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Re: 1978 Season

By Beercloud
4/27/2019 7:11 am
Year End Awards

MVP
QB Craig Clancy
Houston Texans

Offensive Player of the Year
WR Gerald Smith
Houston Texans

Defensive Player of the Year
CB Barney Benfer
Minnesota Vikings

Rookie of the Year
LB Charles Hendricks
Buffalo Bills

GM of the Year
Salty_Watermelon
Houston Texans

Rookie GM of the Year
broncos7nuggets
Denver Broncos

There were no Hall of Fame nominees in 1978

Re: 1978 Season

By Beercloud
4/27/2019 7:12 am
Interviews will be released on the league website tomorrow.

Re: 1978 Season

By Mcarovil
4/27/2019 5:27 pm
Not for nothing but Wayne Strickland LB Indianapolis had 142 tackles to lead the league as a rookie. More than twice as many (67) as the rookie of the year from Buffalo.

Re: 1978 Season

By greyghost1225
4/27/2019 6:33 pm
Yes and then there is my boy RB Triplett, 1200 total yards behind a rookie offensive line, but I am sure he will join them along with your WR on the all rookie team.

Re: 1978 Season

By raymattison21
4/28/2019 5:41 am
Beercloud wrote:
Year End Awards

MVP
QB Craig Clancy
Houston Texans

Offensive Player of the Year
WR Gerald Smith
Houston Texans

Defensive Player of the Year
CB Barney Benfer
Minnesota Vikings

Rookie of the Year
LB Charles Hendricks
Buffalo Bills

GM of the Year
Salty_Watermelon
Houston Texans

Rookie GM of the Year
broncos7nuggets
Denver Broncos

There were no Hall of Fame nominees in 1978


LB Hendricks , drafted #2 , busted and hurt his arm game 5. He put 62 tackles and 5 ints in less than 1/2 a season . He was effective lurking that middle vs the pass.

Re: 1978 Season

By greyghost1225
4/28/2019 11:08 am
raymattison21 wrote:
Beercloud wrote:
Year End Awards

MVP
QB Craig Clancy
Houston Texans

Offensive Player of the Year
WR Gerald Smith
Houston Texans

Defensive Player of the Year
CB Barney Benfer
Minnesota Vikings

Rookie of the Year
LB Charles Hendricks
Buffalo Bills

GM of the Year
Salty_Watermelon
Houston Texans

Rookie GM of the Year
broncos7nuggets
Denver Broncos

There were no Hall of Fame nominees in 1978


LB Hendricks , drafted #2 , busted and hurt his arm game 5. He put 62 tackles and 5 ints in less than 1/2 a season . He was effective lurking that middle vs the pass.


It is sad, but I have seen many times a rookie of the year, mvp, etc. candidate lose out due to injury, it happens. I can't speak for all ROY possibilities on the defensive side, but this is one of the reasons there is an offensive and defensive ROY. The numbers are almost impossible to compare in terms of value.
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Re: 1978 Season

By DJSim22
4/28/2019 11:37 am
raymattison21 wrote:
Beercloud wrote:
Year End Awards

MVP
QB Craig Clancy
Houston Texans

Offensive Player of the Year
WR Gerald Smith
Houston Texans

Defensive Player of the Year
CB Barney Benfer
Minnesota Vikings

Rookie of the Year
LB Charles Hendricks
Buffalo Bills

GM of the Year
Salty_Watermelon
Houston Texans

Rookie GM of the Year
broncos7nuggets
Denver Broncos

There were no Hall of Fame nominees in 1978


LB Hendricks , drafted #2 , busted and hurt his arm game 5. He put 62 tackles and 5 ints in less than 1/2 a season . He was effective lurking that middle vs the pass.


That's crazy awesome, but it's rookie of the year not rookie of 5 weeks. I could list probably a hundred guys in pro sports who missed out on season and/or career awards because of injury.

I've been told Strickland has a huge chip on his shoulder for 79.

Re: 1978 Season

By greyghost1225
4/28/2019 11:46 am
Speculation on players not playing is always questionable. Speculation says that if Mayfield plays an entire season, he wins offensive ROY last season if starting at the beginning of the season. Speculation could also say that if he played in game 2 he gets injured and is out for the season. It is a double edge sword. Speculation didn't compare DROY Leonard and OROY Barkley, who was best rookie, because it can't be done.

Re: 1978 Season

By Beercloud
4/28/2019 2:08 pm
Media Day Interviews are up.
https://teambeercloud.wixsite.com/paydirt

Re: 1978 Season

By Beercloud
4/28/2019 2:13 pm
A lil controversy with the awards this year. Gotta love it. You guys should lobby your conference reps and the PR dept before they vote. To maybe sway em a lil. :)

Speaking of which, this is the season an election year for reps.
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