jimnyc
11-06-2015, 05:52 PM
This was from Yahoo sports. I cut out "plays of the first half" as it's too hard without the videos, and I'm too lazy to post them.
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MVP: Tom Brady (5)
No surprise here. Throwing 20 touchdowns and one interception for an undefeated team is tough to argue with, no matter how good Andy Dalton, Aaron Rodgers and Cam Newton have been for their teams. It was a unanimous vote and really, there’s no other way it could have gone.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Julio Jones, (2)
A close vote with four players getting a mention, but Jones’ incredible first-half stats stole the award. Jones has 70 catches, 892 yards and six touchdowns in eight games. If he keeps up that pace, we’re looking at perhaps the greatest season an NFL receiver has ever had.
Others receiving votes: Rob Gronkowski (1), Andy Dalton (1), Carson Palmer (1)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: (Tie) Josh Norman (2), Charles Woodson (2)
Two awesome stories for much different reasons. Norman, 27, is having a great breakout in his fourth season with the Carolina Panthers. Woodson, on the other coast, is having perhaps the best season for an “old” defender in NFL history. The 39-year-old Oakland Raiders safety leads the NFL with five interceptions. Both have been incredible, in much different ways.
Others receiving votes: J.J. Watt (1)
OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Todd Gurley (3)
There are a few candidates here, but Gurley took the award despite having just four starts. That’s mostly because it’s the best first four starts for a rookie running back in NFL history. And he’s still less than a year removed from ACL surgery.
Others receiving votes: Amari Cooper (2)
DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Kwon Alexander (3)
A fourth-round pick, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebacker has stolen the show in the first half. In seven games he has 49 tackles, two interceptions and a sack. Quite a find for the Bucs.
Others receiving votes: Marcus Peters (1), Leonard Williams (1)
COACH OF THE YEAR: (tie) Bill Belichick (2), Ron Rivera (2)
There are four undefeated teams remaining, and two of the undefeated coaches split this vote. Since Nov. 30 of last year, when the Patriots and Panthers both lost, those two teams have lost two combined games including playoffs. New England lost a meaningless Week 17 game last season in which it rested starters, and Carolina lost a divisional round playoff game at Seattle.
Others receiving votes: Jack Del Rio (1)
COMEBACK PLAYER: Carson Palmer (3)
You have to remind yourself sometimes that Palmer even suffered a torn ACL last season. He is just as good as he was pre-injury, and maybe even better. It’s a much different recovery than the first ACL surgery of his career, when he struggled coming back. The voting here shows that the end-of-season award could have some controversy — both of our writers who voted for Adrian Peterson did so reluctantly because he was coming back from his own legal issues.
Others receiving votes: Peterson (2)
Game of the first half
Schwab: Bengals 27, Seahawks 24, Week 5
Busbee: Saints 52, Giants 49, Week 8
Manza Young: Panthers 27, Seahawks 23, Week 6
Edholm: Bengals 27, Seahawks 24, Week 5
Robinson: Saints 52, Giants 49, Week 8
Biggest disappointment, team
Schwab: Indianapolis Colts
Busbee: Colts
Manza Young: Colts
Edholm: Detroit Lions
Robinson: Colts
Well, it's pretty clear the Colts have let everyone down. Indianapolis is 3-5 halfway through its season after being a popular Super Bowl pick this preseason.
Biggest disappointment, player
Schwab: Andrew Luck
Busbee: Colin Kaepernick
Manza Young: Luck
Edholm: Luck
Robinson: Luck
And just like the team disappointment, Luck was a popular MVP pick before this season but has really struggled. Injuries have played a role. At least he's still a starter, unlike Kaepernick.
Next coach to get fired:
Schwab: Jim Caldwell
Busbee: Chuck Pagano
Manza Young: Pagano
Edholm: Caldwell
Robinson: Pagano
There have been two coaches fired already (Joe Philbin by the Miami Dolphins and Ken Whisenhunt by the Tennessee Titans), and it really seems like we might get a couple more before the year is up.
Biggest surprise in the first half
Schwab: Four teams being undefeated going into November
Busbee: Cincinnati 7-0 … and looking good
Manza Young: Undefeated Panthers
Edholm: Jets winning with Ryan Fitzpatrick
Robinson: Carolina Panthers start 7-0 despite losing Kelvin Benjamin
Never before in NFL history have four teams been 7-0. Amazing. And two of the undefeated teams, Carolina and Cincinnati, are real surprises.
Biggest surprise coming in second half
Schwab: Rams win NFC West
Busbee: Raiders make the playoffs
Manza Young: Raiders back in the postseason
Edholm: Raiders make the playoffs
Robinson: Buffalo Bills go 7-2, make the playoffs
If the season ended today, the Raiders would be the top wild-card team. But does anyone expect this young, rebuilding team to finish the job? Three of our writers do.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/shutdown-corner-s-midseason-awards--surprises-and-highlights-152751771.html
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MVP: Tom Brady (5)
No surprise here. Throwing 20 touchdowns and one interception for an undefeated team is tough to argue with, no matter how good Andy Dalton, Aaron Rodgers and Cam Newton have been for their teams. It was a unanimous vote and really, there’s no other way it could have gone.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Julio Jones, (2)
A close vote with four players getting a mention, but Jones’ incredible first-half stats stole the award. Jones has 70 catches, 892 yards and six touchdowns in eight games. If he keeps up that pace, we’re looking at perhaps the greatest season an NFL receiver has ever had.
Others receiving votes: Rob Gronkowski (1), Andy Dalton (1), Carson Palmer (1)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: (Tie) Josh Norman (2), Charles Woodson (2)
Two awesome stories for much different reasons. Norman, 27, is having a great breakout in his fourth season with the Carolina Panthers. Woodson, on the other coast, is having perhaps the best season for an “old” defender in NFL history. The 39-year-old Oakland Raiders safety leads the NFL with five interceptions. Both have been incredible, in much different ways.
Others receiving votes: J.J. Watt (1)
OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Todd Gurley (3)
There are a few candidates here, but Gurley took the award despite having just four starts. That’s mostly because it’s the best first four starts for a rookie running back in NFL history. And he’s still less than a year removed from ACL surgery.
Others receiving votes: Amari Cooper (2)
DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Kwon Alexander (3)
A fourth-round pick, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebacker has stolen the show in the first half. In seven games he has 49 tackles, two interceptions and a sack. Quite a find for the Bucs.
Others receiving votes: Marcus Peters (1), Leonard Williams (1)
COACH OF THE YEAR: (tie) Bill Belichick (2), Ron Rivera (2)
There are four undefeated teams remaining, and two of the undefeated coaches split this vote. Since Nov. 30 of last year, when the Patriots and Panthers both lost, those two teams have lost two combined games including playoffs. New England lost a meaningless Week 17 game last season in which it rested starters, and Carolina lost a divisional round playoff game at Seattle.
Others receiving votes: Jack Del Rio (1)
COMEBACK PLAYER: Carson Palmer (3)
You have to remind yourself sometimes that Palmer even suffered a torn ACL last season. He is just as good as he was pre-injury, and maybe even better. It’s a much different recovery than the first ACL surgery of his career, when he struggled coming back. The voting here shows that the end-of-season award could have some controversy — both of our writers who voted for Adrian Peterson did so reluctantly because he was coming back from his own legal issues.
Others receiving votes: Peterson (2)
Game of the first half
Schwab: Bengals 27, Seahawks 24, Week 5
Busbee: Saints 52, Giants 49, Week 8
Manza Young: Panthers 27, Seahawks 23, Week 6
Edholm: Bengals 27, Seahawks 24, Week 5
Robinson: Saints 52, Giants 49, Week 8
Biggest disappointment, team
Schwab: Indianapolis Colts
Busbee: Colts
Manza Young: Colts
Edholm: Detroit Lions
Robinson: Colts
Well, it's pretty clear the Colts have let everyone down. Indianapolis is 3-5 halfway through its season after being a popular Super Bowl pick this preseason.
Biggest disappointment, player
Schwab: Andrew Luck
Busbee: Colin Kaepernick
Manza Young: Luck
Edholm: Luck
Robinson: Luck
And just like the team disappointment, Luck was a popular MVP pick before this season but has really struggled. Injuries have played a role. At least he's still a starter, unlike Kaepernick.
Next coach to get fired:
Schwab: Jim Caldwell
Busbee: Chuck Pagano
Manza Young: Pagano
Edholm: Caldwell
Robinson: Pagano
There have been two coaches fired already (Joe Philbin by the Miami Dolphins and Ken Whisenhunt by the Tennessee Titans), and it really seems like we might get a couple more before the year is up.
Biggest surprise in the first half
Schwab: Four teams being undefeated going into November
Busbee: Cincinnati 7-0 … and looking good
Manza Young: Undefeated Panthers
Edholm: Jets winning with Ryan Fitzpatrick
Robinson: Carolina Panthers start 7-0 despite losing Kelvin Benjamin
Never before in NFL history have four teams been 7-0. Amazing. And two of the undefeated teams, Carolina and Cincinnati, are real surprises.
Biggest surprise coming in second half
Schwab: Rams win NFC West
Busbee: Raiders make the playoffs
Manza Young: Raiders back in the postseason
Edholm: Raiders make the playoffs
Robinson: Buffalo Bills go 7-2, make the playoffs
If the season ended today, the Raiders would be the top wild-card team. But does anyone expect this young, rebuilding team to finish the job? Three of our writers do.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/shutdown-corner-s-midseason-awards--surprises-and-highlights-152751771.html