Clint Lamb
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Alex Smith was the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year the moment he took the field for the Washington Football Team. After returning from a gruesome leg injury, there was no other logical choice.
To be honest, I wouldn’t be opposed to renaming the award after him.
.@washingtonNFL QB Alex Smith is the 2020 Comeback Player of the Year! (by @Visa) #NFLHonors pic.twitter.com/FdGmzQzAHM
— NFL (@NFL) February 7, 2021
The voting should have been unanimous, but it somehow wasn’t. Instead, one of the 50 voters decided to give it to Ben Roethlisberger. Yes, his 2020 season included a noteworthy, bounce-back performance, but come on.
Ridiculous: Alex Smith was not a unanimous choice for Comeback Player of the Year. He got 49 out of the 50 votes, with one voter giving it to Ben Roethlisberger. Unreal.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) February 7, 2021
This was a no-brainer, and it’s wild that we’re even discussing this. It should be all about Smith and his incredible comeback. Close to 20 surgeries, life-threatening infections that almost cost him his leg, and it took him a couple years to bounce back.
Big shoutout and congratulations for Smith, but we need a name. It’s time for some good ole fashioned public shaming.
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You read my mind on this. I was just gonna complain about Steeler fan 🥸
It was just one moronic sports writer who wants to be asked his opinion, which he thinks is compelling, but is just a pathetic grab for attention.
That’s right. Some lame ass journalist who wants to start a blog in his mom’s basement so he went contrarian just to do it.
Joe’s America
Even when it’s a layup there’s still alwaye one journo that has to go full retard.
The writer saw this as an opportunity to get attention and have a chance to be invited to sports shows. Many players are more worried about building a brand vs playing…..happens in the sports writing field as well.
This award should be renamed: “The Alex Smith Comeback Player of the Year Award”
Watching the documentary on Alex Smith and seeing the photos of his leg was mind-blowing. Remarkable recovery and special kudos to medical staff who were assigned to Alex.
No kidding…the fact the guy even has a leg is a miracle in itself.
It doesn’t surprise me. This is how sports writers are. They never want to in the consensus about anything because they think there’s weakness in that for some reason. It’s the same reason baseball writers never vote in 100% for someone that’s an obvious shoe in. They’re not the best and bright of the human race unfortunately, yet they’re entrusted with interpreting and writing sports history.