{"id":1840,"date":"2010-12-14T20:45:29","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T01:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2010-12-14T20:49:17","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T01:49:17","slug":"vote-for-moats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1840","title":{"rendered":"Vote for Moats!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-vs-cle.bmp\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1841\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=1841\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-vs-cle.bmp\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image-title=\"moats vs cle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-vs-cle.bmp\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-vs-cle.bmp\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1841\" title=\"moats vs cle\" src=\"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-vs-cle.bmp\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"343\" \/><\/a>JMUSB favorite Arthur Moats got his first start of the season for the Bills last Sunday. He played really well in the game against the Browns picking up a sack and forcing a fumble. So well in fact, that he&#8217;s been nominated for the NFL Rookie of the Week. The award is decided by fan vote, so\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\/partner?partnerType=rookies\">GO VOTE NOW.<\/a>\u00a0And yeah, you can vote multiple times. Trust me, I&#8217;d know.<\/p>\n<p>Moats should have a pretty good chance at winning if we can get folks to the polls. Unlike the other candidates, he should be able to count on support from three different voting blocks, 1. Dukes fans, 2. Bills Fans,\u00a0and\u00a03. Reasonable Americans who feel like they owe him a debt of gratitude for ending the soul-sucking Favre spectacle. That doesn&#8217;t mean in it&#8217;s the bag though, so please forward the link to your friends, vote early, and vote often!<\/p>\n<p>Moats has already\u00a0earned his place in history this season. He&#8217;s always going to be the answer to the trivia question, &#8220;Who\u00a0delivered the hit that ended Brett Favre&#8217;s continuous games streak?&#8221;\u00a0 The way things are going however, that won&#8217;t be the only thing Moats is known for. He&#8217;s becoming a bit of a fan favorite up in Buffalo and the Don&#8217;t Cross the Moats bandwagon is starting to pick up steam. He\u00a0also\u00a0did an outstanding job when he was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/video\/clip?id=5918569&amp;categoryid=2459789\">interviewed by Linda Cohn on Sportscenter this morning.<\/a> Definitely check out the interview (after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\/partner?partnerType=rookies\">voting<\/a> of course). My favorite part of the interview is when he explains that he teammates were joking that he should get some Wrangler jeans after the streak ended. My not so favorite part is when he said he was 4 years old when Favre&#8217;s streak started. I am old.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo from BuffaloNews.com<\/em><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D1840&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JMUSB favorite Arthur Moats got his first start of the season for the Bills last Sunday. He played really well in the game against the Browns picking up a sack and forcing a fumble. So well in fact, that he&#8217;s been nominated for the NFL Rookie of the Week. The award is decided by fan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[77,121,60,456],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1868,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1868","url_meta":{"origin":1840,"position":0},"title":"Give Arthur Moats the Rookie of the Week Award for Christmas","date":"December 24, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"As commenter JMU Rugby mentioned, Arthur Moats is up for NFL Rookie of the Week again. Vote here.\u00a0This is Moats' second week in a row that he's up for the award. Let's get out the vote and make sure Moats wins this week! The nomination is recognition of another strong\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":650,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=650","url_meta":{"origin":1840,"position":1},"title":"Updated: Moats Drafted by the Bills &#038; McGee by Jacksonville","date":"April 24, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Arthur \"Da Body\" Moats got drafted by the Buffalo Bills with the 178th pick of the 2010 NFL Drafts. Moats is the first JMU player to be drafted since 2000, when the\u00a0Cincinnati\u00a0Bills picked Curtis Keaton and he is the 11th Duke to be drafted overall. It's a terrific accomplishment for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1173,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1173","url_meta":{"origin":1840,"position":2},"title":"Trio of Solid Debuts for the Dukes","date":"August 14, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Three former JMU Dukes got their first taste of live action in the NFL pre-season last night. Scotty McGee and Mike Caussin suited up for the Jags as they faced off with the Eagles, and Arthur Moats and the Bills played the Redskins at Fed Ex. All three players put\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/64369_Jaguars_Camp_Football-292x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1793,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=1793","url_meta":{"origin":1840,"position":3},"title":"Don&#8217;t Cross the Moats","date":"December 6, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"By now we assume you've seen the devastating hit that JMU's own Arthur Moats put on Brett Favre yesterday. Wow! It's never fun to see a guy get hurt, but\u00a0um, wow.\u00a0That was just brutal. In fact if you have a few hours to kill\u00a0head over to Mister Irrelevant and watch\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/moats-favre.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":659,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=659","url_meta":{"origin":1840,"position":4},"title":"Four Dukes To Get A Shot In The NFL","date":"April 25, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Arthur Moats and Scotty McGee became the first JMU football players to be drafted since 2000. Moats is heading to Buffalo to play linebacker in the 3-4 and McGee will take his 4.37 speed down to Jacksonsville to do what he does best, return kicks. Offensive lineman, Dorian Brooks and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/mcgee-again2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":902,"url":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=902","url_meta":{"origin":1840,"position":5},"title":"Moats Signs Rookie Contract With the Bills","date":"June 13, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"We've been busy at JMUSB headquarters watching the World Cup and continuously toasting Robert Green, so we've slept on some important and exciting news. JMUSB favorite, Arthur Moats, signed his rookie deal with the Buffalo Bills.\u00a0The contract included a signing bonus of $112,000. 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