
Photo by Ned Dishman
Ah, I remember the halcyon days of this season, when it seemed like we were posting awards like this every other day.
Chris Horton, rookie of the month? Sure!
Clinton Portis, FedEx Ground Player of the Week? Let’s do it!
It’s been a little while between awards, what with the losing skid and the falling-out-of-the-playoff-picture deal, but we’re back on the right side of things this week: Ryan Plackemeier is your NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
It was hard to imagine this day, back when people were savaging the initial Pro Bowl balloting that had Plackemeier as the leading vote-getter in the NFC, but I think we all knew it would arrive eventually. I mean, when you pick a guy up mid-season to replace your rookie draft pick, you always expect that guy to become Player of the Week just a few weeks later. It’s inevitable.
And speaking of inevitable, here’s what I wrote about Plackemeier during the fourth quarter of the Eagles game:
Plack attack! Ryan Plackemeier pins his third punt inside the ten, and his second inside the five. Part of me is deeply frustrated that so many guys are showing up now that things don’t matter, but the more optimistic part of me is pleased to see that no one’s given up on the season just yet. He’s making a strong case for himself as Redskins special teams player of the week.
Redskins Special Teams Player of the Week? I was aiming low.
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