SB Nation midseason awards

by Dave Halprin on Nov 8, 2006 6:08 PM CST in Dallas Cowboys News

BigBlueShoe, over at Stampede Blue, put together the following vote among the SB Nation football bloggers.

Just in time for Election Season, the football writers at SB Nation were polled on their picks for the best and worst players, coaches, and teams at the midway point of the 2006 NFL season. Surprisingly, several races were blowouts, except for "Worst Coach" at the midway point, which ended up as a tie. Somehow, I doubt the "winners" of this category will ask for a re-count. For many, it's not surprising that the Rookie of the Midway Point plays for New Orleans. The surprising part is it's certainly not Reggie Bush. Bush did get a rookie award, but not the kind many at ESPN were expecting.

So, without further ado, here are the SB Nation NFL Mid-Season Awards:

The Studs:

NFL MVP: Peyton Manning, QB Colts

Offensive Player: Peyton Manning, QB Colts

Defensive Player: Champ Bailey, CB Broncos

Coach: Sean Payton, Saints

Rookie: Marques Colston, WR Saints

The Duds:

Worst Player: Ben Roethlisberger, QB Steelers (Edgerrin James, RB Cardinals, pulled in a very close second)

Worst Coach: Tie between Dennis Green (Arizona Cardinals) and Nick Saban (Miami Dolphins)

Worst Rookie: Reggie Bush, RB Saints. Somewhere, Stewart Scott at ESPN is crying.

Some funny nuggets from the SB Nation writers as they turned in their ballots:

From WCG:

Biggest Thrill that they are so Bad: Redskins, so much money, so little wins.

I'm sure Skin Patrol appreciates that.

From saint:

Worst Coach: Saban... With a shout out to Tom Walsh!!!

Walsh is the offensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders, the team saint blogs for. Oakland was shut out again on Monday Night Football this week. As you can see, saint is a little upset.

Though not a category, the best write-in stuff game from Gonzo at Daily Norseman:

Best Defensive Player: I'm going to throw in a write-in for Pat Williams here. Yes, he's awesome. Yes, I'm a homer. No, I don't care.

Worst Player: Another write-in vote for a guy from my team... Troy Williamson... kid couldn't catch gonorrhea in a Vietnamese whorehouse.

Worst Rookie: Reggie Bush... and I wasted a second-round fantasy pick on the guy.

That concludes the 2006 Mid-Season awards. We'll do a 2006 Season Awards when the regular season concludes.

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I think its Marques colston

Burt-D

by Burt D @ Blogging The Boys on Nov 8, 2006 8:31 PM CST reply actions

I should know he has been giving me uber

fantasy points

Burt-D

by Burt D @ Blogging The Boys on Nov 8, 2006 8:32 PM CST up reply actions

dammit...

we get fitzgerald back for this week's game....having nightmares about Roy covering him on a deep out....

by Tuna Helper on Nov 8, 2006 8:38 PM CST reply actions

we're lucky though

although Fitz and Boldin are great receivers, speed is not their strongest suit. I think we'll match up well against them....well, at least our corners will.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on Nov 8, 2006 9:05 PM CST up reply actions

i've long...

learned the folly of saying our secondary will match up against any group of WRs...i hope they play well....and I hope our safeties never get exposed.....but i'm not optimistic....I'll tell you that....

by Tuna Helper on Nov 8, 2006 11:00 PM CST up reply actions

Worst Rookie - Bobby Carpenter!!

At least Reggie Bush is a threat that D coordinators have to worry about and gameplan for.

Bobby Carpenter gets in on some special teams then goes back to watch the game from the sidelines. He may turn out to be a stud down the road but he's a DUD of a 1st rounder this year.

by Doomsday on Nov 9, 2006 8:49 AM CST reply actions