Matty's Rookie of the Week

Hello everyone and welcome to the special divisional playoff weekend edition of Matty's Rookie of the Week. The divisional playoff weekend was just absolutely ridiculous with 3 of the bottom seeded teams getting victories over the top teams in each division with the help of some tremendous rookies. So, without further delay, lets get into the trenches and find out who I have as my rookies of the week!

Matty's Rookie of the Week:

Domininque Rodgers-Cromartie, CB
6'2" 182 lbs
Tennessee State
1st round pick, 16th overall
1 int

Joe Flacco, QB
6'6" 230 lbs
Delaware
1st round pick, 18th overall
11/22 for 161 yards and 1 TD

I could not just have one rookie of the week this week as both Joe Flacco and DRC were integral in getting their teams past the divisional round and into the conference championship. DRC was an absolute animal against the Carolina Panthers, he picked off one pass in the end zone, tipped another pass that turned into an interception and points and kept one of the leagues best receivers under 45 yards with stellar coverage that forced Jake Delhomme to make careless decisions. DRC has really turned it on in the latter half of the season, especially in the playoffs and is looking to be even more talented than his cousin in San Diego.

I also had to give the nod to the Flaccinator himself, he has been absolutely monumental in Ravens rise from last year. He has given them stability at QB and a presence that is not even deterred by playoff pressure, he's as cool as they come and is one of the main reasons the Ravens are heading to the conference championship. He doesn't make bad decisions, he doesn't let pressure get to him and he can make the all the necessary throws when it counts. He's an absolute stud and it's a real shame that the AP Rookie of the Year award has already been given out because as it currently stands, Joe Flacco is the only offensive nominee still playing on Sunday.

So congrats to both Flacco and Rodgers-Cromartie and check back next week for the conference championship ROTW!

Matty's Rookie of the Week

Hello everyone and welcome back to Matty's Rookie of the Week, the week 17 and final week of the NFL regular season edition. The playoffs are upon us and there are some great rookie running backs and quarterbacks leading their teams into the post season. So without further delay, lets get into the trenches and find out who I have as my rookie of the week!

Matty's Rookie of the Week

Steve Slaton, RB
5'9" 203 lbs
West Virginia
3rd round pick, 89th overall
20 rushes, 92 yards and 1 TD and 5 receptions, 36 yards

Steve Slaton wins the final regular season rookie of the week award for his all around play against the hot streaking Bears. The Bears were on a two game winning streak in primetime games and would have made the playoffs had they beaten the Texans but behind Steve Slaton, the Texans were able to win and show off their versatile weapon for the future. I always heard about the RBs from WVU and the line went "Slaton is fine but Noel is Devine" however, considering the last week for these two players, I think Slaton has definitely proved to be a serious player for a young and imposing Texans offense.

Runner Ups:

Offense

Joe Flacco, QB
6'6" 230 lbs
Delaware
1st round pick, 18th overall
17/23 for 297 yards

Defense

Marcus Howard, DE
6'0", 237
Georgia
5th round pick, 161st overall
7 tackles, 1.5 sacks, FF

There you have it folks, week 17 ROTW, stay tuned for new updates to the mock draft and ROTW for the Wild Card weekend.

Matty's Rookie of the Week

Hello everyone and welcome back to Matty's Rookie of the Week, the week 16 edition. The playoff picture is becoming ever clearer and some rookies are really stepping up and helping out their teams deep into the season at a bevy of different positions and I don't think we've ever had seen two such successful rookie QBs and I gotta say, things are looking good for the future. So without further delay, lets get into the trenches and find out who I have as my rookie of the week!

Matty's Rookie of the Week

Joe Flacco, QB

6'6" 230 lbs

Delaware

1st round pick, 18th overall

17/25 for 149 yards and 1 TD

Joe Flacco may not have been a stat giant this week but he is the main reason to why the Ravens have a serious shot at doing some damage during the playoffs. He is being very efficient with his throws as of recent and he has looked good under constant pressure, especially the last two weeks with facing the Steelers and the Cowboys, he has poise and has not made any costly mistakes and has put the Ravens in charge of locking up the last wild card spot in the AFC, congrats Joe!

Runner Ups:

Offense

Chris Johnson, RB

5'11" 200 lbs

East Carolina

1st round pick, 24th overall

16 rushes, 69 yards and 1 TD

Defense

Jason Jones, DE/DT

6'5" 275 lbs

Eastern Michigan

2nd round pick, 54th overall

5 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 3 FF

Stayed tuned for the final regular season ROTW at the conclusion of week 17!