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It's official: Meet Bob Sanders, the 2007 Defensive Player of the Year

Yessiree, Bob:

Some good news for WISH-TV sportslocker analyst Bob Sanders.

24-Hour News 8 has learned that the Colts safety is expected to be named the NFL Defensive Player of the year. That announcement is expected later today.

Sanders has been the main force on a Colts defense that ranks third in the league.

Bob Sanders is the only Colt to ever win this award. The defensive resurgence with this club started with Dwight Freeney in 2002. Bob's addition in 2004 added another special player to the mix. Now, Bob is the unquestioned leader and best player on this defense. While MLBer Gary Brackett is the defense's heart and soul, Demond "Bob" Sanders is the defense's skin, bones, and muscle. Give it up for Bob: The Best Defender in Pro Football!
There is no chin under Bob Sander's chin strap. It's actually another fist.

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Congrats Bob!
Well deserved.
"GO HORSE!"

by beester on Jan 7, 2008 12:40 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Well Deserved
I think he's one hell of a football player and I know the stats don't always tell the story but have you looked at them?????  18th overall in tackles, 61st in interceptions and there were approximately 150 forced fumbles in the NFL regular season this year.  Bob Sanders forced ZERO of them.  I know the INT's are not a big strong safety stat but the tackles and forced fumbles are a little glaring.  He looks great on ESPN though!!!!!

by jkb08 on Jan 10, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Bobzilla
In honor of Bob Sanders being named DPoY, here's some Bob Sanders facts.
  • Bob Sanders eats a whole forest each week, just so he can lay the wood on Sunday. He eats two during the playoffs. Greenpeace considers him the #1 threat to the Amazon.
  • The NFL Network was forced by Bob's lawyer to stop airing the commercial where it shows him brushing his teeth normally, as everyone knows Bob Sanders brushes with hydrochloric acid and a toothbrush wrapped in razor wire.
  • Bob Sanders hit Vince Young so hard, he forgot he was a starting quarterback in the NFL. He currently thinks he's a grocery clerk in Bentonville, Arkansas.
  • Bob Sanders doesn't move to the ball. He shifts time and space itself to make the ball come to him.
  • Dungy calls Bob Sanders "The Eraser" because once time, he hit one of the backups so hard it erased him from history. It's why he no longer practices on Thursday.
  • There's a support group for people Bob Sanders hits. It's called "The Family, Friends, and Victims of Bob Sanders." Because when Bob Sanders hits you, he doesn't just hit you. He hits you, your family, and everyone else you know.
  • The three pigs fairy tale was based on a true incident involving Bob Sanders. Except instead of three pigs, it was a heavily fortified castle, and instead of a wolf there was Bob Sanders. Today, we call it Stonehenge.
  • Bob Sanders fought for Scottish independence, and some jackass named William Wallace took all the credit. Bob hit him so hard that the pieces of him flew to all the corners of England as a warning to never cross Bob Sanders.
  • The federal government banned human cloning because they weren't sure they could stop more than one Bob Sanders.
  • The Toho Company retired Godzilla because ten seconds into "Godzilla Vs. Bob Sanders", Bob Sanders won.
  • Pound for pound, Bob Sanders' hair is the strongest material on Earth. NASA is reportedly looking into using it for a space elevator.
  • Tom Brady has Bill Belichick check under his bed  every night for Bob Sanders.
Congrats to DPoY, Bob "The Eraser" Sanders!
"Hey, if you want me to come here, I want to come here. But if you don't, I'm going to beat your butt for 15 years playing in the AFC." -Peyton Manning-

by MonkeyBusiness on Jan 7, 2008 1:32 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

yep...
Glad he won (even if I find the ap awards worthless) and am glad he got 31 of the 50 votes although he should have got more. Meh.

by Rob L on Jan 7, 2008 1:36 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Rumor has it
Rumor has it that the 19 people that didn't vote for Bob have went into hiding.  They will also never cover a Colts game again because they will be in the same area code that Bob Sanders will be playing in.

by Blueisgood on Jan 7, 2008 1:47 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

19 people?
What 19 people?  They don't exist.  2008 will be the first year that DPOY will be decided by a voting class of 31 people.

Their families might be gone too.

Check it to pancakes! Pancakes!

by Picky on Jan 7, 2008 1:57 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Intimidation
I'd have been scared not to vote for him.

by beckmania on Jan 7, 2008 2:59 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Looks like
The Friends, Family, and Victims of Bob Sanders has 19 new members.

It'll be like the end of "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back". He'll fly to each person's house, knock on the door, and spear tackle them.

"Hey, if you want me to come here, I want to come here. But if you don't, I'm going to beat your butt for 15 years playing in the AFC." -Peyton Manning-

by MonkeyBusiness on Jan 7, 2008 4:00 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

it is rumored
that Bob Sanders was once defeated by a patriot. In fact Bob Sanders started this rumor to lure in more patriots. Patriots were never really that smart.

by bleedingblue on Jan 7, 2008 4:22 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

More Facts
  • Bob Sanders started a rumor he fought for the English in the Revolutionary War. He didn't actually; he just wanted to lure more Patriots to him and make them think they could win.
  • Bob Sanders was the inspiration for the video game "Hitman", except instead of a high power sniper rifle, he uses spear tackles.
  • EA has asked Bob Sanders repeatedly to be on the cover of Madden, but he refuses to do so until they change his in-game stats to his actual stats: one million in every category..
  • Larry Johnson was so traumatized from the beating Bob Sanders put on him during last year's playoffs, he took half the season off, just so he wouldn't have to go back to Indy.
  • There was a Colts edition of Clue at one point, except the answer was always "Bob Sanders/In the backfield/With a spear tackle."
  • There was also a Colts edition of Monopoly, but no one could get passed Bob Sanders Boulevard, as his tiny metal figurine would spear tackle anyone that tried to move past it.
  • There are a lot of Colts-edition games, including a whodunit dinner murder mystery. It was abruptly pulled off shelves when it was discovered that Bob Sanders was following people home, turning the lights out, and tackling them for a loss over the course of the game.
"Hey, if you want me to come here, I want to come here. But if you don't, I'm going to beat your butt for 15 years playing in the AFC." -Peyton Manning-

by MonkeyBusiness on Jan 7, 2008 5:57 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

yessss!
Go Bob!
Go Colts!

by KingRichard on Jan 7, 2008 6:09 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Wait...
DeMarcus Ware didn't win?  But Terry said Ware was just like Lawrence Taylor... but better.  

Terry was wrong, again???  Color me shocked.

Go Colts!

by Marked Hoosier on Jan 7, 2008 7:12 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

dude, I never said he was better
get your facts straight.

Even though Ware didn't win, Sanders is very deserving, a great player in his own right.

by Terry on Jan 7, 2008 9:37 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

*eyeroll*
I see sarcasm is not lost on you.  :)
Go Colts!

by Marked Hoosier on Jan 7, 2008 9:46 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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