Bills OLB Arthur Moats Up For Pepsi NFL Rookie Of The Week

by Brian Galliford on Dec 14, 2010 12:13 PM EST in Buffalo Bills News

Arthur Moats is a pretty popular dude right now. He's getting a lot of publicity for ending Brett Favre's consecutive games played streak with a vicious hit in Week 14, and he should be getting more notoriety for a strong performance in the Buffalo Bills' 13-6 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Moats' four-tackle performance, highlighted by a sack and strip of quarterback Jake Delhomme that set up a field goal, has earned him a nomination for the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honor.

He's got stiff competition, as Buccaneers wideout Arrelious Benn (four catches, 122 yards), Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (five catches, 43 yards, TD), Chargers running back Ryan Mathews (16 carries, 65 yards, TD) and Cardinals quarterback John Skelton (15 of 37, 143 yards) are also up for the award.

Moats is going to get the sentimental vote this week from voters that are - how do we put this lightly? - pleased that Favre's streak has come to an end (and that his arm is apparently dead). I'd argue that of the five rookies up for the award, Moats had the highest-impact play of the bunch in terms of helping his team earn a win.

Vote for Moats here, Bills fans.

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Keep voting for Meatball for the Pro Bowl!!

And since when does throwing under 50% for less than 150 yards get a guy nominated for anything?

The league should reward us with a compensatory 1st round pick for ending the Farve misery story. - wab2

by poz on Dec 14, 2010 12:19 PM EST reply actions

definately plug the meatball

and don’t be afraid to add a few other votes for your favorite and somewhat deserving Bills players. Remember that many play off team players will pass on the pro bowl so even if we get players in the top five, we could have other representatives there. Donte Whitner, Freddy Jackson, Ryan Fitz, Poz etc….. We don’t have the record but we have guys that play their tails off till the end.

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by VanScottM on Dec 14, 2010 12:39 PM EST up reply actions

agreed

I personally vote for Meatball, Donte, Poz, Stevie, Fitz, Wood and Levitre when I get on there. Probably should be voting for Fred too, I think I’ll start doing that. Only 6 more days left! We can’t fail Meatball!

The league should reward us with a compensatory 1st round pick for ending the Farve misery story. - wab2

by poz on Dec 14, 2010 2:18 PM EST up reply actions

Moats was on Sportscenter this morning as well. Linda Cohn interviewed him. Said that the players have been calling him “Legend KIller” and “Streak Stopper” …haha, pretty cool. Hope he wins it. Vote Rumblers!

Also… Brett Favres purple hand looks gross… real gross.

Lets Go Buff a lo!!!

by bflo on Dec 14, 2010 12:22 PM EST reply actions

Ya – this is good and all – but I wonder how he did the rest of the game. i try and watch specific players at times but overall i’d like to know how he’s playing including his bad plays…

South Park showed us the benefit of Captain Hindsight

by J2 on Dec 14, 2010 12:27 PM EST reply actions

and that pic of his hand looks awful! I read somewhere his hand goes numb from time to time – well geez look at the picture!

South Park showed us the benefit of Captain Hindsight

by J2 on Dec 14, 2010 12:29 PM EST up reply actions

So he is finally a Viking and sporting the purple

by zoomer02 on Dec 14, 2010 12:45 PM EST reply actions

That's a lighting issue with Favre's hand.

Combined with white balance issues with the camera. If his hand was actually that color, as a result of a hit to the shoulder and not bruising of the hand directly, he wouldn’t be at the game. He’d be in the hospital wondering why there was no blood flowing to his hand.

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by twoeightnine on Dec 14, 2010 12:50 PM EST reply actions

I seriously hope so.

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by Brian Galliford on Dec 14, 2010 1:26 PM EST up reply actions

Please, let's not call Moat's hit on Farve vicious.

Vicious implies malice, an intent to hurt. We don’t want to applaud or reward such play; we want the league to work to ban it. I thought the hit on Farve was clean, the only intent being to get there in time to disrupt the throw. Call it a crushing blow, an explosive hit — whatever, get out a thesaurus — but let’s leave ‘vicious’ to describe those hits that deserve a large fine or ejection, like head shots leading with the helmet.

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by Backup to Farve's Backup on Dec 14, 2010 1:04 PM EST reply actions

an intent to hurt

I want my defenders to have intent to hurt. I get what your saying but I think its worth noting that intent to cause injury and intent to hurt are two totally different things. I think if you are making a clean tackle you are in your right in the game of football to try and knock a guy out of the game. Its part of the game. But intentionally going for a guys knee or head to do so is where it crosses the line into dirty

The league should reward us with a compensatory 1st round pick for ending the Farve misery story. - wab2

by poz on Dec 14, 2010 2:20 PM EST up reply actions

Moats is actually bigger than Harrison

all it takes is the right attitude and the drive, i think this kid might have it

"The Buffalo Bills have just exploded all over the Cincinnati Bangles"
-Steve Tasker-

by billsoferie on Dec 14, 2010 1:27 PM EST reply actions

all it takes is the right attitude and the drive

Well, I’m no weakling but I think no matter how good my attitude is if I’m returning a kick Corto is going to ruin my life haha

But yea, your right, we seem to have a lot of guys living by this motto – Fitz, Fred, Moats, Meatball, Poz, Donte, Kelsay, Stevie, D. Nels, basically every receiver we have. Got to love the character on this team.

The league should reward us with a compensatory 1st round pick for ending the Farve misery story. - wab2

by poz on Dec 14, 2010 2:22 PM EST up reply actions

maybe, but Corto would somehow get a flag on the play

Yeah, these guys have heart and i really hope they have success.

"The Buffalo Bills have just exploded all over the Cincinnati Bangles"
-Steve Tasker-

by billsoferie on Dec 14, 2010 3:31 PM EST up reply actions

Haha.

He gets one ST flag a game… I think 2 last week. Unreal.

Lets Go Buff a lo!!!

by bflo on Dec 14, 2010 6:18 PM EST up reply actions

he will not be on the team next year

"The Buffalo Bills have just exploded all over the Cincinnati Bangles"
-Steve Tasker-

by billsoferie on Dec 14, 2010 6:29 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah... cant see it either.

Costly penalties on ST are killers… hell all ST penalties are.

Lets Go Buff a lo!!!

by bflo on Dec 14, 2010 7:41 PM EST up reply actions

especially when

that is all you do

"The Buffalo Bills have just exploded all over the Cincinnati Bangles"
-Steve Tasker-

by billsoferie on Dec 14, 2010 8:16 PM EST up reply actions

Do not cross the Moat unless you want a serious ass whipping…

Looks like the Bills found a LB that plays with intensity and is extremely physical!! The other players will start feeding off of his emotion something that has been lacking since Spikes left.

"Once you agree upon the price you must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures."

Vince Lombardi

by Goose22 on Dec 14, 2010 1:54 PM EST reply actions

I think it's too early to say we found our pass-rusher

but it’s gettin close. I’ve been watchin him get closer and closer to a sack every week. If he keeps improving at the pace he has been, he’ll be good!

by dgrid on Dec 14, 2010 2:28 PM EST reply actions

Yep

He definitely has to start being accounted for.

"Once you agree upon the price you must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures."

Vince Lombardi

by Goose22 on Dec 14, 2010 2:36 PM EST up reply actions

and that is when we will really know how good he is....if he can still make plays even when being accounted for

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by Joe P. on Dec 14, 2010 5:43 PM EST up reply actions

Good Point

Very good point, Hopefully we surround guy’s like Moats and KW with better pieces, then were onto something! Note I said KW and not the other nickname that you find offensive;)

That's A Spicey Meatball! GO BILLS

by buffalobacker on Dec 14, 2010 8:45 PM EST up reply actions