At the end of the year, we like to look back on what
happened. What were the best
performances of the year? Who were the
best players of the year? Which players
have reached stardom this year?
On Sports With The StatMan, we talk about the pro game on
Wednesday nights and the fantasy game on Saturday mornings. So, we are honoring both in the StatMan Awards, with categories for the real-life game and categories for the fantasy game. In this post, we will look at the football nominees. We have seven categories for the real-life game and nine categories for the
fantasy game.
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Tune in to find out the winners on a special edition of
Sports With The StatMan, Sunday, December 30th, at 11pm ET (Episode
Page)
FOOTBALL
SURPRISE TEAM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the team that
was unexpectedly successful in 2012
·
Indianapolis Colts (11-5, won Wild Card, O/U:
5.5 wins)
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Seattle Seahawks (11-5, won Wild Card, O/U: 7
wins)
·
Minnesota Vikings (10-6, won Wild Card, O/U: 6
wins)
DISAPPOINTING TEAM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the team that
was unexpectedly unsuccessful in 2012
·
Philadelphia Eagles (4-12, last place in NFC
East, O/U: 10 wins)
·
Detroit Lions (4-12, last place in NFC North,
O/U: 9.5 wins)
·
New Orleans Saints (7-9, 6 GB in NFC South, O/U:
10 wins)
COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the player
who has re-emerged to prominence in 2012 from a sub-par 2011
·
QB Peyton Manning DEN (6th in scoring
– 366 pts, 37 TD, 11 INT, 105.8 rating)
·
RB Adrian Peterson MIN (12th in
overall scoring, 1st among non-QBs – 301 pts, 2,097 yards rushing,
12 TD, 2,314 all-purpose yards)
·
RB Jamaal Charles KCY (34th in
overall scoring – 211 pts, 1,509 yards rushing, 6 TD (5 rushing, 1 receiving), 1,745
all-purpose yards)
COACH OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the best coach
in the NFL in 2012
·
Bruce Arians IND (9-3, won Wild Card, took over
in Week 3 for Chuck Pagano on interim basis)
·
Pete Carroll SEA (11-5, went 8-0 at home with
rookie quarterback)
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Jim Harbaugh SFO (11-4-1, changed quarterbacks
in Week 11 to Colin Kaepernick)
BUST OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the player
who delivered least based on the expectations of the player in 2012
·
RB Brandon Jacobs SFO (FA acquisition, 2 games,
5 rushes, 7 yards)
·
QB Tim Tebow NYJ (traded from DEN after winning
playoff game, posted statistics in 12 games, 6-for-8 passing for 39 yards, 32
rushes for 102 yards)
·
WR Greg Jennings GBY (missed 8 games, 36
receptions, 366 yards, 4 TD)
BREAKOUT PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the player
who unexpectedly became a fantasy starter in 2012
·
C.J. Spiller BUF (561 yards, 4 rushing TD in
2011; 1,244 yards (1,703 all-purpose), 8 TD (6 rushing), 31st in
overall scoring in 2012)
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Demaryius Thomas DEN (32-551-4 in 11 games in
2011, T-38th in overall scoring, 94-1,434-10 in 2012)
·
Colin Kaepernick SFO (3-for-5 in 3 games in
2011, T-38th in overall scoring, 5-2 as starter, 98.3 rating, 1,814
passing yards, 415 rushing yards, 15 TD (10 passing, 5 rushing) in 2012)
OUTSTANDING PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the best
player in the NFL in 2012
·
QB Peyton Manning DEN (68.6% completion, 4,659
passing yards, 37 TD, 11 INT, 103.7 rating)
·
RB Adrian Peterson MIN (348 rushes for 2,097
yards (6.0 ypc), 12 TD, 40-217-1 receiving)
·
QB Robert Griffin III WSH (65.6% completion, 3,200
passing yards, 20 TD, 5 INT, 102.4 rating, 119-826-7 (27 total TD) in 15 games)
·
QB Tom Brady NE (63.0% completion, 4,827 passing
yards, 34 TD, 8 INT, 98.7 rating)
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QB Aaron Rodgers GBY (67.2% completion, 4,295
passing yards, 39 TD, 8 INT, 108 rating)
FANTASY FOOTBALL
PICK-UP OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the undrafted
player in our house fantasy league who had the best season in 2012
·
Alfred Morris WSH (219 points - 335 rushes for
1,610 rushing yards, 13 TD, 11-77-0 receiving)
·
James Jones GBY (152 points – 64-784-14)
·
Randall Cobb GBY (145 points – 80-954-8, 132
rushing yards in 15 games)
FANTASY ROOKIE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the NFL
rookie with the best season in 2012
·
Andrew Luck IND (319 points – 9th in
scoring, 4,374 passing yards, 23 TD, 18 INT, 76.5 rating, 255 rushing yards, 5
rushing TD (28 total TD))
·
Robert Griffin III WSH (368 points – T-4th
in scoring, 3,200 passing yards, 20 TD, 5 INT, 102.4 rating, 119-826-7 (27
total TD) in 15 games)
·
Doug Martin TBY (261 points – 2nd
among RB, 19th in scoring, 1,454 rushing yards, 11 rushing TD, 49-472-1)
PIVOTAL INJURY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the player
whose injury was the most damaging for fantasy teams in 2012
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Maurice Jones-Drew JAX (foot injury, missed 10
games, 8th among RB in ADP (20.8) – 60 points in 6 games, 86-414-1
rushing, 14-86-1 receiving)
·
Percy Harvin MIN (ankle – IR on 12/6, missed 7
games, 13th among WR in ADP (48.3) – 92 points in 9 games, 62-677-3
receiving, 22-96-1 rushing)
·
Willis McGahee DEN (knee, leg – IR on 11/21,
missed 6 games, 23rd among RB in ADP (59.4) – 103 points in 10
games, 167-731-4 rushing, 26-221-0 receiving)
CLUTCH PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the
fantasy player with the best performance during the fantasy football postseason
(Weeks 14-16)
Weeks 14-16
·
Tony Romo DAL (91 points, 1,025 passing yards, 7
TD, 1 INT)
·
Cam Newton CAR (99 points, 688 passing yards, 5
TD, 1 INT, 25-183-2 rushing)
·
Matt Ryan ATL (93 points, 891 passing yards, 9
TD, 1 INT, 3-24-0 rushing)
ONE-WEEK WONDER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the player
who provided one week of great performance in an otherwise mediocre year in
2012
·
WR Justin Blackmon JAX (33 points in Week 11 –
7-236-1; 96 points through Week 16 – 58-786-4)
·
TE Charles Clay MIA (22 points in Week 12 –
6-84-1; 51 points through Week 16 – 18-212-2)
·
RB David Wilson NYG (24 points in Week 14 –
13-100-2; 54 points through Week 16 – 56-283-4)
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the best
single-game performance by an NFL player in 2012
·
Aaron Rodgers GBY (54 points – 24-for-37, 338
yards, 6 TD, 0 INT, 2-17-0 rushing)
·
Cam Newton CAR (52 points – 23-for-35, 287
yards, 2 TD, 0 INT, 9-116-1 rushing)
·
Doug Martin TBY (61 points – 25-251-4 rushing,
4-21-0 receiving)
FANTASY VALUE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the player
who provided the most value in 2012 for their fantasy draft position
·
Russell Wilson SEA (ADP: 142, 10th in
scoring: 316 points, 3,118 passing yards, 26 TD, 10 INT, 94-489-4 rushing)
·
Alfred Morris WSH (ADP: 136, 30th in
scoring, 5th among RB: 219 points, 1,610 rushing yards, 13 TD,
11-77-0 receiving)
·
James Jones GBY (ADP: 169, 68th in
scoring, 16th among WR: 152 points, 64 receptions for 784 yards, 14
TD)
CONSISTENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the
fantasy-relevant player who had the most consistency in 2012
·
Aaron Rodgers GBY (8 25-pt games, 11 2+ TD
games, 0 2+ INT games, 6 300-yd games, 8 100+ rating games, 1 sub-10-pt game
(9))
·
Peyton Manning DEN (12 20-pt games, 12 2+ TD
games, 2 2+ INT games, 9 300-yd games, 10 100+ rating games, 1 sub-10-pt game
(9))
·
Drew Brees NO (11 20-pt games, 9 25-pt games, 13
2+ TD games, 5 2+ INT games, 10 300-yd games, 9 100+ rating games, 1 sub-10-pt
game (3))
FANTASY PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Given to the best
fantasy NFL player in 2012
·
Aaron Rodgers GBY (409 points – 4,295 passing
yards, 39 TD, 8 INT, 108 rating, 54-259-2 rushing)
·
Robert Griffin III WSH (368 points – 3,200
passing yards, 20 TD, 5 INT, 102.4 rating, 119-826-7 rushing)
·
Peyton Manning DEN (366 points – 4,659 passing
yards, 37 TD, 11 INT, 105.8 rating)
·
Adrian Peterson MIN (301 points – 2,097 rushing
yards, 12 TD, 40-217-1)
·
Calvin Johnson DET (221 points – 122 receptions,
1,964 receiving yards, 5 TD)
Catch me on "Sports With The StatMan" on
Wednesdays at 11pm ET and Saturdays at 11am ET. We'll break down these picks
and look ahead to next week on our This Week in Fantasy Sports segment,
Saturday morning at 11am ET.
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