The TTH NFL Awards, Part Two!
It's Christmas, so here's my present to you all, more awards! Part one, featuring the positional awards for the season, can be found here, so now it's on to part two, where we'll go through the major awards, and a few that you won't see handed out at the real award ceremony.
I would like all votes to be submitted to me by PM in order to avoid having all the winners spoiled before the voting even closes, and I will set a provisional deadline for votes to be sent to me of NEW YEARS EVE, in order for the winners to be announced before the first set of wildcard games.
Offensive Player of the Year
We'll start with a couple of the major awards. The awards today have much larger shortlists than the first part, so there is a different voting procedure - PICK YOUR TOP THREE, IN ORDER. THE PLAYER WITH THE MOST VOTES WILL BE THE WINNER. IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, THE PLAYER WITH THE MOST FIRST PLACE VOTES WINS, AND SO ON.
Having already looked at the best players at their positions, it's now time for you to cast your votes for the offensive player who performed best this season regardless of position. As stated, Pick your top three.
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Tom Brady, New England Patriots
Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks
Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles
Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers
DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans
Adam Thielen, Minnesota Vikings
Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers
Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints
Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams
Kareem Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs
Mark Ingram, New Orleans Saints
Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Zach Ertz, Philadelphia Eagles
Defensive Player of the Year
Fairly obvious what this one is, I would assume. Defensive players don't get the same amount of hype as the offensive guys, but there are still plenty of strong candidates to choose from. As above, choose your top three.
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Calais Campbell, Jacksonville Jaguars
Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals
Joey Bosa, Los Angeles Chargers
Melvin Ingram, Los Angeles Chargers
Jalen Ramsey, Jacksonville Jaguars
Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Saints
Tre'Davious White, Buffalo Bills
Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints
Brandon Graham, Philadelphia Eagles
Everson Griffen, Minnesota Vikings
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
AJ Bouye, Jacksonville Jaguars
Bobby Wagner, Seattle Seahawks
CJ Mosley, Baltimore Ravens
Luke Keuchly, Carolina Panthers
Breakout Player of the Year
Our next award is for the player who came out of nowhere to make a big impact on the league. It should be noted that this is for players already in the league prior to this season, meaning no rookies are eligible for this award. Once again, pick three.
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Adam Thielen, Minnesota Vikings
Robert Woods, Los Angeles Rams
Robby Anderson, New York Jets
Kevin Byard, Tennessee Titans
Case Keenum, Minnesota Vikings
Alex Collins, Baltimore Ravens
Blake Martinez, Green Bay Packers
Nelson Agholor, Philadelphia Eagles
Micah Hyde, Buffalo Bills
Yannick Ngakoue, Jacksonville Jaguars
Jimmy Garoppolo, San Francisco 49ers
Jabaal Sheard, Indianapolis Colts
Kenyan Drake, Miami Dolphins
Devin Funchess, Carolina Panthers
Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams
Xavien Howard, Miami Dolphins
Comeback Player of the Year
This award is for the player who came back from injury or poor performance last year to remind the world of their true talent. As you might expect, the shortlist for this award is nowhere near as lengthy as the others, but it's still packed with talent. Pick your winner. The one and only.
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DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans
Jaylon Smith, Dallas Cowboys
Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers
Marshawn Lynch, Oakland Raiders
Josh Gordon, Cleveland Browns
Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams
Old Guy of the Year
Time for a slightly less common award. Pick the old guy who proved they still have it.
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Frank Gore, Indianapolis Colts
Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals
Julius Peppers, Carolina Panthers
Terrelle Suggs, Baltimore Ravens
Josh McCown, New York Jets
Most Disappointing Player
Exactly what it says on the tin. Every year there are guys who start the season destined for greatness, only to end up with everyone wondering what happened to all that talent. This year is no different, with some big names making the list. Players who missed out through injury aren't included, so there's no David Johnson, but it was still pretty easy to draw up a hefty list of failures. Pick your top three.
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Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Derek Carr, Oakland Raiders
Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Amari Cooper, Oakland Raiders
Eddie Lacy, Seattle Seahawks
Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
Marcus Mariota, Tennessee Titans
Jordy Nelson, Green Bay Packers
TY Hilton, Indianapolis Colts
Mike Glennon, Chicago Bears
Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys
Willie Snead, New Orleans Saints
Terrelle Pryor, Washington Redskins
Demaryius Thomas, Denver Broncos
Hunter Henry, Los Angeles Chargers
DeVante Parker, Miami Dolphins
Most Disappointing Team
Like the last award, but for entire teams, obviously. As you might expect, there aren't as many nominees here, so pick only the team you think flopped the hardest.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Oakland Raiders
Denver Broncos
Atlanta Falcons
New York Giants
Cincinnati Bengals
Green Bay Packers
Overachieving Team of the Year
Like the last award, but the opposite, obviously. Pick the team you think most exceeded expectations this year.
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New York Jets
Jacksonville Jaguars
Los Angeles Rams
Carolina Panthers
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Most Likely 2018 Breakout
We're going to look ahead to next season for a couple of categories, as I invite you all to make predictions that we can all laugh at next season when they're hilariously inaccurate. This isn't really an award, and as such there are no nominees, instead I'm just asking you to make your guess & I'll publish the TTH list when the award winners are revealed.
Take a look at the Breakout award for this season if you want to get an idea of the types of players that tend to fit the bill, then send me your 2018 breakout player.
Most Likely 2018 Bust
We predict the future again, this time as cynical bastards who don't believe the hype. Again, there are no nominees, so simply pick the player you think will be the biggest disappointment next season.
Rookie of the Year
The penultimate award, and it's time to dish out the big ones. There are always rookies who burst onto the scene & prove themselves to be impact players straight away, and this year is no different. On both sides of the ball there were rookies who came in & immediately improved their teams, but who was the best of the bunch? Vote for your top three.
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Kareem Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs
Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints
Tre'Davious White, Buffalo Bills
Tarik Cohen, Chicago Bears
Leonard Fournette, Jacksonville Jaguars
Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Saints
Evan Engram, New York Giants
TJ Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
Jamal Adams, New York Jets
JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pittsburgh Steelers
Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams
Most Valuable Player
The big one. Out of every player in the league, who most demonstrated their importance to the success of their team this year? As previously mentioned,
players who missed the season through injury, such as Andrew Luck, haven't been included but can be nominated if you wish. This is the biggest list of the lot, but the rules are the same. Pick your top three most valuable players.
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Tom Brady, New England Patriots
Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles
Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks
Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
Calais Campbell, Jacksonville Jaguars
Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams
Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals
Le'Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Ingram, New Orleans Saints
LeSean McCoy, Buffalo Bills
Kareem Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints
Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys
DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans
Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints
Luke Keuchly, Carolina Panthers
Case Keenum, Minnesota Vikings
Just to remind you,
Send your votes via PM by NEW YEARS EVE!