Mathis wins sack title; becomes first ever Deacon Jones award winner.

[Dustin]

Congrats 98!

[PrincetonTiger]

Congrats

[Colts_Fan12]

Woo hoo!! Now give that man the DPOY award

[Indyfan4life]

Congrats to Mathis. I'm sure they'll find a way to give the award to someone else though.

[James]

Congrats to Robert!!

[GoRams1965]

Good job Mathis, shame it wasn't Quinn. Have a great playoff run, Colts!

 

Still got that Quinn/Mathis DPOY competition though. 

[Franklin County]

Congrats to Robert. Great effort all year and there when we needed him.

[GoColts8818]

Woot!

[IndyBarb]

Way to go Robert!

[SkyBane]

Good job Mathis, shame it wasn't Quinn. Have a great playoff run, Colts!

Still got that Quinn/Mathis DPOY competition though.

Neither will get it. A Seahawks db will cuz media.

[New Zealands #1 Colts Fan]

Well done 98, looking forward to 24 sacks next year

[04DarkShadowGT]

Neither will get it. A Seahawks db will cuz media.

So now there is a North West media bias?  Since when??????

 

Seattle has traditionally been forgotten by the media, they are a great team and deserve to get talked about.

[SkyBane]

So now there is a North West media bias? Since when??????

Seattle has traditionally been forgotten by the media, they are a great team and deserve to get talked about.

Its gone too far the other direction this year. Seattle is not the juggarnaut they are made out to be, and any of their DBs winning DPOY would be laughable considering the stellar linebacker play around the league this year.

[CopenhagenColt]

Congrats Mathis!

 

DPOY = Kuechly though

[colts1993]

98 is a boss playing at an elite level even without 93 there. Shine when the time comes!!!

[mo0nlighting]

Robert Mathis is a bad baaaaaad man.

 

Congrats 98!

[coltsfansince65]

Way to go Robert. Great year. Look forward to you continuing the trend in the weeks to come.

[Gabriel Alexander Morillo]

So now there is a North West media bias? Since when??????

Seattle has traditionally been forgotten by the media, they are a great team and deserve to get talked about.

You know how you can tell who the Seahawks fan in the room is?

[GoColts8818]

So now there is a North West media bias?  Since when??????

 

Seattle has traditionally been forgotten by the media, they are a great team and deserve to get talked about.

I don't think there is a North West Media bias but I also think you are kidding yourself if you don't think the Seahawks have gotten a lot of attention this season (and rightfully so I might add). 

[LordHelpOurColts]

Mathis EARNED DPOY. Look at his body of work throughout his career...and he's still dominating. You're gonna tell me some new fish like Kuechly deserves it over what Mathis did this year? Laughable. Mathis had his best statistical year as a pro in his 11th season. Give the man his just due.

[Le Neon]

He really has been all over the field this year, in addition to the ridiculous sack numbers.

[HarassedOffTheSite]

“Deacon Jones is the creator of the sack so to be able to win the first award in his honor is an honor, I’m very proud that I was able to win it and I thank my teammates, mainly the d-line, who were very instrumental in helping me get to the quarterback.  It’s a unit award, more so than an individual award.” - Mathis

[jmac_48]

Not to nitpick, but Jones "coined" the term "sack" for getting to the QB for a loss.

He didn't create the sack, players had been smashing QB's for some time.

 

nit,nit,nit,nit, Yeah, I realize it's a quotation. nit,nit,nitpick.

[Tark The Shark]

And if Deacon were still with us today, he would be honored to give it to Mathis.

[indyagent17]

Way to go 98, YOU deserve it