One of the coolest things I get to do every year is vote for the Associated Press awards, which includes the All Pro team as well as individual award winners. It's a select group of writers and assorted other media members, so I take this selection process very seriously.
I've got some ideas in mind, but I'll let anyone and everyone weigh in on their choices for the following. I've offered a subtle hint for one of the categories with the picture, but I'll let you see if you can figure out what I've got in mind.
Most Valuable Player.
Comeback Player.
Defensive Rookie.
Offensive Rookie.
Defensive Player of the Year.
Offensive Player of the Year.
Coach of the Year.
Comments (11)
Rookie Blog Commenter of the Year. NKR
This is the first time I've really followed the NFL for the whole season... So take this for what it's worth:
Most Valuable Player. Tom Bradley
Comeback Player. Chad Pennington
Defensive Rookie. Patrick Willis
Offensive Rookie. Adrian Peterson
Defensive Player of the Year. Antonio Cromartie
Offensive Player of the Year. Randy Moss
Coach of the Year. The guy in the picture
MVP : Brady
Comeback Player of Year: Moss
Offensive Rookie: Peterson
Defensive Player of Year : Cromartie
Offensive Player of Year: Brady
Coach of Year: Mike McCarthy (most experts picked Green Bay at 8-8 or at best, 9-7)
Defensive Rookie: Ross from Giants (just kidding)
Duh - why did I type Bradley when I meant Brady? Brain fart.
Thanks, NKR. I especially like the rookie commenter award.
MVP : Brett Favre
Comeback Playeer : Jamal Lewis
Offensive Rookie : Peterson (obviously)
Defensive Rookie : Patrick Willis
Offensive Player of Year : Tom Brady
Defensive Player of Year : Osi Umenyiora
Coach of the year : your mind is already made up
Chris:
You go with Belichick, too? Yes, my mind is made up, but I listen to all.
I actually like the Jamal Lewis one, too.
MVP - Favre
Comeback - Moss
Defensive Rookie - David Harris
Rookie Blogger - NKR
Coach - Belichick
Offensive Player - Westbrook
by the way...I hear Tom Bradley was a pretty decent football player before becoming mayor of Los Angeles.
Watch it, Hookslide. We're very protective of NKR.
Oh, and Happy New Year. May 2008 bring many more of your snarky comments to this blog.
:)
A very Happy New Year to all, A very blessed 2008 to all the bloggers and their families and the non bloggers also.
Most Valuable Player. Tom Brady
Comeback Player. Brett Favre
Defensive Rookie. Patrick Willis
Offensive Rookie. Adrian peterson
Defensive Player of the Year. Osi Umienoyora
Offensive Player of the Year. Randy Moss
Coach of the Year Wade Philips
Obviously I'm biased, but as Kim Jones put it, "if Big Ben doesn't win comeback player of the year, they shuld retire the award." Near death, literally, in 2006, followed by an atrocious year with another medical emergency (appendectomy), and he follows it up with a Pro Bowl year behind a sieve of an OL, finishes behind only Brady and Romo in TDs (yes, ahead of Peyton) and wins his division. No brainer.
nah, they'll give it to some WR who mooped around last year and limited his own performance, who switched teams to play with the best QB in the league, to an offense gear around the pass.
And yet this guy is so important to his team, that in what is arguably their biggest game of the year, he takes an unsportsmanlike penalty for celebrating something he gets paid to do.
yeah, he's a team guy. Give him the award.