Rookie Stars

Several weeks ago Robert Griffin the Third tore his already injured ACL in the biggest game of the season!  After a bad snap Griffin fumbled the snap and ripped open his knee reaching for the ball.  The Redskins went on to lose to the Seahawks in the thrilling wild card matchup.  This injury was inevitable  RGIII's playing style forces him to sacrifice his body for yards.  With a hyper-extended knee earlier in the season the rookie was already only about 75%.  But last saturday in New Orleans his offseason got a little better as he won the Rookie of the Year award.  His jersey topped NFL.com's sale charts and his play-style and attitude are model for every QB in the nation.

But we've got more last years draft offered yet another running QB Russell Wilson who dominated the NCAA in Football and Baseball!  Why was he able to succeed in both sports?  His bullet arm.  Through the second half of the season he blew past Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers to become the NFL's best QB.  And he didn't stop there he took his team deep into the postseason beating Washington and falling to Atlanta by 2 points in a game where he threw for 385 yards.  He will be top ranked on everybody's fantasy lists next year.

And how could we forget Andrew Luck the number one pick in the NFL draft who if it wasn't for these other two QB's would have been the top story.  And what do these players all have in common?  They all turned franchises on the downhill around and led three teams with losing records to the playoffs.  Hopefully they will get the spotlight until freshman Heisman winner Johnny Manziel comes calling.