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Rating The Heisman Trophy Candidates

Is there another award that always gets it wrong more then the Heisman?  To even put Andrew Luck in this discussion is borderline criminal and definitely insane. I just cannot be one of those Lou Holtz followers and not actually look at the play on the field. I have said for over a year this guy is the most over rated over hyped player of all time !

And he may win the Heisman ! Are you kidding me ! Anyone who knows the game could not possibly say this guy was one of even the top 5 players this year. Wow so what do you great timing here are the real top 5 best players this year.

1)  RG 3,  Robert Griffin III – yes he won me over I am a believer. Nobody throws a better deep ball then him. And when I looked at it, he is the ONLY player that didn’t have a bad game all year.   His 73% completion percentage, 34 touchdown passes,  five interceptions and 3700 yards passing in the Big 12 have me naming him the best player in college football this year.

2)  Tyrann Matthieu – If you aren’t close to the game you may not recognize this name. But trust me no one has had a greater impact on the LSU Tigers being undefeated then Tyrann. He has a nose for the ball like few do and his play on special teams have me thinking he is Devin Hester or maybe even a better comparison Patrick Peterson like. Except this guy can play defense. He is the kind of player you find on every championship team He is a difference maker. My favorite player in the game.

3) Trent Richardson – 1900 total yards in a tough SEC conference. Comparisons to Earl Campbell. He will get many 1st place votes but sits at number 3 on my list

4) Matt Barkley – It is a shame that USC is on probation. A rematch of USC-Oregon in the Pac 10 final would have been great. When I see Barkley I see a quarterback who has the best pocket presence of any of the quarterbacks coming out. Even better then St Andrew. I’d take him #1 overall if I needed a quarterback.

5) Justin Blackmon  – What a beast?  He had some drops but will be a Anquin Boldin type receiver at the next level. He’s definitely one of the five best. A wide out on the number 3 team in the country with gaudy stats. But when you look past the stats you see a real talent that will transform at the ultimate level.

Charles Bowles

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runtheball09
runtheball09
December 4, 2011 9:02 pm

Hopefully the Eagles can get there hands on a heisman candidate, either that or bust lineman.

runtheball09
runtheball09
December 4, 2011 9:06 pm

we’re going to get our asses kicked against miami, come on Andy I know you can do it. Just keep doing what you’re doing and we’ll be fine. Abort the run, and keep Vince Young throwing.

paulman
paulman
December 4, 2011 9:12 pm

Dolphins is the Best Defense that Eagles have played since the Bears Games last month. The Dolphins will take McCoy right out of the game and put into the hands of whoever will be QB.. This is another ugly one Dolphins 26 – Eagles 13
(Dolphins have won 4 of last 5 games and even their 2 losses before that were very close games..) They are 4-8 but playing their best ball while the Eagles are 4-8 and planning theirs Holidays and Off-Season plans already..

paulman
paulman
December 4, 2011 9:15 pm

The Kid from LSU T Matthieu is an awesome player and is much better cover CB than Peterson was coming out of College.. He will be a TOp 5 pick and on Punt Returns is unbeliveable.. I can’t even believe the U of Georgia Coaches had their punter even punt the ball to him in play…
This will probably be the closest Heisman Race in a long time and think the QB from Baylor squeaks out enough votes over the QB from Oklhamo State

slick1
slick1
December 5, 2011 1:16 am

I agree. Before the season began, I thought this was a sure win. Now, it looks like doomsday.

paulman
paulman
December 5, 2011 9:11 am

I think the Eagles losr out their final 4 games.. No heart
Dolphins are a pretty good team after a horrible start to their Season..
QB M Moore is serviceable and the type who probably have a “Career Game” versus the poor Eagle Defense..
It’s amazing that going into this Season that opposing QB’s Alex Smith, Ryan Fitzpatrick,Jay Cutler, John Skelton, Tavaris Jackson light this Defense up.. The Eagles deserve to be where they are which is the bottom 1/3 of the NFC Conference and the battling for the bottom of a very weak NFC East Division.. Eagles are 3-1 versus the NFC East and 1-7 against everyone else which tells you how far down the quality of play and competition of the NFC East has become… It’s a joke as are the 2011 Eagels…