Rookie watch thread

[yo123]

Originally Posted by Chief49er

What a day Willis had today...


Peterson is getting shut down right now in primetime.

Its hard to run with 6 guys blocking 8 guys in the box.

[Vikes99ej]

Peterson will continue to be ineffective as long as we have someone like Tarvaris Jackson at quarterback.

[themaninblack]

bengals rookies chinedum ndukwe and marvin white started today at safety and both played phenomenal. nduwke had 2 interceptions and leon hall came up with his 5th pick of the season. the young secondary (oldest is 24) had a very good day.

[no love]

Another big day for Pro bowl linebacker Patrick Willis. Probably another week where he will win rookie of the week and maybe defensive player of the week. Whats amazing is that there is no sign of a rookie wall for this guy, despite being on the field for every defensive snap. Sundays stats include:
20 tackles
2 sacks
1 forced fumble
And a pass defensed on a crucial play in the end zone to save a td.

For the year he has:
162 tackles (29 more than the next leader)
3 sacks
2 forced fumbles
4 passes defended

Can't wait till he gets a offseason under his belt to refine his technique!

[themaninblack]

chinedum ndukwe fumble recovery to the house. im really liking the youth, talent, and playmaking ability of this young secondary. nduwke(rookie), marvin white(rookie), leon hall(rookie), jonathan joseph(2nd year). Joseph especially is playing lights out but 7th round pick ndukwe is the man.

[Splat]

Dwayne Bowe 70 catches 995 yards 5 TD's he would have broke 1000 if Croyle had looked at him more then once vs the Jets.:(

[doingthisinsteadofwork]

Zach Miller had 8 rec for 84 yards.

[619]

Jamarcus Russell and Zach Miller look like a sick combo for the next decade. :)

[Flyboy]

Originally Posted by 619

Jamarcus Russell and Zach Miller look like a sick combo for the next decade. :)

Indeed. I liked what I saw from Russell today.

[619]

Originally Posted by Flyboy

Indeed. I liked what I saw from Russell today.

Yea he looked much more comfortable back there today and wasnt forcing as much passes as he did last week.

[619]

One of the only problems I saw from Russell today is that he wasnt utilizing his arm strength to the best of his ability and was floating too many passes out there.

[NIN1984]

Raiders rookies on the season...

JaMarcus Russell - 36/66 - 373 yards - 2tds - 4ints - 69.4 rating

Zach Miller - 44 rec - 444 yards - 3tds

Johnnie Lee Higgins - 6 rec - 47 yards

Jay Richardson - 33 tackles 1 sack

Oren O’Neal - no stats but was fantastic in run blocking all season

Mario Henderson, Michael Bush and John Bowie did not play.

Quentin Moses and Eric Frampton were cut and 7th pick WR Jonathan Holland was out for the season on IR

[ironman4579]

My computer and internet have been jacked for awhile, but I figured I'd post the final rookie stat leaders.

Updated following end of season Rookie stat leaders(top 5) per NFL.com

Rushing Attempts
1.Marshawn Lynch-280
2.Adrian Peterson-238
3.Selvin Young-140
4.Kolby Smith-112
5.Brian Leonard-86

Rushing Yards
1.Adrian Peterson-1,341
2.Marshawn Lynch-1,115
3.Selvin Young-729
4.Kolby Smith-407
5.Brian Leonard-303

Rushing Touchdowns
1.Adrian Peterson-12
2.Marshawn Lynch-7
3.DeShawn Wynn-4
4.Chris Henry-2
5.Kolby Smith-2

Receptions
1.Dwayne Bowe-70
2.Calvin Johnson-48
3.James Jones-47
4.Zach Miller-44
5.Greg Olsen-39

Receiving Yards
1.Dwayne Bowe-995
2.Calvin Johnson-756
3.James Jones-676
4.Anthony Gonzalez-576
5.Zach Miller-444

Receiving Touchdowns
1.Dwayne Bowe-5
2.Calvin Johnson-4
3.Sidney Rice-4
4.Matt Spaeth-3
5.Anthony Gonzalez-3
6.Zach Miller-3

Sacks
1.Gaines Adams-6.0
2.Amobi Okoye-5.5
3.David Harris-5.0
4.Brian Robison-4.5
5.3 others tied with 4

Tackles
1.Patrick Willis-174
2.Jon Beason-140
3.David Harris-127
4.LaRon Landry-95
5.Darrelle Revis-87

Passes Defensed
1.Darrelle Revis-20
2.Leon Hall-17
3.Fred Bennett-17
4.Reggie Nelson-16
5.Tanard Jackson-15

Interceptions
1.Leon Hall-5
2.Reggie Nelson-5
3.5 others tied with 3

Interception Return Touchdowns
1.Aaron Ross-1

Forced Fumbles
1.Clifton Ryan-3
2.Nedu Ndukwe-3
3.8 others tied with 2

Fumble Recoveries
1.Gerald Alexander-2
2.Tanard Jackson-2
3.Lawrence Timmons-2
4.Tim Crowder-2
5.Keyunta Dawson-2

Fumble Return Touchdowns
1.Tyron Brackenridge-1
2.Tim Crowder-1
3.Brandon Siler-1
4.Pierre Thomas-1
5.Nedu Ndukwe-1
6.Jyles Tucker-1

Punt Return Average(min 1 return per game)
1.Yamon Figures-10.7
2.Ted Ginn Jr-9.6
3.Chris Davis-9.5
4.Jacoby Jones-9.5
5.Steve Breaston-9.4

Punt Return Touchdowns
1.Yamon Figures-1
2.Steve Breaston-1
3.Ted Ginn Jr-1

Kick Return Average(min 1.5 returns per game)
1.Yamon Figures-24.7
2.Ahmad Bradshaw-24.2
3.Pierre Thomas-24.0
4.Ryne Robinson-23.0
5.Ted Ginn Jr-22.7

Kick Return Touchdowns
1.Josh Wilson-1
2.Aundrae Allison-1
3.Yamon Figures-1