Friday, November 19, 2010

Tyrod Taylor for ACC Player of the Year

It's hard to argue that there is a player who is more important to their ACC team this year than Tyrod Taylor.  He has become a true senior leader and has led the Hokies to many wins this season through his own talent.  Taylor has passed for 1988 yards, 18 TDs, and 4 INTs this year, while running for another 581 yards and 3 TDs.  It's hard to think of another ACC player who has carried their team and won so many games like VT's Taylor has this year.  A few names come to mind for comparison: Russell Wilson of NC State, Christian Ponder of FSU, and Montell Harris of Boston College.  However, Ponder only has 1644 passing yards with 16 TDs and no rushing attack.  Russell Wilson has a bunch more passing yards and TDs than Taylor, but less rushing yards and more ACC losses than Tyrod Taylor.  Montell Harris has 1129 rush yards, but only 7 TDs and these stats are pretty weak compared to last years numbers for him and other ACC running backs.  I think it really comes down to Taylor and Wilson for the ACC player of the year, but Taylor has to have the edge with his running game and solid wins, including a win over NC State. 

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