SageAgainstTheMachine Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Keeping in mind that we could've had both of them
todzilla Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 I'd give my vote to Cushing, but all three have been very good. I'm just glad we got one of them.
Brandon Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Its a difficult choice, but I think I would have to give a very slight edge to Orakpo over Byrd. They've both played as well as any rookie in recent memory, though.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted December 16, 2009 Author Posted December 16, 2009 I'd give my vote to Cushing, but all three have been very good. I'm just glad we got one of them. Wow, I didn't realize what a great season Cushing was having...probably will finish the season with about 140 tackles. I still think Byrd and Orakpo are candidates #1 and #2 for the award, but I should've given Cushing some love when creating the poll.
DDD Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 No Aaron Maybin and his "explosive first step"???
BillsfaninFl Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Wow, I didn't realize what a great season Cushing was having...probably will finish the season with about 140 tackles. I still think Byrd and Orakpo are candidates #1 and #2 for the award, but I should've given Cushing some love when creating the poll. I wonder how many interceptions Byrd would have if he played in every game this year?
bills in va Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 No Aaron Maybin and his "explosive first step"??? Living in Virginia I'm forced to watch the 'Skins. Since they put Orakpo in on mostly passing downs with both hands in the dirt he is almost unstoppable. He uses a bull rush, double spin moves, stunts and speed around the edge. I am sick of debating the Orakpo vs. Maybin people who love Maybins "potential". Pure BS. Orakpo is the real deal, a stud defender who will only get better. Who ever picked Maybin, and I'm sure Fewell was down with it, should be sent over the falls in a barrell. We could of had Orakpo and Byrd...WOW!
Conch Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 I'd give my vote to Cushing, but all three have been very good. I'm just glad we got one of them. agree on Cushing
The Jokeman Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Clay Matthews Jr might also warrant some votes because the Packers D has been pretty good this year and he's been one of their best players outside of Charles Woodson, who could take away the Defensive MVP trophy this year.
PushthePile Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 My vote goes to Orakpo. He is just a gamechanger and somebody teams have to focus on. Cushing and Byrd are both having great seasons though.
H2o Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 I think Orakpo could end up pulling away from the rest if he ends up with 15 sacks this year, which is very realistic. If Byrd would've played every game he would've likely broken the NFL record for INT's, but I just think Orakpo will finish strong and end up winning the award.
djsabres Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 I know George had to get his but dang, I wish he would have let Bird get number two against the Chiefs
/dev/null Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Blinders On: Byrd Blinders Off: Cushing Objectively: 1 Cushing 2 Byrd 3 Orakpo
Tsaikotic Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 I think they pick 3 roy's a year right?..d-roy, o-roy and roy..I could see: ROY - Cushing D-ROY - Byrd O-ROY - ?? (lol...don't know who to pick here..help)
San Jose Bills Fan Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Matthews is right up there with the other three. He's already a superb football player. What a great year for defensive rookies.
zazie Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 I know George had to get his but dang, I wish he would have let Bird get number two against the Chiefs You can't begrudge a guy his money. THat extra int is worth a lot of money when it is contract time, to Wilson. Whether he is selling his services to Bufffalo or somewhere else that extra INT is going to directly affect his bottom lline value. Sentimental does not play into it where money is involved.
uncle_chappy Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 There's a lot of productive offensive rookies this year too- Michael Oher, Percy Harvin, Hakeem Nicks, Jeremy Maclin, Lesean McCoy, Phil Loadholt.
BuffaloBill Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 No Aaron Maybin and his "explosive first step"???
thebug Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Living in Virginia I'm forced to watch the 'Skins. Since they put Orakpo in on mostly passing downs with both hands in the dirt he is almost unstoppable. He uses a bull rush, double spin moves, stunts and speed around the edge. I am sick of debating the Orakpo vs. Maybin people who love Maybins "potential". Pure BS. Orakpo is the real deal, a stud defender who will only get better. Who ever picked Maybin, and I'm sure Fewell was down with it, should be sent over the falls in a barrell. We could of had Orakpo and Byrd...WOW! Do we really need the barrel? Orakpo
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted December 17, 2009 Author Posted December 17, 2009 I think they pick 3 roy's a year right?..d-roy, o-roy and roy..I could see: ROY - Cushing D-ROY - Byrd O-ROY - ?? (lol...don't know who to pick here..help) O ROY will be Percy Harvin, most likely.
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