Season Awards: Offensive line MVP

I don't have any stats to put up with the nominees so this poll may be a bit more subjective than the rest.

Thomas
Brown
Samuels
other

I voted Chris Samuels. This guy takes a lot of heat from people on this board, but he only allowed 1 sack this year. This was a nice rebound year for him.

I'll go with Thomas. He was the most consistant overall this year, but like Cpayne said, Samuels does deserve some credit. I really hope this group stays together (w/ a new center) , because I think once they start to gel, they will become a very good line.

And he wasent the MVP, but I'll give some props to Ray Brown. The guy played his ass off, and he did a damn good job compared to what alot of us expected coming in.

How come Raymer isn't on the list?

I said it in the "skill category" of the offense, and I'll say it here. Ray Brown wasn't expected to receive a paycheck in August, and he ably started double-digit games for us. That's a valuable trait. Valuable enough that the coaching staff has said more about his return than, oh, Fred Smoot's for example. Samuels is a great player, but Ray Brown is a mentor to the young players on this team. If Jansen returns healthy, I'd expect Brown to push Dockery, and maybe even the two-headed crappy center team we have for a starting spot.

By the way, he still gets my vote in the "skill" category, too. When you are 40 years old, and handling 23 year olds for 60+ plays a game, there's some skill involved there.

How come Raymer isn't on the list?
This reminds me, Matty. We need a sarcasm button.

Samuels also played hurt all year.

But I chose Thomas! He came back early froim injury and I think also did a very good job this year. Both Samuels and Thomas had a good year, in my opinion

I agree with BL and I went with Ray Brown.

He took a lot of heat on the board just like Samuels, but you've got to give the guy a lot of credit considering his age. Sure he was a step down from Jansen but we would have been completely lost without this guy.

Samuels is a close second. He bounced back strong from a disasterous last two seasons. Hopefully he'll restructure and get back to 100% in the offseason. I know some people would like to see him released, but I think that would be a huge mistake. Of course if he won't redo his deal we might have no choice, but I think we should avoid that at all costs.

It's a toss up between Samuels and Brown. Brown filled in as a quality starter even though he was deemed an old backup by many. We had higher expectations for Samuels and he surpassed them.

I thought everyone was pretty solid except for Raymer... I picked Thomas though.