DTTWSB NFL Regular Season Team/Player Awards

With the regular season now to a close, it's time for the first edition of the Down To The Wire Sports Blog Awards! These awards are going out to players and teams that I believe deserve them. The entertaining part is that they aren't as conventional as the awards the NFL has. There will be someones that you guys recognize but some others that I came up with on my own. With that being said, here are the regular season award winners!!

Most Valuable Player: Tom Brady
I don't think anyone would disagree with me when it comes to this one. Brady played with his hair on fire all year. He posted 36 touchdowns while only throwing four interceptions, those are gaudy numbers. Most importantly, his team has the best record in football. Tom Terrific had another phenomenal year, and I expect his production to continue into the postseason.

Offensive Player of the Year: Philip Rivers
Most people don't like this guy, but I'm a huge Philip Rivers fan. He is our generation's Dan Marino if you ask me. To start the season he was missing his left tackle and his number one receiver. That didn't bother Rivers though, he still put up huge numbers and quietly played the best football he's played in his career. If his team was better he might have been in the MVP conversation with Brady and Vick.

Defensive Player of the Year: Ed Reed
Future Hall of Famer Ed Reed is my pick for this award. After missing the first six games of the season Reed came back and dominated on the field. He intercepted a league-high eight passes. You would like to think that opposing quarterbacks would try and throw it away from this guy. He is the ultimate ball hawk. Just another standout year for a standout player.

Offensive Rookie of the Year: Sam Bradford
Rams quarterback Sam Bradford has been asked to do a lot more than any other rookie quarterback in recent history. Even with that he made great plays while still being smart with the football. He has emerged as one of the leaders on that young team. Brandford had the Rams one game away from hosting a home playoff game. Throughout the year he impressed me; this kid definitely has a bright future ahead of him.

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Ndamukong Suh
Like the MVP award, I shouldn't hear any argument for this. Suh is an absolute beast. At the defensive tackle position he had 10 sacks and even intercepted a pass. He has a high motor and plays with an old-school mean streak every Sunday. I'm prediciting that within a year we will be talking about him as one of the 10 best overall players in football.

Comeback Player of the Year: Michael Vick
There is really no other direction you can go with when it comes to this award. Vick was stunning this year. Nobody could have predicted that he could play at this level after being out of football for two years. He gave the Eagles the spark that they needed and has led them to a division championship. The game he had on Monday Night Football against the Redskins was an all-time classic. He is the most dangerous player in all of football and my Comeback Player of the Year.

Breakout Player of the Year: Arian Foster
Foster broke onto the season during Week 1 against the Colts where he ran for over 200 yards and three touchdowns. Since then, he has been a force in the league. At the end of the season Foster finished with the most yards and touchdowns of any running back. A year ago this guy was on the Texans practice squad, now he's a big-time NFL running back.

Coach of the Year: Todd Haley
I don't think anybody had the Chiefs winning the AFC West let alone eight games this season. Coach Haley has done a masterful job with those men and now has them playing in a home playoff game. He has been instrumental in the development of quarterback Matt Cassel. Haley, who is a no nonsense guy, has had the right touch when it comes to his team all year and that's why he's my coach of the year.

Biggest Surprise of the Year: Cameron Wake
This guy was a stud for the Dolphins defense all season at the linebacker position. He finished third in the league in sacks with 14. Wake, who is already in his late 20's has a bright future ahead of him. He comes off that edge real fast and is a terror for opposing offensive tackles. Let's just say he's going to get a pretty big pay day this offseason.

Biggest Disappointment of the Year: Dallas Cowboys-Minnesota Vikings
These two teams were huge disappointments in the 2010 season. Both of them were seen as Super-Bowl contenders during the offseason and they didn't even come close to making the playoffs. They both had to fire their coached mid-season and both finished with 6-10 records. For all the hype that was surrounding these teams at the beginning of the season I think everybody expected more. Classic underachievers.

Overachievers of the Year: Seattle Seahawks
In the Seahawks first year under head coach Pete Carroll they won the NFC West with a losing record. For a team that has many gaping holes they will not be able to adequately fill them because the highest draft pick they can get is pick 21. If they had lost to the Rams they probably would have been picking in the top 10. It's good for them and the fans they are in the playoffs, but I don't expect to see them anywhere near the playoffs next season.