oldschooler Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 By Coley Harvey | ESPN.com One was an absolute wrecking ball on defense, consistently finding his way to the football. The other was eased into his team's offense before ultimately taking it over the second half of the season, and helping it earn a postseason berth. But only one would be named the AFC North's Rookie of the Year. That honor went to Baltimore Ravenslinebacker C.J. Mosley, who barely edged out Cincinnati Bengals running back Jeremy Hill. From the five-person voting panel, Mosley received 12 overall points to Hill's 11. Mosley also had three first-place votes to the two that went to Hill. Out of the pair, Hill is the only one up for the NFL's Rookie of the Year award that will be announced this weekend in Arizona. He's the only AFC North representative, contending with a group made up of all offensive players. Receiver Odell Beckham Jr., quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, receiver Mike Evans and receiverSammy Watkins also are up for the honor. No defensive player has earned the award since 2010, whenNdamukong Suh received it. Mosley was seemingly everywhere for the Ravens this season. He had 129 tackles, the eighth-highest total for any defender in the league. He also was part of a defense that ranked eighth in the league. In addition to the 129 tackles, Mosley also had three sacks, two interceptions and forced and recovered a fumble. The Alabama product also had 19 tackles in the Ravens' two playoff games, including 10 in the divisional-round loss to the Patriots. In a Week 5 loss at Indianapolis, he had a season-high 14 stops. Hill became a threat for the Bengals starting in Week 9 when he rushed for a season-high 154 yards and two touchdowns in a 33-23 win against the Jaguars. It was his 60-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter that helped ice the win, and firmly put him in his fan base's consciousness. That week, and for the two after it, Hill started in place of Giovani Bernard. The third-year running back was resting after experiencing a series of injuries following hard hits in previous games. Also during Bernard's absence, Hill rushed for 152 yards in a homecoming game at New Orleans. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native and LSU product went on to become the Bengals' top option at running back after Bernard returned. Across the final nine weeks of the season, Hill rushed for 929 yards, more than any other back in that stretch. In addition to their Rookie of the Year award, ESPN.com's AFC North reporters voted on four other honors for the division (Coach of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player). We've been handing out the awards daily since Monday. Mosley finished third in the division Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Hill finished third in Offensive Player of the Year voting. AFC North Rookie of the Year: Mosley, 12 points; Hill, 11; Joel Bitonio, 8, Cleveland;Martavis Bryant, 1, Pittsburgh. Panel of voters: Scott Brown, Jeremy Fowler, Coley Harvey, Jamison Hensley and Pat McManamon. http://espn.go.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/15371/cj-mosley-voted-afc-north-jeremy-hill-rookie-year-award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 By Coley Harvey | ESPN.com One was an absolute wrecking ball on defense, consistently finding his way to the football. The other was eased into his team's offense before ultimately taking it over the second half of the season, and helping it earn a postseason berth. But only one would be named the AFC North's Rookie of the Year. That honor went to Baltimore Ravenslinebacker C.J. Mosley, who barely edged out Cincinnati Bengals running back Jeremy Hill. From the five-person voting panel, Mosley received 12 overall points to Hill's 11. Mosley also had three first-place votes to the two that went to Hill. Out of the pair, Hill is the only one up for the NFL's Rookie of the Year award that will be announced this weekend in Arizona. He's the only AFC North representative, contending with a group made up of all offensive players. Receiver Odell Beckham Jr., quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, receiver Mike Evans and receiverSammy Watkins also are up for the honor. No defensive player has earned the award since 2010, whenNdamukong Suh received it. Mosley was seemingly everywhere for the Ravens this season. He had 129 tackles, the eighth-highest total for any defender in the league. He also was part of a defense that ranked eighth in the league. In addition to the 129 tackles, Mosley also had three sacks, two interceptions and forced and recovered a fumble. The Alabama product also had 19 tackles in the Ravens' two playoff games, including 10 in the divisional-round loss to the Patriots. In a Week 5 loss at Indianapolis, he had a season-high 14 stops. Hill became a threat for the Bengals starting in Week 9 when he rushed for a season-high 154 yards and two touchdowns in a 33-23 win against the Jaguars. It was his 60-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter that helped ice the win, and firmly put him in his fan base's consciousness. That week, and for the two after it, Hill started in place of Giovani Bernard. The third-year running back was resting after experiencing a series of injuries following hard hits in previous games. Also during Bernard's absence, Hill rushed for 152 yards in a homecoming game at New Orleans. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native and LSU product went on to become the Bengals' top option at running back after Bernard returned. Across the final nine weeks of the season, Hill rushed for 929 yards, more than any other back in that stretch. In addition to their Rookie of the Year award, ESPN.com's AFC North reporters voted on four other honors for the division (Coach of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player). We've been handing out the awards daily since Monday. Mosley finished third in the division Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Hill finished third in Offensive Player of the Year voting. AFC North Rookie of the Year: Mosley, 12 points; Hill, 11; Joel Bitonio, 8, Cleveland;Martavis Bryant, 1, Pittsburgh. Panel of voters: Scott Brown, Jeremy Fowler, Coley Harvey, Jamison Hensley and Pat McManamon. http://espn.go.com/blog/cincinnati-bengals/post/_/id/15371/cj-mosley-voted-afc-north-jeremy-hill-rookie-year-award I would love to bitch and moan about this selection but I would take Mosley on our team anytime. Damn good player and worthy of the award. Too bad Hill didn't see the field enough early on, he might have won ROY for the entire league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hill was robbed!! By Hue! Not using him enough. :lol: /2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|kennethmw| Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Hill was Robbed by Scott Brown, the ESPN Clown who didn't even realize that Hill led all rookies in Rushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsOwn Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Hill was Robbed by Scott Brown, the ESPN Clown who didn't even realize that Hill led all rookies in Rushing. Holy shit! What did he take?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 If Coley and ESPN are going to start doing this shit then I demand a trophy be awarded to the winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Master Tesfatsion @MasterStrib · 18m 18 minutes ago Pepsi ROY announcement will be later http://today.NFL.com might've accidentally leaked it http://www.nfl.com/voting/rookies/2014/year/14 … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|SF2| Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Master Tesfatsion @MasterStrib · 18m 18 minutes ago Pepsi ROY announcement will be later http://today.NFL.com might've accidentally leaked it http://www.nfl.com/voting/rookies/2014/year/14 … This announcement has about as much drama as declaring the winner of a Who Wore It Better pole between Kate Beckinsale and Rosie O'Donnell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnickyCat Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Kate Beckinsale is perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschooler Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Jeremy Hill Drafted: Second Round, 55th Pick by the Cincinnati Bengals Awards/Accolades: 4th Bengals rookie to rush for 1000 yards and the first since Corey Dillon in 1997 Pro Football Focus: All Rookie Team Pro Football Focus: #1 rookie running back NFL Rookie of the Week: Week 9 Bengals Offensive Player of the Year In the final 9 contests of the season, Hill turned up the heat, rushing for 929 yards. Even more impressive, his yards after the catch: 504. The Baton Rouge native is also elusive. According to PFF, Hill recorded 28 forced missed tackles. Hill seems to be making the most of his NFL opportunity, thanks in part to the strong foundation his mother built him. Lisa Hill moved to Cincinnati this past season to help be a stabilizing force as her son adjusted to the NFL world. Hill attended Redemptorist, before finishing his high school career being home schooled. Hill was nominated for Rookie of the Week five times, winning it once in Week 9. He rushed for 100 yards in 5 separate games, ending the season strong with 3 consecutive 100-plus yard performances. "Tough, instinctive, tremendous peripheral vision, a North-South guy who just powers people at the point of attack," Detillier said. "What is amazing is, just like at LSU, he's known as a power runner, but he makes so many big plays after breaking a tackle. He just wears you out with his brute strength and then he hits the homerun shot on you. His style and his hard-charging ways always reminded me of Marshawn Lynch with the Seattle Seahawks. Had Hill not had all the off-the-field issues at LSU, he would have been a first round pick instead of lasting into the second round. He is one of those type runners that you don't feel like tackling in the fourth quarter." http://www.foxsports.com/southwest/story/lsu-tigers-nfl-odell-beckham-jr-jeremy-hill-jarvis-landry-012715 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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