RGIII is the 2012 Rookie of The Year! The Official RGIII Rookie of The Year Watch Thread

[Skinz4Life12]

griffin actually did throw 2 TD's today (Morgan was clearly in on that second one) but the coaches didn't bother challenging. Hist stat line would look much better with a 2nd TD

[Idaho fan]

Correction: Luck is co-leader in interceptions with Drew Brees.

And yet one has 31 TDs and the other has 17 TDs. Guess who has which.

[TD_washingtonredskins]

Cousins is sneaking up on the other 3 guys...100% completion percentage, passing TD, and a 2-pt conversion.

[Laron Burgundy]

The only thing I don't like about Wilson is his situation. We've held 3 teams to less than 24 points all year. Seattle has held all but 2 teams to that same amount. Plus he has that fail mary, so our records should be the same. It'll make me mad enough if they get into the playoffs over us because of that, but if he gets rookie of the year cause of that too? Come on man.

[Boss_Hogg]

I just wish RG3 had Luck's schedule.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Firing those two passes on a bad leg today...I dunno, it's gotta improve his chances.

The wins are nice for the Colts but this award can't be just based on how many wins either QB has...RG3 beats him up and down no matter which way you cut it. I can't imagine the writers giving the award to a QB who has a TD/INT ratio like Luck has.

[804_SKINS]

What the media doesn't quite understand is that Andrew Luck has taken on a team that, before last season, had 9 consecutive playoff appearances. On the other hand, RGIII has taken on a team that has been arguably the laughing stock of the NFL for the past 20 years. Only 2 playoff appearances since 2000? That's absurd. And for RGIII to have the cellar dwelling Washington Redskins one game out of first place in the NFC East and a Wildcard spot with three games to go? That's incredible. Add to this the fact that RGIII's stats are light years beyond Luck's and RGIII is easily the ROY. Fact of the matter is that the Colts had one, I repeat one, bad season with a circus of sub-par QB's. The Redskins have faced the past two decades with being one of the worst teams in the NFL. You tell me who's done more for their respective team.

[FanboyOf91]

Millions of people across the United States could not go to sleep last night as they heard the screams of thousands of statistics being tortured by Colts homers and termagant sportswriters to show Luck is the clear NFL Rookie of the Year.

[Idaho fan]

So as expected the spin this morning is Luck is amazing and playing great and leading his team to the playoffs. I get that wins are the most important thing but to say he is playing great seems ridiculous.

Many have said this year how Cam Newton has completely sucked.. Sophomore slump. Etc.. Etc..

Interesting set of stats...


Newton = 227/390 58.2% 3,220 yds 21 TDs 10 INT 88.0 rating
Luck = 295/537 54.9% 3,792 yes 18 TDs 18 INT 74.5 rating

I don't get it.... Any other QB has same number of TDs as INTs and he would be ridiculed and fans calling for the backup.

[Boss_Hogg]

The stat box in the OP has been updated.

Some News and Notes:

-RGIII has the highest rating of all NFL QBs
-Wilson leads all Rookie QBs with 20 TDs
-Luck's QBR has dropped significantly
-Luck has turned the ball over 23 times

[Boss_Hogg]

RGIII Strength of Schedule:
89-79-1

Luck Strength of Schedule:
69-99

[DogofWar1]

RGIII Strength of Schedule:
89-79-1
Luck Strength of Schedule:
69-99

Silly, why are you letting facts get in the way of people's love of Luck?

[Boss_Hogg]

I got no reply from the Indy Star writers. I sent them a link to LL's article.

I guess video evidence is too much to dispute.

[Riggo'sRangers]

They have let Luck off the hook all day on Sirius NFL Radio. If RG3 had the same stats he would be ridiculed and broken down weekly. I don't understand the double standard. They have just let him slide and he is "gritty" (rhymes with ****ty). I don't know what the agenda is here, but it has become clear one exists. THEY (whoever "they" are) have a clear cut choice regardless of performance. It is bizarre to me....and sad. HTTR

[greenspandan]

They have let Luck off the hook all day on Sirius NFL Radio. If RG3 had the same stats he would be ridiculed and broken down weekly. I don't understand the double standard. They have just let him slide and he is "gritty" (rhymes with ****ty). I don't know what the agenda is here, but it has become clear one exists. THEY (whoever "they" are) have a clear cut choice regardless of performance. It is bizarre to me....and sad. HTTR

well, Colts-based pundits have a measure of self interest involved, but as for everyone else -- they picked him as the superior prospect at the start of the year and they hate to admit they're wrong. simple as that.