TX_Patriot

I read yesterday that Vick is a shoe in for that award...WTF?? Vick was in the league last year and played some significant minutes. This is not his comeback year.

Wes rewrote the book on healing from an ACL and is close to catching another 100 balls...why isn't he being mentioned for this award? Heck, even Greg Camarillo would be a better candidate. He came back from Cancer.

Vick's having a great year, but why are people (analysts) trying to shoe horn him into every award out there, I'll never know.

robertweathers

Thats an interesting question. What is the criteria for CBoY?

As far as we know, Vick has completely rehabilitated himself and is performing very well.

As fas as we know, Welker has completely rehabilitated himself and is performing well.

Obviously should the award just go to injured players? Just don't know...

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Haley

How they can compare comeback from incarceration with comeback from disease/injury is a mystery to me. I understand Vick is the media darling this year and is clearly winning the popularity contest but he shouldn't even be in the race. The dog killing debacle was a mess of his own making. You can't say the same for disease and injury.

Synovia

While I can agree Welker is a better candidate than Vick, I can also see the other side.


Its tough to give a guy "Comeback player of the year" when he caught 125 balls for 1350 yards last year.

tobias funke

It isn't even Vick's first year back, either.

Maybe the problem is that Wes doesn't constantly give one-on-one sitdown interviews to talk about how hard it's been to come back from his injury. And he's made coming off an injury to his ACL look so easy, it's almost like it never happened.

It's a shame, but we can at least take consolation in the fact that Wes Welker probably doesn't give two shots about being Comeback Player.

Sicilian

That's what I thought too. Comebacks usually involve having missed significant time. Wes missed one game last year, then had all offseason to heal up. His timetable is outstanding, but he was never really gone.

TX_Patriot

Brady won it in 2009 and his number paled in comparison to 2007. Just saying.

TX_Patriot

Ok, I can see that, but Vick played last year!!?!?!

Shoot, give me Leon Washington. He is more deserving.

Nikolai

Because it's controversial with Vick-haters/dog-lovers and will generate buzz, hits, ratings, etc.?

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aluminum seats

Outrage over an award? Who cares?

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