Kerrigan no respect?

[sportscurmudgeon]

Originally Posted by skinster

Why has Ryan Kerrigan gotten zero consideration for defensive rookie of the year? I've now seen about 5 articles discussing the defensive rookie of the year, and he hasn't been mentioned once.
I'm not saying I think he should get it because Von Miller seems to be playing out of this world, and I'm not sure how good patrick peterson is as a corner but as a return man he has been insane, but when I see JJ Watt and Aldon Smith consistently mentioned, it irks me that kerrigan isn't also. Out of all the pass rushing rookies, he leads in tackles (is 4 shy of triple Smith's total), he is the only one with a pass defensed (and he has 4), he is the only player with an interception or a touchdown, and he leads the pass rushing rookies in forced fumbles by double what second place has (he has 4, next most is 2).
If Watt and Smith get mentioned without Kerrigan one more time imma blow up.

Stats are here.
NFL Stats: by Player Category

Forget stats for a moment and watch a couple of actual NFL games with your own eyes.

Ryan Kerrigan is really really good.

Von Miller is better.

That is based on nine NFL games in both of their careers; that may not be the situation when both careers have played themselves out. But at the moment, only a Redskin fan or the guy who scouted Kerrigan and put him on the Skins' draft board in the first place would argue that Kerrigan has played better than Von Miller so far.