2010 NFL Horse Collar Awards
These are my awards for the 2010 NFL season. There are some changes this year, but for the most part the structure of these awards is the same as last year. As usual I pick an offensive line for my All-Conference and All-Horse Collar teams rather than picking an individual player at each position. As always, I do take the postseason into account when selecting the awards because it’s just impossible to separate the regular season from the playoffs. This game is all about winning, and the biggest games are played in the postseason.
Last year my All-Horse Collar teams were based on who had the best season and who I thought was currently the best player at each position. This year I decided not to bring the whole “currently the best player at each position” thing into it.
I always like to add in a few “just for fun” awards. You may notice that some of these “other” awards are a bit more drawn out this year. One important note is that the “best game” award was totally screwed this year. There was at least one top-10 worthy game from every week of the season this year, so I ended up putting extra emphasis on the importance of each game. That was a good way to speed up the process of determining the list, but I wasn’t totally satisfied with the result.
Conference Awards
AFC
AFC Offensive Player of the Year: Tom Brady-QB-New England
Runner Up: Arian Foster-RB-Houston
AFC Defensive Player of the Year: James Harrison-OLB-Pittsburgh
Runner Up: Cameron Wake-OLB-Miami
AFC Offensive Rookie of the Year: Ron Gronkowski-TE-New England
Runner Up: Aaron Hernandez-TE-New England
AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year: Devin McCourty-CB-New England
Runner Up: Eric Berry-FS-Kansas City
AFC Coach of the Year: Bill Belichick-New England
Runner Up: Mike Tomlin-Pittsburgh
All-AFC Team
Offense
QB: Tom Brady-New England
RB: Arian Foster-Houston
RB: Jamaal Charles-Kansas City
FB: Vonta Leach-Houston
WR: Dwayne Bowe-Kansas City
WR: Brandon Lloyd-Denver
TE: Antonio Gates-San Diego
OL: New England
PK: Billy Cundiff-Baltimore
KR: Brad Smith-New York Jets
Defense
DE: Jason Babin-Tennessee
DE: Robert Mathis-Indianapolis
DT: Haloti Ngata-Baltimore
DT: Kyle Williams-Buffalo
OLB: Cameron Wake-Miami
OLB: James Harrison-Pittsburgh
ILB: Ray Lewis-Baltimore
ILB: Lawrence Timmons-Pittsburgh
CB: Devin McCourty-New England
CB: Drayton Florence-Buffalo
SS: Troy Polamalu-Pittsburgh
FS: Ed Reed-Baltimore
P: Steve Weatherford-New York Jets
PR: Julian Edelman-New England
NFC
NFC Offensive Player of the Year: Aaron Rodgers-QB-Green Bay
Runner Up: Michael Vick-QB-Philadelphia
NFC Defensive Player of the Year: Clay Matthews-OLB-Green Bay
Runner Up: DeMarcus Ware-OLB-Dallas
NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year: LeGarrette Blount-RB-Tampa Bay
Runner Up: Mike Williams-WR-Tampa Bay
NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year: Ndamukong Suh-DT-Detroit
Runner Up: Earl Thomas-FS-Seattle
NFC Coach of the Year: Mike McCarthy-Green Bay
Runner Up: Mike Smith-Atlanta
All-NFC Team
Offense
QB: Aaron Rodgers-Green Bay
RB: Adrian Peterson-Minnesota
RB: LeSean McCoy-Philadelphia
FB: Ovie Mughelli-Atlanta
WR: Roddy White-Atlanta
WR: Greg Jennings-Philadelphia
TE: Jason Witten-Dallas
OL: New Orleans
PK: Jay Feely-Arizona
KR: Leon Washington-Seattle
Defense
DE: Justin Tuck-New York Giants
DE: Osi Umenyiora-New York Giants
DT: Ndamukong Suh-Detroit
DT: Justin Smith-San Francisco
OLB: DeMarcus Ware-Dallas
OLB: Clay Matthews-Green Bay
ILB: Patrick Willis-San Francisco
ILB: Brian Urlacher-Chicago
CB: Charles Woodson-Green Bay
CB: Tramon Williams-Green Bay
SS: Quintin Mikell-Philadelphia
FS: Kerry Rhodes-Arizona
P: Donnie Jones-St. Louis
PR: Devin Hester-Chicago
League Awards
NFL MVP: Tom Brady-QB-New England
Runner Up: Aaron Rodgers-QB-Green Bay
3rd Place: Philip Rivers-QB-San Diego
NFL Offensive Player of the Year: Tom Brady-QB-New England
Runner Up: Aaron Rodgers-QB-Green Bay
3rd Place: Michael Vick-QB-Philadelphia
NFL Defensive Player of the Year: Clay Matthews-OLB-Green Bay
Runner Up: DeMarcus Ware-OLB-Dallas
3rd Place: James Harrison-OLB-Pittsburgh
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year: LeGarrette Blount-RB-Tampa Bay
Runner Up: Mike Williams-WR-Tampa Bay
3rd Place: Sam Bradford-QB-St. Louis
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: Devin McCourty-CB-New England
Runner Up: Ndamukong Suh-DT-Detroit
3rd Place: Eric Berry-FS-Kansas City
NFL Coach of the Year: Bill Belichick-New England
Runner Up: Mike McCarthy-Green Bay
3rd Place: Mike Tomlin-Pittsburgh
NFL Front Office of the Year: New England
Runner Up: Kansas City
3rd Place: Pittsburgh
NFL Comeback Player of the Year: Michael Vick-QB-Philadelphia
Runner Up: Mike Williams-WR-Seattle
3rd Place: Arian Foster-RB-Houston
NFL Postseason MVP: Aaron Rodgers-QB-Green Bay
Runner Up: Tramon Williams-CB-Green Bay
3rd Place: Greg Jennings-WR-Green Bay
All-Horse Collar Team
1st Team Offense
QB: Tom Brady-New England
RB: Arian Foster-Houston
RB: Jamaal Charles-Kansas City
FB: Ovie Mughelli-Atlanta
WR: Roddy White-Atlanta
WR: Greg Jennings-Green Bay
TE: Antonio Gates-San Diego
OL: New England
PK: Billy Cundiff-Baltimore
KR: Leon Washington-Seattle
1st Team Defense
DT: Ndamukong Suh-Detroit
DT: Justin Smith-San Francisco
DE: Osi Umenyiora-New York Giants
DE: Justin Tuck-New York Giants
OLB: DeMarcus Ware-Dallas
OLB: Clay Matthews-Green Bay
ILB: Ray Lewis-Baltimore
ILB: Brian Urlacher-Chicago
CB: Devin McCourty-New England
CB: Tramon Williams-Green Bay
SS: Troy Polamalu-Pittsburgh
FS: Ed Reed-Baltimore
P: Donnie Jones-St. Louis
PR: Devin Hester-Chicago
2nd Team Offense
QB: Aaron Rodgers-Green Bay
RB: Adrian Peterson-Minnesota
RB: Chris Johnson-Tennessee
FB: Vonta Leach-Houston
WR: Dwayne Bowe-Kansas City
WR: Brandon Lloyd-Denver
TE: Jason Witten-Dallas
OL: New Orleans
PK: Jay Feely-Arizona
KR: Brad Smith-New York Jets
2nd Team Defense
DT: Kyle Williams-Buffalo
DT: Haloti Ngata-Baltimore
DE: John Abraham-Atlanta
DE: Jason Babin-Tennessee
OLB: James Harrison-Pittsburgh
OLB: Cameron Wake-Miami
ILB: Patrick Willis-San Francisco
ILB: Lawrence Timmons-Pittsburgh
CB: Brent Grimes-Atlanta
CB: Charles Woodson-Green Bay
SS: Quintin Mikell-Philadelphia
FS: Kerry Rhodes-Arizona
P: Steve Weatherford-New York Jets
PR: Julian Edelman-New England
Other Awards
NFL Most Overrated Player: Darrelle Revis-CB-New York Jets
Runner Up: Drew Brees-QB-New Orleans
3rd Place: (tie) Terrell Owens-WR-Cincinnati/Chad Johnson-WR-Cincinnati
NFL Worst Coach of the Year: Josh McDaniels-Denver
Runner Up: Mike Singletary-San Francisco
3rd Place: Brad Childress-Minnesota
NFL Worst Front Office of the Year: Cincinnati
Runner Up: Oakland
3rd Place: Arizona
Biggest Surprise (Team): Tampa Bay
Runner Up: Kansas City
Biggest Disappointment (Team): Minnesota
Runner Up: San Diego
Biggest Surprise (Player): Arian Foster-RB-Houston
Runner Up: Michael Vick-QB-Philadelphia
Biggest Disappointment (Player): Brett Favre-QB-Minnesota
Runner Up: Randy Moss-WR-New England/Minnesota/Tennessee
Biggest “What the Fuck?” Performance: Arian Foster in week 1
Runner Up: James Starks in the Wild Card round
NFL Least Valuable Player: Albert Haynesworth-DT-Washington
Runner Up: Jimmy Clausen-QB-Carolina
Best Game of the Year
14. Week 11: Patriots over Colts
13. Week 9: Raiders over Chiefs
12. Week 10: Jaguars over Texans
11. Week 14: Ravens over Texans
10. AFC Championship Game: Steelers over Jets
9. Wild Card Round: Jets over Colts
8. Wild Card Round: Packers over Eagles
7. NFC Championship Game: Packers over Bears
6. Week 7: Packers over Vikings
5. Week 13: Steelers over Ravens
4. Super Bowl XLIV: Packers over Steelers
3. Week 15: Eagles over Giants
2. AFC Divisional Round: Steelers over Ravens
1. Wild Card Round: Seahawks over Saints
Worst Loss of the Year
14. Chargers at Rams (17-20) in week 6
13. Saints at Cardinals (20-30) in week 5
12. Chargers at Bengals (20-34) in week 16
11. Eagles vs. Vikings (14-24) in week 16
10. Broncos vs. Raiders (14-59) in week 7
9. Giants vs. Cowboys (20-33) in week 10
8. Saints vs. Browns (17-30) in week 7
7. Chargers at Seahawks (20-27) in week 3
6. Chargers vs. Raiders (13-28) in week 13
5. Chargers at Raiders (27-35) in week 5
4. Patriots vs. Jets (21-28) in Divisional round
3. Falcons vs. Packers (21-48) in Divisional round
2. Saints at Seahawks (36-41) in Wild Card round
1. Giants vs. Eagles (31-38) in week 15
Best Moment of the Year
3. Patriots crush the Jets in week 13
2. DeSean Jackson caps Miracle at the Meadowlands II
1. Marshawn Lynch runs over the Saints
Worst Moment of the Year
12. Packers team picture squabble
11. Jets assistant sticks out knee, gets thrown under bus
10. Lions robbed twice against Bears
9. Tebow plays
8. Head injury panic
7. Labor strife
6. Super Bowl Problems (Snow, ice, missing seats, the anthem, the flyby that no one saw, the halftime show, the bad field, etc.)
5. The Cutler ordeal
4. Big Ben’s scandal
3. The Brett Favre Experience
2. Jets beat the Patriots, justifying their “swag”, allowing media to continue hype machine
1. Falcons fail to compete in biggest game of post-Vick era
The All-Douche Team
Honorary Captains
Terrell Owens
Chad Johnson
Honorable Mention
Owner: Mike Brown
Coach: Josh McDaniels
QB: Matt Leinart
Receiver: DeSean Jackson
Defense: Darrelle Revis
Captain: Sal Alosi
3rd Team
Owner: Al Davis
Coach: Marvin Lewis
QB: Donovan McNabb
Receiver: Brandon Marshall
Defense: Albert Haynesworth
Captain: McNabb’s Agent
2nd Team
Owner: Bud Adams
Coach: Sean Payton
QB: Vince Young
Receiver: Braylon Edwards
1st Team
Owner: Jerry Richardson
Coach: Rex Ryan
God: Tony Dungy
QB: Jay Cutler
RB: Tashard Choice
Mascot: Tim Tebow
The Biggest Douche of the Year
2010 Winner: Roger Goodell
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