Percy Harvin wins 2009 Offensive Rookie of the Year Award; Austin Collie given cold shoulder

Yet Collie deserved at least 5 or 6 votes. I actually have no problem with Oher getting votes. But Harvin shouldn’t have won by such a large margin. As much as I hate to say it, the fact that he has Manning as his QB probably cost him votes.

Looks like the voters were lazy and went with the “electrifying” rookie as opposed to the rookie who really stepped it up. I could agree that Harvin is more physically gifted and has more long-term potential than Collie but you just can’t say enough about what a difference Collie made to the Colts this year.

Collie was probably a victim of the meme that “Peyton Manning makes any receiver look good!” which is nonsense. It sure helps that Peyton can throw the ball to the right place but that doesn’t mean just anyone can prosper in the Colts’ incredibly frenetic and complex offense. Reggie Wayne, stud that he is today, didn’t get there overnight. For Collie to come in his first year and be so productive that people ask “Anthony who?” is just unreal.

Not a single vote? Give me a break. Just another popularity contest.

That’s the way things go. Everyone says “The Colts would be nothing without Manning”, leading to 3 (and soon to be 4) MVPs, and then say “The Colts are so good because of Manning”, leading deserving guys like Collie to get jobbed for things like ORotY.

Also, I think Oher’s case was helped by his moving personal story. You can’t deny that having a rookie with a movie made about his life is good publicity for the NFL.

Collie being overlooked is ridiculous. He had a very productive season and being that he was a 4th round pick and his production was similar to Harvin means he should’ve at least garnered some votes.

And while people will say that he’s just good because he’s got Peyton throwing the ball to him, they’ve got to understand that this offense is complex and takes time to fully understand. He put the work in so that he could be able to produce on the field. He definitely deserved a frickin’ vote if not many more

He had a fine rookie season. I also have no problem with Oher receiving votes. He played well at RT (and at LT when called upon) for the Ravens. Collie not receiving any votes is ridiculous though. Especially considering Mike Wallace received a vote. Mind boggling that is.

with Harvin winning…but no votes for Collie is pretty hard to understand.

that Collie and Harvin get to play each other soon… then we’ll see who deserves it more

Harvin got all the votes because he is electrifying, Collie isn’t. Collie is a good possesion receiver, that doesn’t make people put his name on a balot though. Think about it, would you rather have Harvin or Collie on your team? If you said Collie then you’re a complete homer because Harvin is ten times the player Collie is. I’m a Baltimore fan and I agree with the vote Harvin should win it.

I would trade him even-up for Harvin in a heartbeat. Harvin is the field-stretching receiver we all hope Garcon can be. Better hands than Collie? No way. Better route runner? Please. Off-field issues? Yes. Fragile? Possibly. But still, you can’t teach speed, vision and moves, and Harvin has them to burn. That’s why he had to OMG moments that the big media voters remember. I agree with BBS’ point that those moments, rightly or wrongly, overwhelm Collie’s steadiness and continuing development. For this Colts team this year, Collie is a better fit. And, I fully agree, he didn’t get votes and Mike Wallace did? WTF!?

I love Collie. Wouldn’t trade him for Harvin.

either past of present that decide these kind of things, then all this is a the media voting for whomever gave them the best highlights and story lines.

i do think though that collie should have got votes cause he wasn’t far behind. but you cant say that harvin wasn’t deserving just because you thought collie was

Collie was picked in the 4th round and has proven to be a huge steal. Hindsight being 20/20, he would have been a 1st round pick had other teams been aware how talented he is.

Does anybody know when they are going to announce the MVP?

The Colts’ late-season focus was to be as healthy as possible entering the postseason. On Wednesday, only two players – DT Antonio Johnson (shoulder) and OT Charlie Johnson (foot) – missed practice.

ill get an injury report out as soon as i can unless shake gets it out first

I have no problem w/Harvin winning, but there were a lot of guys who should have gotten some attention. Maybe the problem is with the single-vote system. If voters could rank the top 5, then maybe a guy getting only 15 #1 votes, but 35 #2 votes could win, and in this media-driven, “every kid gets a trophy” world, I’d think the powers that be would like to have a winner and a handful of runner-ups. more exposure, more credits on their resume, more future stars in the making, more “face of the league” types.

Right now it’s Harvin and Oher, but under a multiple vote system, there would be 5-10 more guys with significant vote totals, and we’d all be less bitter about Collie getting 3rd or 4th.

I am not so sure that he was ignored, but if you can cast only one vote, you can only choose one guy, so it LOOKS as if you ignore all the rest. but really, 40 people just decided Harvin was #1. Not unreasonable. My two cents.

First off…holy crap shut up about race. Why would you even put it in your write up?! You are giving us Colt fans a bad name. Race has nothing to do with the award, skill and talent do. Sit down and shut up and hopefully you’ll learn a thing or two.

Percy Harvin was a more electrifying player not just because of big plays and his ability to return the ball. He also played a bigger role in the Vikes game plan than Collie in the Colts. And for you to whine about the return yards and TDs that gave Harvin the edge, well no shit.

Now I’ll agree Collie should have recieved some votes (maybe some of Ohers or one or two of Harvins) but to say he was given the cold shoulder or that Harvin isn’t as good a player of him is a ridiculous statement to make. In 2-3 years Collie will overtake Harvin and be a solid #2 reciever.

As far as the rest of this post I’ll let the numbers speak for themselves.

Let me preface the following with Collie is NOT a bad player however Harvin had a better year. The award isn’t “Rookie Reciever of the Year” it is “OFFENSIVE Rookie of the Year”.
Stat – Harvin #‘s (Collie #’s)
Rec Yards – 790(676)
Rushing Yards – 135(1)
Return Yards – 1156(8)
Touchdowns – 8(7)
+20yrd plays – 12(11)
+40yrd plays – 3(0)
3rd Down Receptions – 24(14)

WHY, BEN, WHY, WHY DIDNT YOU TELL ME?? WHHYYYYYY.

Harvin missed two games due to injury. So your whole “Collie had to sit and do nothing for an entire game (Buffalo) before Harvin could match him in catches” argument does not hold much water.

he does a good job returning the ball as well as receiving, but not so well running. well, they already got Adrian Peterson and if he manages to stopping fumble the ball when trying to gain additional yardage, he’ll be side by side with Chris Johnson in front of the spotlights