CNNSI Mid Year Review
Oct/30/08 01:05 AM Filed in:
Andre Johnson
| Clinton
Portis
Best player you don't
know enough about, offense: Andre Johnson,
Houston, WR -- He piled up 103 catches
for 1,147 yards as recently as 2006, so Johnson
isn't an unknown quantity. But the Texans'
relatively low national profile has kept him from
getting sufficient pub. The guy has numbers that
the other Texas-based No. 1 receiver -- the one
and only T.O. -- would kill for. Johnson leads the
league in receptions (56), receiving yardage
(772), 100-yard games (five), and games with
catches of 10 or more (four). In October alone, he
caught 41 passes for 593 yards and two touchdowns.
Offensive player of the year: Clinton Portis,
Washington, RB -- Though I have my doubts that
Portis can continue to carry so much of the load for
the Redskins, you can't overlook the contributions of a
running back who's leading the league in rushing by a
whopping 260 yards, and averages 118.0 yards per game.
Portis has scored in five of Washington's eight games,
and he has at least 96 yards rushing in six of eight,
including 121-plus in his last five.
(cnnsi.com)