Aight, time to hand out SEASON AWARDS.
***ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:
KONZ! Big boy is exactly what we needed him to be. And he'll only get better.
***MOST IMPROVED
This was a hard one. Dunta stepped up, Dent got better as the season went, and even tho he wasn't on our roster last year, Bobbie ROMack (aka Robert McClain, lol) he's gone from a undrafted young journeyman to a solid reserve corner. And even Matthew Glacier stepped up, but I'll have to split this one up between....
PASTOR KROY! Well uh-huh!
and
Dimitroff is proving once again that he can find the diamonds in the rough. Kroy ain't the strongest, fastest, or most talented D-lineman in the world, but he leads the league in heart, and his motor is diesel.
Decoud is a certified ball-hawk and he's no longer the tackling and coverage liability he used to be. Only player I shit on more than him is Crisp Owens, but I haven't been able to say shit about Decoud all year.
***DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Another hard one. Willymo did his thing, old man Abraham got double-digit sacks again, but since all of our defenders have missed some time, I can only go by who we missed the most when they were out. And that's a no-brainer...
SPOON!
We haven't had a true defensive leader since Tuggle retired (Brooking tried, but - no.) Now we finally have that leadership again.
***OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Second straight year that he's stepped his game up. He put up career numbers last year and then eclipsed them this year. And then shitted on his haters by throwing the deep passes as well as any other QB in the league. In fact, he's
5th in the league in yards per attempt, #1 among starting QBs in COMPLETION %, and top 5 in every other QB category including yards, TDs, and QB rating.
***ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR
I'm just glad that I can even give this award out this year. Kutty did his thing with the offense and they're ranked higher than our defense, BUT... I posted all the best QBs performances against us this year and the stats speak for itself. We needed a defensive coordinator that could help defeat the elite QBs in this league, and that's exactly what this guy has done...
***GOT MILK? AWARD (for injury prone niggas that finally stayed off the Injured list)
He's even played through some injuries. I see him limpin around and grimacing and shit, but now he fights that shit off and keeps balling. Props.
***NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Probably the easiest one...
Brought a swagger to our defense that we haven't had since Prime was shutting down half the field. But I will also say that the BEST move we made in the offseason was --- what we DIDN'T do. No high-priced free agents, no prisoner-of-the-moment cuts or trades after the playoff lawse like most teams would've did. We just got some new coordinators and role players to add to our already strong nucleus.