2010 NFL Awards

Defensive Player of the Year: Steelers Troy Polamalu, S

Offensive Player of the Year: Patriots Tom Brady, QB

Coach of the Year: Patriots Bill Belichick

Offensive Rookie of the Year: Rams Sam Bradford, QB

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Lions Ndamukong Suh, DT

Feb. 5, Comeback Player of the Year: Announced today but should be Eagles Michael Vick, QB

Feb. 6, MVP: Probably Brady (see OPOY)

None of these awards are really a surprise, Bradford almost led the Rams to the playoffs and brought new life to the team. Suh led all DT in sacks (10) and was just a force inside for the Lions.

Brady had a phenomenal year and I guess deserves OPOY. However, I think it's stupid that most of the time the OPOY also wins MVP. I think Arian Foster should have won OPOY or at least gotten credit because he was a huge surprise and led the league in rushing yards by about 150 and rushing touchdowns by three. Brady does, without a doubt, deserve MVP if the voters don't take the playoffs into consideration.

Troy was obviously outstanding for Pittsburgh and has led that defense to another Super Bowl and a No. 1 ranking. Vick is a no-brainer, Philly won the division because of him so nothing else to really say.

I don't think Belichick should have gotten Coach of the Year though because while 14-2 is impressive, Raheem Morris took the Bucs to 10-6 after a 3-13 season. The only reason the Bucs didn't make the playoffs was due to tiebreakers.

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The Unfortunate World of Sports

By Dan Rodgers

So, right now we are in the middle of the NBA and NHL seasons. The Super Bowl is a few days away, and pitchers and catchers meet in a couple weeks.

Basically, right now and especially after the Super Bowl won't be an exciting time in the sports world. Only trades and teams getting hot or cold can make these sports become interesting. March Madness begins shortly, but that is the next big thing (besides this Sunday) that will be exciting in the sports world.

Like I said before, I still think the Packers will win. However, I am a bit depressed at the lack of excitement that will probably take place during the weeks after the Super Bowl and before March Madness, and then after that and before the NBA and NHL playoffs.

I am bored right now before I go out for the night so I felt like venting about the unfortunate break we are forced to take as a sports fan. I hope you can survive. I'll cover the SB later.

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Around the league

By Dan Rodgers

Today was a good day for a sports fan:

• NHL all-star game, Team Lidstrom 11 Team Staal 10
• NFL Pro Bowl game, NFC 55 AFC 41
• St. John's 93 Duke 78
• Heat 108 Thunder 103
• Celtics 109 Lakers 96

As you can tell (above), there were a ton of points (or goals) scored today. I don't really have much to say about the NHL game because I think the captains drafting their teams is a complete joke and the league not taking the game seriously.

I thought the AFC was gonna win the Pro Bowl but it's a game where the players just go through the motions and have fun. St. John's shocked me and the rest of the world by completely owning Duke the entire game. The Big East is ridiculous.

The Heat edged the Thunder is a great game. Kevin Durant looked great as usual but it wasn't enough to get past Wade/LeBron/Bosh.

Kobe is amazingly normal I guess. 16-29 for 42 points. However, he was basically the only offense for the Lakers as Pierce, Allen, Rondo and Garnett were all in double figures for the Celts.

THIS JUST IN:

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=310130019

Go to that site and look at Gilbert Arenas' line. He DNP (Did Not Play) for his apparent 'Left Knee CONFUSION'.

They will probably change this as soon as they notice, but I love when things like this get messed up. It's probably from a semester in a news editing class.

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Super Bowl Quickie

By Dan Rodgers

The Super Bowl is about a week away and two of the most storied franchises in NFL history will face off in what looks to be a phenomenal game.

The Steelers survived a second half comeback by the New York Jets and the Packers held off a late surge by the Bears third-string QB.

Pittsburgh has an elite defense and a play-making offense.
Green Bay has an elite offense and a play-making defense.

On paper these teams should provide an excellent Super Bowl. I just hope we get the best out of both teams. Steelers C Maurkice Pouncey has been ruled out for the game per an ESPN source, but I wouldn't be surprised if he attempted to play. He has an entire offseason and maybe more to recover and this is the most important game of his career.

I'm not going to say much right now about the game because there is still a week to go, but even though my Jets are out I'm still excited as a football fan for a great game.

Right now I like the Packers (-2.5) because their offense is much better than the Jets and Ravens and both of those teams were able to score on Pitt. GB also has a play-making defense and should be able to capitalize on any Pitt mistakes. They just have to contain Big Ben and make sure he doesn't hurt them outside the pocket.

More on the SB later.

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