Denver Bronco56
11-08-2006, 12:37 PM
Defensive MVP — (tie) Al Wilson and Champ Bailey, Broncos
There are two glamorous defensive stats: sacks and interceptions. Broncos middle linebacker Al Wilson doesn't have any of either. But he has been a sideline-to-sideline force a la Ray Lewis circa 2000. It seems every time a Denver opponent is about to lunge for a first down, Wilson smacks him in the mouth, drives him backward, and forces a punt.
Bailey, on the other hand, gets the ball for the Denver offense in a more succinct way: he simply takes it. Bailey has five interceptions at the midway point, which is nuts for a corner that every team is terrified of. Champ so shut down Marvin Harrison two weeks ago (five catches, 38 yards) that Peyton Manning went almost exclusively to Reggie Wayne in the second half.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6144532
There are two glamorous defensive stats: sacks and interceptions. Broncos middle linebacker Al Wilson doesn't have any of either. But he has been a sideline-to-sideline force a la Ray Lewis circa 2000. It seems every time a Denver opponent is about to lunge for a first down, Wilson smacks him in the mouth, drives him backward, and forces a punt.
Bailey, on the other hand, gets the ball for the Denver offense in a more succinct way: he simply takes it. Bailey has five interceptions at the midway point, which is nuts for a corner that every team is terrified of. Champ so shut down Marvin Harrison two weeks ago (five catches, 38 yards) that Peyton Manning went almost exclusively to Reggie Wayne in the second half.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6144532