Player Award Team Nominees

[MOBomberFan]

2 hours ago, MOBomberFan said:

That's a good point. Has MOP ever gone to a player on a team that missed the playoffs? I might have to go look that up...

I was genuinely curious... and I found a couple:

1975 - Willie Burden (RB) CGY, missed the playoffs with a 6-10 record

1977 - Jimmy Edwards (RB) HAM, missed the playoffs with a 5-11 record

I think that's it going all the way back to 1953. So as good as Reilly's numbers are, odds are against him winning MOP after missing the playoffs.

[SpeedFlex27]

6 hours ago, MOBomberFan said:

I was genuinely curious... and I found a couple:

1975 - Willie Burden (RB) CGY, missed the playoffs with a 6-10 record

1977 - Jimmy Edwards (RB) HAM, missed the playoffs with a 5-11 record

I think that's it going all the way back to 1953. So as good as Reilly's numbers are, odds are against him winning MOP after missing the playoffs.

He sucked the last half of the season. He doesn't deserve that award.

[SpeedFlex27]

The other two players were basically the entire team by themselves.  Burden set a CFL record for rushing in a single season  in 1975 (since broken) while Edwards dominated similarly in 1977 rushing for over 1,500 yards. Both players didn't have a qb like Reilly on their team. Burden had Joe Pisarcik while Edwards had Jimmy Jones. They put their teams on their back & carried them. Reilly struggled without Derel Walker & especially after Duke Williams was hurt.

Edited November 3, 2018 by SpeedFlex27