Originally posted by mwoods07
Bama had the #1 total defense, Gators had the #1 pass defense. The Gators may have been 4-8, but no SEC team beat them better or had more yards against them than FSU did. Winston is a winner Manziel isn't. Their stats are close, both good QB's, but Winston was better and got the wins needed. If they all played the same teams, we could compare apples to apples, but they don't so you have to make the best comparison possible...and Winston had almost identical stats but won games.
Also, no independent source anywhere says that Manziel is the better QB.Bama is 6th in pass defense, Florida is 8th.
http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/695Missou had 500 yards against Florida, FSU had 456
Winston did get the wins needed because he has an awesome defense behind him. It is not a knock on him, and I am not saying he isn't deserving of it now that all the games have been played, but if their teams were reversed Johnny would be undefeated with significantly higher stats based on strength of schedule. As it stands, Johnny has better numbers against better competition, but that isn't what always wins Heismans, and his injuries probably cost him a chance at a 2nd one.