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WHO WILL WIN 2006-07 AP NFL OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

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Santonio Holmes 5-1

 

Chad Jackson 50-1

 

 

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Am I missing something here? How is Holmes so much higher than Jackson? Did the The only 6 time Super Bowl Winners and YOUR DADDY become a high powered passing offense all of a sudden?

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Am I missing something here?  How is Holmes so much higher than Jackson?  Did the The only 6 time Super Bowl Winners and YOUR DADDY become a high powered passing offense all of a sudden?

 

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Nope, but a few things:

 

Holmes is much more polished than Jackson. Jackson was a combine riser, Holmes was ready for the NFL.

 

Steelers have Cedric Wilson to beat out for playing time. Randle El moved on.

New England has a new free agent in Caldwell and a returning veteran in Brown.

 

New England spreads the ball around alot more than Pittsburgh does.

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Nope, but a few things:

 

Holmes is much more polished than Jackson. Jackson was a combine riser, Holmes was ready for the NFL.

 

Steelers have Cedric Wilson to beat out for playing time. Randle El moved on.

New England has a new free agent in Caldwell and a returning veteran in Brown.

 

New England spreads the ball around alot more than Pittsburgh does.

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OK so maybe CJ2 stays at 50-1 but Holmes as 5-1 in THAT offense? No way.

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OK so maybe CJ2 stays at 50-1 but Holmes as 5-1 in THAT offense?  No way.

 

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Also of note, the Holmes odds are a suckers bet.

But lots of bandwagon Steeler fans will bet on him since they are the Champions.

 

People are weird like that when homerism or defending champions are involved.

Can't explain how people think sometimes.

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Nope, but a few things:

 

Holmes is much more polished than Jackson. Jackson was a combine riser, Holmes was ready for the NFL.

 

Steelers have Cedric Wilson to beat out for playing time. Randle El moved on.

New England has a new free agent in Caldwell and a returning veteran in Brown.

 

New England spreads the ball around alot more than Pittsburgh does.

 

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jackson is just a combine riser?...the guy caught 88 balls last year in a new, and somewhat complicated,offensive system....the guy earned fantastic reviews from his coach about his willingness to learn the offense and improve

 

cmon man...just a combine riser?

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jackson is just a combine riser?...the guy caught 88 balls last year in a new, and somewhat complicated,offensive system....the guy earned fantastic reviews from his coach about his willingness to learn the offense and improve

 

cmon man...just a combine riser?

 

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Jackson was definitely labeled a combine riser because his numbers were awesome. He basically has only one year of starting expereince and he didn't always give it is all on the field.

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Jackson was definitely labeled a combine riser because his numbers were awesome. He basically has only one year of starting expereince and he didn't always give it is all on the field.

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i dont think jacksons draft stock was strictly based off of combine numbers....it was coupled with the fact that he showed dramatic improvement and matured under meyer...he had some problems with meyer early on and basically understood meyer was trying to turn him into the best player he could be...and jackson improved

 

that and the fact that jackson showed the ability to play on the the outside and could work the slot and middle of the field...hell jackson only caught 29 balls as a sophomore...but racked up over 600 yards...at about 22 yards a catch....then he showed his junior year he could thrive in a more disciplined offense

 

i just think the notion that holmes is more "polished" is kind of stupid...holmes basically fit what the steelers were looking for...a randle el type who could work in the slot...jackson fit what the patriots lost on the outside in david givens

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