Who’ll win the NFL Rookie of the Year?
And trust me, it’ll be hard for this year’s other rookies to pry that title away from Sanchez.
We are three weeks into the 2009 NFL football season and Mark Sanchez has just been golden for the New York Jets. They are ready to contend for a playoff spot and they have their rookie to thank for it.
However, it’s still quite early to hand Mark Sanchez with the Rookie of the Year award and SPORTSBETTING.COM has the odds on who will challenge the Jets quarterback for the title.
First, we have the Detroit Lions QB Matt Stafford. Like Sanchez, he was also listed at 8-1 NFL odds to win Rookie of the Year and has shown flashes of his gifted ability. Unfortunately, he plays for the Lions and if he doesn’t make the postseason, he could miss out on Rookie of the Year honors as well.
On the positive side, Stafford has the luxury of throwing to Calvin Johnson who is one of the top five receivers in the game. They hooked up in Week 2 for Stafford’s first career touchdown pass and they will become a dynamic duo over the next few seasons. Besides, the Detroit Lions have finally won a game, ending their 19-game losing streak that dates back to last season. It’ll be interesting to see how Stafford will develop the next few weeks.
Going into the season, the odds on favorite at 3-1 to win the award was Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno. Running backs have won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award 10 out of the last 16 years and Moreno was the top back drafted out of Georgia.
In his first game against the Bengals on the road he found the going rough, gaining only 19 yards on carries. In Week 2 against the porous Browns defense he rushed for 75 yards on 17 carries. He is splitting time with former Eagle Correll Buckhalter, Peyton Hills and former Jet Lamont Jordon. He will get his touches as he is also an above average receiver out of the backfield but there are a lot of Broncos clamoring for the ball so his numbers might not be as gaudy as others.
Another running back going for the ROY title is the Colts’ Donald Brown. He is thought to be a perfect compliment to Joseph Addai, giving the Colts a dynamic one-two punch out of the backfield. The problem is, the Colts are going to be a pass first team again this year as their offensive line is a work-in-progress and isn’t opening any holes for the rushing game.
Then we have Percy Harvin. The Vikings look to have struck gold with Harvin who is listed at 12-1. He had a nice game against the Lions catching five balls for 41 yards and his second touchdown of the young season. He could have the best chance of beating Sanchez because he has Brett Favre throwing him the ball and Adrian Peterson running the ball, which requires defenses to play tighter at the line of scrimmage. Harvin also has the speedster Bernard Berrian on the outside, which will free up Harvin for more opportunities.
Favre already seems to like getting him the ball.
Can Mark Sanchez win the 2009 NFL Rookie of the Year award? SPORTSBETTING.COM has the odds.
Mark Sanchez 8-1
Matt Stafford 8-1
Knowshon Moreno 3-1
Donald Brown 7-2
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