re: Props to Amari Cooper

To clarify this was a post directed towards his character more than on field abilities, which were outstanding. Never once do I remember this kid running his mouth about how good his team or himself performed. Players like this always have me in their corner. Always good for the game we religiously watch on Saturdays and Sundays.

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Amari Cooper had more receiving yards this year than Mark Ingram had rushing yards his heisman year. Two of the worst heisman decisions ever

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The Heisman is a QB's award to lose...when Ingram won the Heisman in '09, there wasn't a QB that put up overwhelming numbers so he was able to win. This past year, Mariota's numbers were too impressive for Cooper (and Gordon) to overcome; and, even then, there were a couple of 2,000 yard rushers to compete with as well. In '08, '10, '11, '12, and '13, QBs were puttin' up PlayStation numbers and the vote was a foregone conclusion...

I'm guessin' that if you plug in Cooper's numbers for '09, he'd have probably won that year...and if you plug in Ingram's numbers for this past season, he definitely would not have won. The Heisman is a product of the particular year it's being awarded; that being said, Ingram was a worthy winner that year, but it was so close that any of the other finalists would've been worthy as well...