Troy Polamalu wins AP Defensive Player of the Year

[MarionBarberThe4th]

I guess Clay Mathews was 2nd.

If at least 3 guys on our D dont grow their hair long then we wont see improvement and this off-season was a failure

[Hoofbite]

Two times now.

Ware has been the league leader in sacks and has not won DPOY.

[Hostile]

I swear, earlier today I saw a report that Matthews had won it. I had Ware's and his stats side by side comparing them and was fuming. Ware out did him in every stat hut 1. Matthews had an INT.

[brymatt94]

I noticed the votes each candidate received on nfl network. Ware wasn't even a candidate!!! But of course guess who was?! James harrison! all i can say is overrated!

[bbgun]

He's an undeniably excellent player, but it helps when people don't block you.

[jblaze2004]

i guess because we didnt make the playoffs and was only 6-10.

[Aikmaniac]

Totally ridiculous! I cannot believe Ware wasn't even in the conversation.

[Tricericon]

This strikes me as even worse choice than usual. Polamalu is still a very good player, but he's old, injury prone, not as good as he used to be, and he plays possibly the least important position on defense. I could probably think of ten guys I'd rather have seen win it, if I tried...Ware is of course one of them.

[Hostile]

Originally Posted by Fat Toad

This strikes me as even worse choice than usual. Polamalu is still a very good player, but he's old, injury prone, not as good as he used to be, and he plays possibly the least important position on defense. I could probably think of ten guys I'd rather have seen win it, if I tried...Ware is of course one of them.

I see very little difference between him and the Bob Sanders vote a few years ago. They see a few plays, they see a difference when that guy is off the field. They vote because of those 2 things. Forget steady dominant play over multiple years.

If any of these guys say anyone has been better over a 5 year period they are high. Few players have ever been on the level Ware has been for 5 years running.

[jobberone]

I would have given it to Matthews. Matthews clearly outplayed Ware this year and I'm not a huge Matthews fan. And I am a Ware fan. Stats do not tell the tale here.

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Originally Posted by Fat Toad

This strikes me as even worse choice than usual. Polamalu is still a very good player, but he's old, injury prone, not as good as he used to be, and he plays possibly the least important position on defense. I could probably think of ten guys I'd rather have seen win it, if I tried...Ware is of course one of them.

Troy isn't just very good he's great and deserving of this award. He's every bit the player he was two years ago.

[Hostile]

I knew I saw this somewhere.

http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/feed...-clay-matthews

[jobberone]

Originally Posted by Hostile

I see very little difference between him and the Bob Sanders vote a few years ago. They see a few plays, they see a difference when that guy is off the field. They vote because of those 2 things. Forget steady dominant play over multiple years.

If any of these guys say anyone has been better over a 5 year period they are high. Few players have ever been on the level Ware has been for 5 years running.

I agree. But this was a down year for Ware relative to his usual play. He just wasn't consistent enough. And the vote is for this year. Ware should have won the year he had over 20 sacks. But not this year.

[Hostile]

Originally Posted by jobberone

I agree. But this was a down year for Ware relative to his usual play. He just wasn't consistent enough. And the vote is for this year. Ware should have won the year he had over 20 sacks. But not this year.

No idea why you'd say this.

[Dale]

Originally Posted by Hostile

I knew I saw this somewhere.

http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/feed...-clay-matthews

Can't help but wonder if the NFL was sending out some false smoke signals in order to help their network break the "real" news. You rarely see wrong reports the day awards like these are announced.