Post-Season NFL Award Picks

The NFL regular season just rapped up last Sunday and there's no better time than now to release my picks for these awards. Before the season I made a blog post of my preseason picks, so I'll keep those in mind when going through these awards. With that being said let's get it started with the MVP.

MVP: Patrick Mahomes

There's really no contest here, Mahomes lost arguably the best receiver in the entire NFL and somehow had a better season than when he had him. He broke Drew Brees's record of most total yards by a player in a season, led the NFL in TD passes, total TDs, passing yards, EPA, and led one of the most efficient offense's of all time. There was competitors through out the year with Josh Allen, Hurts, and even Justin Jefferson, but ultimately everything I said here should lead to a unanimous Patrick Mahomes MVP. Along with that he also plays for my favorite team and was my preseason pick so I can't explain how happy this makes me.

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Offensive Player of the Year: Justin Jefferson

Unlike MVP I do think JJ has some competition. Tyreek Hill and Davante Adams both had monster years, but I do think Jefferson tops them. He led the NFL in catches and receiving yards with 1,809. He's just unreal, and without him I don't know if the Vikings win more than 4 games much less 13. He's the whole offense of a team that finished as a top 3 seed in the NFC. He was my preseason pick and I think he's deserving with bias aside.

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Defensive Player of the Year: Nick Bosa

I originally picked Myles Garrett before the season, but Bosa has overtaken him and should win the award. He's a total freak of nature, with his combination of power, speed, and bend around the edge being truly unique and making him impossible to stop. Other players like Parsons and even Chris Jones can get some 2nd or 3rd place votes but their numbers and effect on the game don't stack up to Bosa. He led the league in sacks with 18.5 and was 2nd in the league in pressures, and on top of all of that he's also the best player on the best defense which I can see influencing the voters.

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Offensive Rookie of the Year: Garrett Wilson

Wilson was my favorite player from last year's draft class and I was 100% right for thinking that. There's nothing he can't do. He's every bit as good as a rookie as OBJ and Ja'Maar Chase were, and they are regarded as the best rookie receivers ever. The difference with Wilson is that he had future XFL legend Zach Wilson throwing him the football for a large part of the season. In games without Zach Wilson he was on pace for around 1,500 yards and 10 touchdowns. Dameon Pierce (my preseason pick) had a chance at the award if he stayed healthy, and Ken Walker had a great year and will probably get some votes, but ultimately I think Wilson wins it.

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Defensive Rookie of the Year: Sauce Gardner

This one's pretty easy I think. He's been arguably the best corner in the NFL as a rookie which is completely unheard of. He finished 2nd among corners in EPA per target which basically means throwing at him was an awful idea and rarely went well for the offense. He's a total lockdown and is everything he was billed to be. Aidan Hutchinson (my preseason pick) has a good year but he's no wear near the level of player that Sauce is. Tariq Woolen, who's not too far behind Sauce as a player, deserves some recognition too, but I do believe Sauce deserves the award.

Comeback Player of the Year: Geno Smith

He didn't write back. For the first time since 2014 Geno Smith was an opening day starter for a team, and many people (including me) thought the Seahawks would be one of the worst teams in the league, but that wasn't the case. Geno came in and played like a top 10 QB for most of the year and led the Seahawks to a playoff berth. I think this award is kind of weird because most of the time they give to whatever guy comes off the worst injury and plays good and Geno doesn't fit that mold. I could see CMC winning it and maybe even Saquon or Derrick Henry but I think Geno has had the best comeback this year.

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Coach of the Year: Brian Daboll

I originally picked Brandon Staley from the Chargers, which didn't turn out like I thought it would, but in the end it came down to Daboll, Nick Siriani, and Doug Peterson, and in the end I ultimately chose Daboll. I think he did the most with the least. The Giants are truly an awful roster and despite that they somehow snuck in the playoffs. Siriani coached the best team in the NFC but he also had the best team, and Peterson came in and led a poverty organization to a division championship. But Peterson has Trevor Lawrence who's looked really good on top of a solid defense while Daboll is stuck with Daniel Jones behind an abysmal o-line with a receiving core of guys that would struggle to make the practice squad on many other teams, and despite all of that the Giants are somehow the 6 seed in playoffs, mostly because of Brian Daboll.

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