Damar Hamlin as leading candidate for AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year receiving fan blowback

[Teddy KGB]

It’s Flacco 

[Ralonzo]

9 hours ago, Cheektowaga Chad said:

Joe flacco came back from the couch and being a stay at home dad

 

So on the one hand coming back from death, and on the other coming back from purgatory.

[Bobby Hooks]

Being a Bills fan aside, I think it’s what you do on the field. 
 

I don’t think Hamlin deserves it, especially since when he was on the field he literally cost us a win. Nothing against the guy, his story is a great one, but if last year didn’t happen, I don’t even think he’s on the team this year. 
 

This should go to Flacco or Baker. 
 

This is coming from someone who couldn’t care any less about any trophies outside of the Lombardi, and I guess mvp and heisman are pretty cool. 

Edited December 29, 2023 by Bobby Hooks

[Mr. WEO]

23 minutes ago, Dancing Fool said:

Do you not follow the conspiracies? He died last year and the current Hamlin is a AI-generated lookalike projected on the field as needed to keep up the charade. It is why his play has seemed so unremarkable since returning, because his current form has no physical reality.

Him being the 12th person on the field was a gimmick to draw attention from this. Wake up sheeple!!1!1

wow AI has really come a long way—they were able to completely recreate his unremarkable play post mortem!

[benderbender]

All Damar had to do was be involved on the Russel Wilson pass interference wounded duck throw and the award was his. 

[seannc]

It's all pretty inconsequential as far as I'm concerned. Cheers to anyone who can name the last three winners without looking it up. I just want the Bills to win football games!

[Just Jack]

1 hour ago, seannc said:

It's all pretty inconsequential as far as I'm concerned. Cheers to anyone who can name the last three winners without looking it up. I just want the Bills to win football games!

 

I looked it up, here's the list if anyone wants to check it out.  The Bills have only had one two players make the list since 1972. 

 

National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award - Wikipedia

Edited December 29, 2023 by Just Jack

[CodeMonkey]

Hamlin, IMO, is on the roster for the public relations bonus to the team.  Or, to avoid the PR fiasco if they had cut him.

But based on the CPOY definition... "shows perseverance in overcoming adversity, in the form of not being in the NFL the previous year, a severe injury, or simply poor performance." ... he probably deserves to be considered.  However it also says "who overcomes adversity to return to remarkable performance"   There has been no performance really, much less a remarkable one.

 

Hamlin will win because it is a very feel good story that the NFL loves to put forward to the public.

Edited December 29, 2023 by CodeMonkey

[Warcodered]

1 hour ago, Son of a K-Gun said:

I’m guessing both Flacco and Baker would have no problem with Damar as CPOY.

Yeah I'm sure they're more than fine with the actual resurgence in their play over the reward.

[Prospector]

He’s the only player I see on the field and wish Cam Lewis was in his place. Damar should be ‘never’-back player of the year. He is terrible at football. He died, that is not worthy of an award. To get a football award, I think you need to actually be decent/contribute positively in football. 

Comeback player of the year isn’t meant to go to a player who plays less and has less impact than the prior year. That’s stupid. 

[The Firebaugh Kid]

I LOVE Damar, love his story, as we all do. I prayed like all of us and cried my eyes out multiple times during that entire ordeal.

To me, you have to play to win the award, plain and simple. 

[JohnBonhamRocks]

I’m fine with either Hamlin or Flacco, but whoever wins it, I’ll be outraged!

[Sierra Foothills]

2 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

I'm sure the NFL makes sure he wins it so they can squeeze just a tad more PR out of the situation.  That's what it's all about anyways, right?

 

Flacco and Mayfield as "comeback" players is a joke. Flacco has played what, 5 games? He's coming "back" from what exactly? Being unsigned? Being a member of the Jets?  Mayfield has had a really solid season...but again what is he "coming back" from? 

 

Honestly, even though I can't stand him, the player that has had the most impactful on field come back for my money is Matthew Stafford. 

 

The award is voted on by sports writers... it's not awarded by the NFL.

 

1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I see the point on Hamlin not being worthy because he is barely playing this year. But then again he wasn't a stud superstar before his mishap either. He's pretty much back to where he was, a depth player.

 

To the bolded, not even.

 

in 2022 he had a total of 922 snaps.

 

This year he's had a total of 111 snaps.

 

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HamlDa00.htm

 

 

[Saxum]

3 hours ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

I don't think people know what "qualms" actually means. This is the second time in less than 24 hours I've seen it misused.

 

"qualms" are questionable Psalms ibn bible, right?

 

It is so hard to keep track of all of the "new definitions" of words.

 

2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I see the point on Hamlin not being worthy because he is barely playing this year. But then again he wasn't a stud superstar before his mishap either. He's pretty much back to where he was, a depth player.

 

He already got an award - he was not waived and signed to practice squad.

[Malazan]

8 hours ago, Punch said:

As good as Flacco is playing, what is he coming back from besides the waiver wire?

 

The Jets.

[Cheektowaga Chad]

7 hours ago, Scott7975 said:

 

I see it from both sides but looking up the reward its "The National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award refers to a number of awards that are given to a National Football League (NFL) player who overcomes adversity to return to remarkable performance, in the form of not being in the NFL the previous year, a severe injury, or simply poor performance."

 

I don't think Hamlin should get it, personally.  It's amazing he has come back but to be fair he really hasn't played, much less came back to remarkable performance.

The remarkable performance and what constitutes as remarkable is what will be debated 

 

To some making a professional football team and stepping foot on the field in a real game after what happened is incredibly remarkable

 

On the other hand 2 tackles and a handful of snaps isn't remarkable stats in any way shape or form

 

[K D]

Another vote for Flacco

[Einstein]

11 hours ago, Cheektowaga Chad said:

Like how is that not the definition of comeback player of the year

 

Therein lies the rub.

 

There is no set definition for what the “comeback” needs to be.

 

Im also genuinely shocked anyone gives a hoot about this.

[Warcodered]

25 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:

To the bolded, not even.

 

in 2022 he had a total of 922 snaps.

 

This year he's had a total of 111 snaps.

 

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HamlDa00.htm

I wonder if anything happened to our starting safeties in 2022. 🙄

Edited December 29, 2023 by Warcodered

[Sierra Foothills]

1 minute ago, Warcodered said:

I wonder if anything happened to our starting safeties in 2022. 🙄

 

Hamlin started 13 games last year due to missed games from Hyde (15) and Poyer (2).

 

Hamlin has started 0 games this year in spite of missed games from Hyde (3) and Poyer (1).

 

Unlike last year, Hamlin is not the top reserve safety. His role on the team has been deeply reduced.