Manti vs. Mauti

[StickSkills]

Player A
69 tackles, 28 solo, 2.5 TFL, 0 sacks, 4 INTs, 0 FF, 2 FR

Player B
65 tackles, 36 solo, 3.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 3 INTs, 2 FF, 1 FR


Both through 7 games. Can you guess which one is the "clear Heisman candidate" and top of the Butkus lists while the other one is not on the Lombardi list at all?

Player A is Manti and Player B is Mauti

[Grizzlegom]

I hate when people do these stat comparisons but I do love me some Michael Mauti!

[SolidGold]

Mauti is an absolute beast - such a great story being able to come back from injuries like that. He should be a second round guy.

[cmarq83]

Player A is Alex Smith and Player B is Eli Manning 2006-2008?

[Giantsfan1080]

And Khaseem Greene has better stats than both of them.

[Mufasa]

LB stats? Really?

[BRAVEHEART]

Player A's team is still undefeated and came into the season already hyped at the best of his position. It is what it is, everybody knows the Heisman is a joke (most years).

[MaxV]

Originally Posted by SolidGold

Mauti is an absolute beast - such a great story being able to come back from injuries like that. He should be a second round guy.

Ability-wise, yes, but his injury history is a major red flag.

[tjsunstein]

Manti for Heisman

[General Zod]

As you can tell by my other posts(and sig lol), I just love Manti. And after what he has been through in his personal life and still didnt miss any football at all, just reinforces how much I love the guy. And his teammates love him as well.
You can say its homerism because Im an ND fan(Im also there most harsh critic too).

That being said, I also like Michael Mauti a lot. But honestly I could care less who wins the Heisman. If he does win it, thats great. But to me the Heisman as been a joke most of the time.

(And yes, Im gonna post this pic in another thread. lol)

[Shane P. Hallam]

Originally Posted by StickSkills

Player A
69 tackles, 28 solo, 2.5 TFL, 0 sacks, 4 INTs, 0 FF, 2 FR

Player B
65 tackles, 36 solo, 3.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 3 INTs, 2 FF, 1 FR


Both through 7 games. Can you guess which one is the "clear Heisman candidate" and top of the Butkus lists while the other one is not on the Lombardi list at all?

Player A is Manti and Player B is Mauti

The one that plays for the undefeated team? Mauti has played well, but you know that the defensive team as a whole often dictates some of these awards.

[MassNole]

Originally Posted by StickSkills

Player A
69 tackles, 28 solo, 2.5 TFL, 0 sacks, 4 INTs, 0 FF, 2 FR

Player B
65 tackles, 36 solo, 3.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 3 INTs, 2 FF, 1 FR


Both through 7 games. Can you guess which one is the "clear Heisman candidate" and top of the Butkus lists while the other one is not on the Lombardi list at all?

Player A is Manti and Player B is Mauti

Did Notre Dame hire Boston College's statistician in the offseason? That is some disgusting stat padding.

[PeterMurray]

Manti for heisman... Mauti is a great college linebacker but does not project nearly as well as Manti at the next level. That being said, Mauti should have a nice career somewhere while Manti is off to his homeland Hawai'i every February for the next 10-15.

[SickwithIt1010]

Originally Posted by PeterMurray

Manti for heisman... Mauti is a great college linebacker but does not project nearly as well as Manti at the next level. That being said, Mauti should have a nice career somewhere while Manti is off to his homeland Hawai'i every February for the next 10-15.

The heisman has nothing to do with the NFL and how they translate...

[ChiFan24]

It amazes me that only one poster has pointed out the idiocy of using stats to measure a freaking linebacker's performance.

[keylime_5]

Andra Davis led the NFL in tackles a few times I think....

not saying the OP doesnt have a point, but stats to compare linebackers...meh.