MosheFootball NFL Awards

The season has ended and now it's time to give out our awards.

MVP - Aaron Rodgers
It has been cool recently to like J.J Watt for MVP. While Watt is an amazing player the fact that the Texans didn't make the playoffs have deeply hurt his chances. With Watt the Texans are a 9-7 team without him they are a 7-9 team with the extra losses coming against the Ravens and Bills. Aaron Rodgers has played lights out football posting over 4,300 yards, 38 touchdown, and only five interceptions. With Rodgers the Packers are 12-4, without him they are 9-7 and out of the playoffs. Look at their 8-7-1 record last year as proof.

Runner Up - Tony Romo

Honorable Mentions:
DeMarco Murray
Tom Brady
J.J. Watt
Russell Wilson
Ben Roethlisberger

Offensive Player of the Year - DeMarco Murray

At the beginning of the season, Murray broke a NFL record with eight straight 100+ yard games. He has rushed for a total of 1,845 yards this year, and rushed for 100+ yards in twelve games. Murray also showed his versatility in the passing game catching 57 receptions for over 400 yards.

Runner Up - Aaron Rodgers

Honorable Mentions:
Ben Roethlisberger
Antonio Brown
Andrew Luck
Marshawn Lynch
Odell Beckham Jr.

Defensive Player of the Year - J.J Watt

Okay, you can argue against J.J Watt for MVP, but you can't argue here. J.J Watt continues to be the most disruptive defender in the NFL. He has 20.5 sacks this season, four forced fumbles, one interception, and that's just scratching the surface.

Runner Up - Justin Houston

Honorable Mentions:
Luke Kuechly
Lavonte David
Robert Quinn
Glover Quin
Elvis Dumervil

Offensive Rookie of The Year - Odell Beckham Jr.

This was a tough one between Beckham and Mike Evans. Both players have twelve touchdowns, but Beckham has just under 300 yards more, and 23 more receptions (91 total). To add some more insult, Beckham had 35 rushing yards while Evans has none.

Runner Up - Mike Evans

Honorable Mentions:
Zack Martin
Jeremy Hill
Kevin Benjamin
Sammy Watkins
Tre Mason

Defensive Rookie of The Year - Aaron Donald

Not only was Aaron Donald the best rookie defensive lineman, he was one of the best defensive lineman in the league, period. Donald recorded nine sacks along with 11 tackles for a loss. On top of that Donald had two forced fumbles. Donald has been one of the most consistent players in the league this year.

Runner Up - C.J Mosley

Honorable Mentions:
Khalil Mack
E.J Gaines
Chris Borland
Preston Brown
Anthony Barr

Comeback Player of the Year - Rob Gronkowski

Rob Gronkowski came back from an ACL tear, one of sports toughest injuries that sidelined many greats. Rob leads all tight ends in yards with 1,124. He also is tied for fourth in all the NFL with 12 receiving touchdowns, and has 19 receptions over 20 yards. Again, he is a tight end.

Runner Up - Julio Jones

Honorable Mentions:
Von Miller
Rolando McClain
Jeremy Maclin
Mark Sanchez

Coach of the Year - Bruce Arians

Arians has done a tremendous job since he has taken over in Arizona. despite QB issues and injury problems in general. Arians has gotten the Cardinals into the playoffs despite playing in arguably the hardest division.

Runner Up - Bill Belichick

Honorable Mentions:
Pete Carol
Mike McCarthy
Mike Tomlin
Jason Garret
Jim Caldwell