NFL insider notes Handing out season awa

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This has been a tremendous regular season. The 100th year of NFL football has been worthy of celebration.But let's be honest. By Sunday, there wasn't a whole lot left to be decided in terms of the playoff scene, and as things stand, there isn't much -- or anything -- truly on the line with most of the Week 17 matchups, either. Sometimes that's just how it goes, with all but one division likely to be wrapped up by this weekend, and the playoff field almost entirely set, with just seeding at stake.So with that in mind, I figured I might as well dish out my 2019 awards now. Not much left to wait for, with so many teams set to rest key players next week and so much already wrapped up. We've seen enough -- more than enough, in most Rodney McGruder Jersey instances -- to be able to sort out and make sense of the regular season, which teams and individuals are worthy of accolades and which might be getting coal in their stockings.Time to take a look at some traditional, and not-so-traditional, awards.Most Valuable Player: It's not really close. Jackson is a top-three QB and top-10 RB in the same package who completely transformed the DNA of a franchise as the most explosive player in the game. The quarterback is nearly perfect in the red zone (24 TDs and no picks, last I checked) and would easily have over 40 TD pa ses if not for all of the games he barely played and/or barely threw the ball in the second half (because of all the blowouts). He also would easily have over 4,000 yards pa sing if not for calling off the JaMychal Green Jersey dogs while trouncing other teams. The Ravens had the 's top offense most of the season, and he is the reason why. would be the MVP in any normal year -- but what Lamar did this season was anything but normal. Offensive Player of the Year: Thomas is a machine and was really the only explosive cog in that pa sing game much of the year, with and others hurt. Everyone knows where the ball is going, and no one can stop it. He doesn't get as much attention as many other players in the league, but Thomas is mounting a historic season in his own right, and doing it with two different QBs. The dude is gonna catch 150 balls.Defensive Player of the Year: Gilmore is the best player on what was the best defense in the NFL for much of the season. A total game-changer who can take it to the house and negate a side of the field, Gilmore is the best corner in the game and does it without any BS. The Pats needed the defense to carry them this time around, and he is a big reason why they did. Offensive Rookie of the Year: Injuries slowed Jacobs down in the final quarter of the season but he was a workhorse and a central cog for a team that look like a playoff contender through 10 weeks. He is a complete back who frankly is probably still being underutilized by the Raiders, and he showed an ability to carry a team for a spell and gain tough yards. In a year in which there are not many standouts on his side of Lou Williams Jersey the ball, Jacobs has been the most consistent producer of the bunch. I came close to going with here, and you can make a case for him as well especially given how little he has around him.Defensive Rookie of the Year: The perfect edge presence to put the defense over the top, Bosa is a difference-maker who brought a fierce presence from week to week. There was no adjustment to the NFL needed; he was a plug-and-play beast from Week 1.Coach of the Year: John HarbaughThe Ravens coach totally reinvented his team around Lamar, pushing the envelope on analytics and aggre sive football. Harbaugh zigged when everyone else zagged, and ran the gauntlet of a ridiculously tough part of the schedule unscathed. You can make a case for Kyle Shanahan, who Harbaugh beat. Or Mike Tomlin, who he also beat. Comeback Player of the Year: Tannehill completely energized and transformed the offense the moment he replaced , saving their season while reinventing himself as a brash, bold downfield pa ser. Tannehill made a strong enough impre sion that the Titans will fight to keep him around, and the franchise tag is very much in play.Best Backup QB: There were plenty of them that got a shot -- more than ever it seemed. And many of them ended up as the long-term starter for their teams, but Bridgewater went back to the sidelines after returned from his hand injury. All he did in the interim is navigate New Orleans through a treacherous portion of the schedule, including a ma sive win at Seattle. He is going to be the most coveted free agent QB on the market in all likelihood, once the franchise tags are handed out.Best Narrative: Year of the Backup QBHate to see guys get hurt, or benched, but enough QBs either thrived, or at least kept their teams alive, for stretches of the season that this Kawhi Leonard Jersey wasn't as bad as it could have been. Worst Narrative: TankingIt gets widely overused, and is wildly misunderstood. And if you don't get why some teams are playing for the future in terms of roster construction, then please read up a bit. The team that was most labeled a tanker -- the -- were still better than a handful of other bad teams by the end of the season. A team that clung to every old, injured and expensive player like a toddler hugs his binky in the crib ended up winning one of its first 15 games and seems to have le s of a grip on modern roster composition and a set allocation than the average fan.Biggest Regre sion: Mayfield's regre sion was a huge part of the ' decline, not that the coaching or play calling helped. He went from having one of the greatest rookie seasons ever to being outplayed by guys like and for parts of 2019 while trying to do too much, turning the ball over a ton and not being able to make anything happen downfield. He did lead the league in national TV commercials. It's time for a total reboot.Favorite Fad: Minshew ManiaRemember that? Those heady, mustachioed days in Jacksonville, before we knew all the sordid details of their sweeping grievances with players, amid the furor of the trade demands? Remember when the late-round pick had this awful team 4-4, only to be benched for after his first bad outing? Yeah, that was fun. Seems like eons ago. Most Delusional Front Office: , It's a tie between the last two teams to fire Tom Coughlin. The Jags thought $50 million guaranteed for Foles would prop them up, and misjudged who they were, again. The Giants would go 10 weeks without a win, yet were trading future third-round picks for free-agent grunts in the trenches. Godspeed to both. And good luck getting out of this me s in 2020. Biggest Disappointment: Yeah, there were other talented teams who fell apart, but for this team to be this pathetic in a weaker AFC is hard to figure. Sure, the yearly cycle of injuries had something to do with it, but that seems to be baked into all of their seasons. Something is off there. Expect them to be shopping for a new QB, and po sibly much more Malik Fitts Jersey , as they move to a new stadium.Happy Trails: It's been real. Glad you got to go out with a bang winning your final home g