Ndamukong Suh- NFL Rookie of the Year!!

Liqourish · Post #1 » by **Liqourish** » Fri Feb 4, 2011 5:35 pm

Ndamukong Suh was voted as the Pepsi Rookie of the Year. This was voted on by fans on NFL.com. He beat out QB Sam Bradford, CB Devin McCourty, WR Mike Williams and CB Joe Haden. Congrats to the big fella!!

http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Suh-Voted-2010-Pepsi-NFL-Rookie-of-the-Year/dd01fe65-e050-4c28-ac01-d7e3509ede29

Piston Pete · Post #2 » by **Piston Pete** » Fri Feb 4, 2011 6:04 pm

Congrats to the big fella, he deserved it. Just imagine how good he'd be if he didn't play injured all season long.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=n ... t_nebraska

The All-Pro elected to have surgery on his right shoulder after the season on Jan. 10, precluding him from being able to play in the game. Interestingly, Suh told the Portland Tribune the injury is one he originally suffered as a senior at Nebraska.

Post #3 » by **ajaX82** » Fri Feb 4, 2011 8:38 pm

Absolutely deserved it. I can't even begin to express how good he was this season.

cochiseuofm · Post #4 » by **cochiseuofm** » Fri Feb 4, 2011 8:51 pm

Considering he was a Pro Bowl starter as a rookie, it would have been a crime if anyone else had won it.

Liqourish · Post #5 » by **Liqourish** » Fri Feb 4, 2011 9:08 pm

Tonight, he should also be named the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year. What a rookie season.

Post #6 » by **ajaX82** » Sat Feb 5, 2011 7:21 pm

He did in fact win AP defensive rookie of the year. congrats big guy

Liqourish · Post #7 » by **Liqourish** » Sun Feb 6, 2011 3:27 pm

per detroitlions.com:

SUH'S POST-SEASON ACCOLADES

The AP Defensive Rookie of the Year caps off a month that included many post-season accolades. In all, Suh won major honors that were voted on by fans, media, players, coaches and executives.

Pepsi Rookie of the Year

•Suh became the first defensive player to be named Pepsi Rookie of the Year in the nine-year history of the award. He is also the first Lions' player to win Pepsi Rookie of the Year.
•Pepsi Rookie of the Year is determined via fan voting on NFL.com.
•He was also voted Pepsi Rookie of the Week for Week 8 of the NFL season.

Associated Press All-Pro Rookie Defensive Tackle

•As a rookie, Suh was named to Associated Press All-Pro Team. He is the first rookie defensive tackle to be named to the AP All-Pro Team since the recognition was designated by offense and defense in 1951, and he is the first rookie defensive linemen to be named AP All-Pro since Titans DE Jevon Kearse in 1999.
•He joined RB Doak Walker (1950), DE Al "Bubba" Baker (1978), K Eddie Murray (1980) and RB Barry Sanders (1989) as the only Lions' rookies named to AP All-Pro Team, with Suh and Baker as the only Lions' defensive players.
•The AP All-Pro Team is determined by a nationwide panel of 50 members of the media who regularly cover the NFL.

Sporting News Honors Suh

•The Sporting News named Suh the Rookie of the Year and placed him on the All-Pro Team and All-Rookie Team. He was one of two rookies named to Sporting News' All-Pro Team.
•Sporting News All-Pro Team was selected by a panel of 50 NFL coaches and executives. Rookie of the Year was voted on by 617 NFL players, coaches and executives. All-Rookie team was selected by a panel of NFL scouts and SN writers and editors.

Named Rookie of the Year and All-Pro by Pro Football Weekly and Pro Football Writers Association

•Suh was honored with the Pro Football Weekly/PFWA Rookie of the Year and was placed on the All-Pro Team. He was the only rookie named All-Pro by Pro Football Weekly/PFWA. Suh was also named to the All-Rookie Team.
•Pro Football Weekly/PFWA annual awards are selected by Pro Football Weekly editors and contributors along with members of the Professional Football Writers Association.

Suh Named to 2011 Pro Bowl

•Suh, voted as a starter for the NFC squad, became the first Lions' rookie to be named to the Pro Bowl since RB Barry Sanders in 1990. He is also the first Lions' rookie defensive player to be named to the Pro Bowl since DE Al "Bubba" Baker in 1979.
•Suh is the sixth player amongst Lions' defensive tackles named to the Pro Bowl and the first ever to do so as a rookie.
•Suh is also the 10th rookie in team history named to the Pro Bowl and fourth Lions' rookie defensive player.
•Pro Bowl is voted on by fans (one-third), coaches (one-third) and players (one-third).

Post #8 » by **Icness** » Mon Feb 7, 2011 9:19 pm

He just might be the best defensive rookie ever. Let's hope he doesn't get complacent like Jevon Kearse did...

PistonFan4Life · Post #9 » by **PistonFan4Life** » Tue Feb 8, 2011 2:33 am

Icness wrote:He just might be the best defensive rookie ever. Let's hope he doesn't get complacent like Jevon Kearse did...

Hey Iceness,
I know this is kind of off topic, but do you think Kearse got complacent in his career after being such a great player so young in his career or was it that he was undersized and when teams threw an extra block against him that he wasn't able to be as effective as he was before?

I hope that Suh continues to build off of his great rookie season. Even though the Lions got off to a rough start again this year, the games were a lot of fun to watch just to see him make big plays.

Post #10 » by **Icness** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:52 am

Some of Kearse's issues were that he got hurt and his knee never got right. But teams figured out they could chip him with a TE and he never developed an effective counter to it. He was still a quality player for a few years, just not an impact guy. He was never a big practice worker, not even during his workouts and training leading into the draft.

I'm very excited by Suh's potential. Detroit hasn't had an elite talent since Barry Sanders, and even with Barry there was always a credible argument that somebody else (Emmitt Smith, Terrell Davis) was better. Suh can be the unquestioned dominant defensive tackle in the game as soon as next season. He was just warming up in 2010!

Post #11 » by **ajaX82** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:05 am

Icness wrote:Some of Kearse's issues were that he got hurt and his knee never got right. But teams figured out they could chip him with a TE and he never developed an effective counter to it. He was still a quality player for a few years, just not an impact guy. He was never a big practice worker, not even during his workouts and training leading into the draft.

I'm very excited by Suh's potential. Detroit hasn't had an elite talent since Barry Sanders, and even with Barry there was always a credible argument that somebody else (Emmitt Smith, Terrell Davis) was better. Suh can be the unquestioned dominant defensive tackle in the game as soon as next season. He was just warming up in 2010!

Did you just suggest that Barry possibly wasn't the greatest ever? shame on you

And yeah Suh is going to be a friggin beast