You are correct sir. He finished 10 points higher last year than the year he won DPOY. Here's the article: http://houseofhouston.com/2014/05/16/pro-football-focus-names-j-j-watt-the-best-player-in-the-nfl/
I don't think it's any secret that Hakeem, in his younger days, had a bit of a hot temper. Hence all the fighting that he did on the court. I don't know what year it was that you are referring to, but Hakeem seemed to mature (had a lot to do with his growing spirituality) through the early 90s and that's how most of us remember him. anyway, regarding JJ ... I know a few people in the organization and by all accounts he is a very genuine person and I would say that what you see off the field is definitely not an act.
An individual basketball player can effect a game more than a footballer due to the amount of players playing. 33 > 5 Maybe somebody make a Watt-Olajuwon thread to avoid derailing this one. Those are the 2 greatest Houston team sport athletes. Earl didn't last long enough (assuming Watt will, right ) and Nolan and Moses didn't play here long enough. Honorable mention Bruce Matthews.
Team sport due to Carl Lewis. Biggio and Bagwell were mostly playoff chokers. Dream balled EXTRA HARD in the postseason.
Top 10 performers week 1: 1. Cameron Wake, DE (MIA) +7.7 Simply destroyed one of the best right tackles around in Sebastian Vollmer on the way to seven Tom Brady disruptions including two strip-sacks. 2. Matt Ryan, QB (ATL) +5.9 According to the NFL Top 100 Players Poll at least 14 quarterbacks are better than the Falcons’ star. A 94.1 QB rating when under pressure says maybe things will be different in 2015. 3. Derek Newton, RT (HST) +5.7 Right tackle has been a weakness since Eric Winston departed but became the strength of the offense against a decent Washington front-five. Perfect in pass protection and strong in the running game, both at the point of attack and second level. 4. Luke Kuechly, MLB (CAR) +5.5 Fortunate to win DPOY ahead of Watt and Quinn in 2013, was the lynchpin of a brilliant defensive display vs. Tampa Bay. What’s the odds he plays better this year and gets none of the plaudits? 5. J.J. Watt, DE (HST) +7.4 Business as usual for our “best player in football in 2013”. He’s so consistently great he makes the outstanding seem mundane. 6. Le’Veon Bell, RB (PIT) +4.2 A remarkable 84 of his 109 rushing yards came after contact. Then he throws in another 88 yards through the air. By far the best performance of his young career. 7. Matthew Stafford, QB (DET) +7.1 We said this was the year of no excuses and he made none. OK, so the opposition wasn’t great, but the throw back across his body, directing traffic, to Calvin Johnson for a touchdown was probably worth a place on this list in itself. 8. Aqib Talib, CB (DEN) +2.7 There may have been better graded performances by corners this week, but none against the type of weaponry that the Colts can deploy. Thrown at 10 times he allowed only five catches for 27 yards with two knockdowns. 9. Jurrell Casey, DE (TEN) +6.4 New position, new contract, same performance level including seven QB disruptions and two stops in run defense. Only the quality of the O-line he faced stopped this ranking from being higher. 10. Kelechi Osemele, LG (BAL) +5.7 It’s been a bad few days for the Ravens, but Osemele’s performance was at least a bright spot. Returning from injury in Week 7 last year he put in his best display since the Super Bowl against a very creditable Bengals D.
Fighting in the NBA was more common back then and wasn't viewed as as huge a deal as it is now. Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson ruined NBA fighting forever that one night in Detroit.
Do the stats consider competition or is it just raw numbers? There's no way Wake's crap stat line beat Watt's. Dude had 2 sacks, 3 tackles, and 0 QBHits. Watt did everything except intercept a pass.
Wake played very well. Made things tough on Brady. The explanation for their grading system is linked in this thread. I forgot myself, if they value stats versus specific teams differently. For example, 100yds rushing vs Seattle should result in a higher grade than 100yds rushing vs Dallas.
Watt scores negatively via your scoring system for the first time in 3 years...time to go back and recalibrate that scoring system!
Did Watt not record a single defensive stat? I thought he had a couple of tipped balls (one that led to Reed's interception) and was in on some tackles.
Watt really was contained pretty well in this game. Better than I remember seeing in a long time. Not sure if it was their game plan or not to always be moving away from him but he was often completely out of the play.
