|Montana Bengal| Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 [url="http://beta.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/08/pft-heroes-2007-the-boomer-"]http://beta.profootballtalk.com/2008/03/08...007-the-boomer-[/url] [quote][b]PFT HEROES 2007: THE BOOMER ESIASON AWARD[/b] Posted by Mike Florio on March 8, 2008, 11:53 a.m. When it comes to naming the annual award that will go to an NFL quarterback based on his performance in the prior season, we’ll admit that we’re biased. We don’t personally know many former NFL quarterbacks who have thrown for 500 yards or more in a game, primarily because there are only three of them. And we likewise don’t know many of the top twenty all-time NFL passing yardage leaders, primarily because there are only . . . um . . . twenty of them. But we know Boomer Esiason, and we’ve come to greatly admire what he has done on the field, and off it. Taken in the second round of the 1984 draft after long-forgotten names like Rick Bryan and Ron Faurot and Clyde Duncan and Mike Geundling were called, Boomer became one of the best quarterbacks of his generation, and perhaps of any generation. The only omission from his list of NFL accomplishments is a Super Bowl championship. But it’s not as if he didn’t do his part; the Bengals led the 49ers late in Super Bowl XXIII, and but for some Joe Montana heroics Cincinnati would have been victorious. Esiason’s career in Cincinnati ended too soon, due in large part to the misguided decision to hire David Shula to be the coach, and to draft David Klingler to be the quarterback. But Boomer made it to the Pro Bowl with the Jets in 1993, and three years later he threw or 522 yards, the third highest single-game total ever, as the quarterback of the Cardinals. Esiason finished his fourteen-year career thirteenth on the all-time passing yardage list, ahead of Hall of Famers such as Jim Kelly, Steve Young, and Terry Bradhaw. Along the way, Boomer was the 1988 NFL MVP, the 1995 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, and a four-time Pro Bowler. Esiason’s career after football has been just as impressive. Combining a passionate campaign against cystic fibrosis with a diverse presence in the media, Boomer is far busier now than he was during his playing days, and he has shown no signs of ever slowing down. And so we’ll recognize his accomplishments, and his friendship of the site, by naming the annual award we’ll bestow on one NFL quarterback after him. Picking the person after whom to name the award was far easier than selecting the winner. But watching this week’s high-profile retirement press conference caused the clouds to part in our perpetually foggy brains. [b]The winner of the first Boomer Esiason Award is Brett Favre.[/b] Favre’s final NFL season was one of his very best. Each week, he defied his age and he continued to set and extend various all-time passing marks. Along the way, he provided steady leadership for a young Packers team, privately carrying the burden of preparation and worry and stress as one of the most unlikely NFL success stories continued to unfold. That late-game loss to the Giants in the NFC Championship doesn’t diminish his accomplishments. He had, in hindsight, a season for the ages, and we think that his final NFL campaign will become a far bigger aspect of his legacy that any of the three seasons that ended with MVP trophies. So while Tom Brady set the single-season touchdown record and Eli Manning won the Super Bowl, Brett Favre’s performance and accomplishments in the twilight of his career deserve to be recognized, and to be remembered.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurmanMunster Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Favre > Boomer. Boomer is a joke compared to Favre. What a rip on Favre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Favre couldn't carry Boomer's jock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sois Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Boomer was my hero as a child. I'm glad to see there is an award named after him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MULLY Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Did Favre get a box of Tampax with that award? MULLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengalsfan850 Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 it should be bommer wins the brett farve award...farve>>>>>>boomer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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