The NFL Honors are tonight. The league has been putting on this awards show on the eve of the Super Bowl for a few years. It's fun. It's more fun than having reports trickle out over several days of which player is taking home which award. The NFL Honors affords us the opportunity to see each player receive their award and hear them give an awkward speech. It's fun stuff. It's not fun that the show is aired three hours after it's happened on the west coast. Here's a tip for the NFL, show it live. It works for all the awards shows that the league is trying to copy. Unless you're a big fan of Steve Harvey's comedy or you want to see football players in snappy clothes, there's really no point in watching if you're not seeing it live. Anyway, here are some predictions as to who gets what.
Most Valuable Player
Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens
Offensive Player of the Year
Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers
Defensive Player of the Year
Stephon Gilmore, CB, New England Patriots
Comeback Player of the Year
Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams
Offensive Rookie of the Year
Josh Jacobs, RB, Oakland Raiders
Defensive Rookie of the Year
Devin Bush, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers
-Nick Bosa will probably take home this award but I can’t give it to a dirty player.
Coach of the Year
John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens
Walter Payton Man of the Year
Kyle Rudolph
2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class-Modern Era Players
Troy Polamalu
Tony Boselli
Steve Hutchinson
Alan Faneca
LeRoy Butler
That's probably too offensive lineman heavy for the talking heads and general public. I've always felt that the players should make the Hall of Fame on merit rather some stupid quota. In my opinion, Polamalu, Boselli, and Hutchinson are easy choices. Perhaps one of the Rams receivers, Tory Holt and Isaac Holt, make it over a second guard. When I watched Alan Faneca play football I was more sure that I was watching a Hall of Fame player than when I watched Holt or Bruce. It seems that there's some steam for John Lynch to finally make it. I seriously hope that the voters don't jam him through simply because he's the G.M. of one of the Super Bowl teams. I always felt that LeRoy Butler was the better, more versatile safety. One player that I can see cracking the final five is Richard Seymour. There were a few years in which I thought that he was the best defensive lineman in the league. I've often wondered if his playing all across the line, rather than one position, hindered his chances in the eyes of the voters. I think that sort of versatility should enhance his chances. We'll learn what the voters think this evening.
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