of retirement, and here he is, having gained gained more than 1,000 yards from scrimmage in 2009.

Brady got 19 votes, Williams got 14, Young got 7, Cedric Benson(notes) got 4, and Brett Favre got 4.



Benson didn't come back, he just broke out.

Favre didn't come back from anything but a 'minor' injury, compared to Brady's, which bothered him for 5 games which he still played in.

Cadillac had a pretty mediocre season. I don't know if it's those knees that have slowed him down a little or the supporting cast that just sucks so bad, but I wouldn't exactly call his season a big comeback one, except from actually playing a full season for once.

Brady came back from a knee injury as a pocket QB. I know, it's a tough injury and a successfull return is always guaranteed, but the man barely moved anyway. At least it got back to being strong enough to support him when he's throwing....

I would've liked Vince Young. Mental problems are often overlooked. It was pretty obvious that the kid had some problems. He tackled them and came back very strong. Can't have anything but respect for that.

I'll throw in a wild card who didn't get a vote. Someone who had reconstructive knee surgery halfway november and suited up at the start of the season. Someone who had to share some time at the start of the season and still ended up with 105 tackles, 4.0 sacks and 7 passes 'defensed' and flying all over the field.

And I'm pretty sure that ILB is a little harder on those knees than being a pocket monster.
15 years ago
Maybe this is why Favre keeps retiring and unretiring. He REALLY wants to be named comeback player of the year.
Yerko
15 years ago
Wow, not to be a "hater" but why the hell did Favre even get 4 votes?
15 years ago
This award doesn't make any sense. What are the rules too it?
Nonstopdrivel
15 years ago
Favre went from 9-7 to 12-4. Brady was out of the league for all but one quarter of last season. There is no conceivable reason why Favre should have gotten any votes for this award.
GermanGilbert
15 years ago

There is no conceivable reason why Favre should have gotten any votes for this award.

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:



Hey, Favre wasn't even in the league 6 months ago. That's a big comeback :icon_smile:
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dhazer
15 years ago
Favre is the only one that should have won it seeing he did retire which meant he actually came back from the game the rest were still under contract 😛 All seriousness though this award was won at the 1st game of the season by Brady. Did anyone have any doubts about that.
Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)
Wade
  • Wade
  • Veteran Member
15 years ago
Hey....he got the votes from those who thought it was the "most comebacks" award.

:)
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Yerko
15 years ago

Hey....he got the votes from those who thought it was the "most comebacks" award.

:)

"Wade" wrote:



+ friggin' 1!!! :icon_smile:
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