Charles in Charge: Five Reasons Charles Woodson Is Defensive POY

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Published: December 11, 2009

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... Player of the Year right now.

Six weeks ago it was probably Jared Allen, and 10 weeks ago it was probably Darren Sharper. You could make a case for Elvis Dumervil, James Harrison, and Dwight Freeney over the course of the season as well. We will consider them all here.   

Statistics are important, but they aren’t everything (although we will look at them). A player like Bills safety Jairus Byrd, who leads the NFL in interceptions, gets no consideration here because his team is terrible. In order to win DPOY on a mediocre team, your performance has to be so outstanding that it has rarely been duplicated, or you have to single-handedly pull your team together and get them a playoff spot.

Based on that criterion, James Harrison ought to be out as well because the Steelers have lost 5 straight games, with terrible ...

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