BEST OF CATEGORIES

Team on the Rise
1. Oakland Raiders
2. Jacksonville Jaguars
3. Tennessee Titans

Team Built for Now
1. Seattle Seahawks
2. Houston Texans
3. Carolina Panthers

Free Agent Steal of the Year
1. CB Cary Williams $2,000,000 - Houston Texans
2. RB Onterrio McCalebb $5,500,000 - New England Patriots
3. DL Sione Pouha $600,000 - Chicago Bears

Draft Steal of the Year
1. QB EJ Manuel, Titans #105 (Bills - #16)
2. OT DJ Fluker, Cincinnati Bengals #40 (Chargers - #11)
3. DT Bennie Logan, Arizona Cardinals #102 (Eagles - #67)

Trade of the Year
1. Patriots trade:
Vince Wilfork
Eagles trade:
Nnamdi Asomugha
(lopsided)

2. Texans send:
Brian Cushing, LB
Arian Foster, HB
3.95
Broncos send:
Von Miller, LB
(Overpaid)

3. Jaguars Acquire:
Matt Ryan and 2. 62
Falcons Acquire:
Tom Brady
(Big name swap)

Best in Trades
1. Oakland Raiders
2. St Louis Rams
3. Philadelphia Eagles

Best in Free Agency
1. Kansas City Chiefs
2. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. Indianapolis Colts

Best in Draft
1. St Louis Rams
2. Minnesota Vikings
3. San Diego Chargers

Feud of the Year
1. Oakland Raiders vs The Idea of Trading
2. St Louis Rams GM vs His Ego
3. Commissioner Griddles vs Expectations that No One Will Whine

Most Improved GM
1. Sports24/7
2. Skull Destroyer
3. Bdogtitan11

Rookie GM of the Year (only first year GMs are eligible)
1. All of them
2. John Idzik

Best Offense
1. Houston Texans
2. Atlanta Falcons
3. Green Bay Packers

Best Defense
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2. New York Giants
3. Tennessee Titans

Best Offensive Weapons (RB/WR/TE)
1. Carolina Panthers (Josh Freeman/Jonathan Stewart/Megatron/Jeremy Maclin/Sydney Rice)
2. New Orleans Saints (Drew Brees/Darren Sproles/Marques Colston/Jimmy Graham)
3. Dallas Cowboys (Tony Romo - Kyler Orton - Mark Sanchez </ nominations>)

Best Offensive Line
1. Miami Dolphins
2. Indianapolis Colts
3. Pittsburgh Steelers

Best Front Seven
1. Arizona Cardinals
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3. Seattle Seahawks

Best Secondary
1. Cincinnati Bengals
2. Philadelphia Eagles
3. St Louis Rams

 

Team on the rise
1. Arizona Cardinals
2. Miami Dolphins
3. Buffalo Bills

Team Built for Now
1. Jacksonville Jaguars
2. Carolina Panthers
3. Houston Texans

Draft Steal of the Year
1. EJ Manual
2. DJ Hayden
3. Kyle Long

Best in Trades
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Buffalo Bills
3. Jacksonville Jaguars

Best in Free Agency
1. Seattle Seahawks
2. Arizona Cardinals
3. New York Jets

Best in Draft
1. Tennessee Titans
2. Miami Dolphins
3. Houston Texans

Fued of the year
1. Bills vs Vikings
2. FinO vs Commishs

Most Improved GM
1. Denver Broncos
2. Jacksonville Jaguars

Rookie GM of the Year
1. Buffalo Bills
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3. San Fransisco 49ers

Best Offense
1. Jacksonville Jaguars
2. Carolina Panthers
3. Seattle Seahawks

Best Defense
1. Miami Dolphins
2. Philadelphia Eagles
3. Houston Texans

Best Offensive Weapons
1. San Francisco 49ers
2. Arizona Cardinals
3. Carolina Panthers

Best Offensive Line
1. Tennessee Titans
2. Green Bay Packers
3. Miami Dolphins

Best Front Seven
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2. New England Patriots
3. Washington Redskins

Best Secondary
1. Philadelphia Eagles
2. Seattle Seahawks
3. Tennessee Titans

 

Team on the Rise
Titans
Rams
Dolphins

Team Built for Now
Seattle
Bengals
Jaguars

Draft Steal of the Year
DJ Hayden
Brennan Williams
Jonathan Franklin

Best in Draft
Dolphins
Packers
Titans

Most Improved GM
Bdogtitan11

Best Offense
Seattle
Bengals
Jaguars

Best Defense
Dolphins
Eagles

Best Offensive Weapons (RB/WR/TE)
Seattle
Bengals
Broncos

Best Offensive Line
Bucs
49ers

Best Front Seven
Bengals
Dolphins

Best Secondary
Eagles
Seattle

This is all I could come up with at the moment. If I get some more time I'll try and nominate some more for the other categories.

 

Draft Steal of the Year
1. Jonathan Cooper
2. Le'Veon Bell

Best in Draft
1. Packers
2. Titans

Fued of the year
1. Bills vs Vikings

Best Offense
1. Bengals
2. Seahawks
3. Texans
4. Falcons

Best Front Seven
1. Bengals
2. Packers
3. Cowboys

Best Secondary
1. Eagles
2. Seahawks
3. Bears
4. Vikings

I'll see if I can sneak in more nominations tomorrow.

 

Team on the Rise - Titans, Cards
Team Built for Now - Jags, Houston
Free Agent Steal of the Year - Manny Lawson 600K Vikings, Brian Urlacher 1M Panthers, Israel Idonije 1.2M Titans
Draft Steal of the Year - Tie: DJ Hayden and EJ Manual. (Even though I think Manual is a marginal prospect, it deserves to be nominated based on where he was picked in this league vs real life). Jonathan Cooper deserves another nomination as well.
Trade of the Year - Ryan-Brady (Jags/Falcons)
Best in Trades - Jets, Broncos, 49ers
Best in Free Agency - Vikings
Best in Draft - Cincy, Baltimore, GB (This was tough...sorry Miami, STL and SF I thought your drafts were really strong too)
Feud of the Year - Raiders vs Trades, Buff vs Minny
Most Improved GM - Jags, Broncos
Rookie GM of the Year (only first year GMs are eligible) - Die Nasty, WUIF, VDP
Best Offense - Cincy, Jags, GB
Best Defense - Miami, SF, Houston
Best Offensive Weapons (RB/WR/TE) - Cincy-Jags-Bears
Best Offensive Line - GB
Best Front Seven - Miami, SF
Best Secondary - Miami

I may come back to this in case I missed anything....

 

Team on the Rise - Rams, Cards
Team Built for Now - Jags, Seattle
Free Agent Steal of the Year -
Draft Steal of the Year - EJ Manual
Trade of the Year -
Best in Trades - Jags, 49ers
Best in Free Agency - Vikings,Colts
Best in Draft -
Feud of the Year - Raiders vs Carson Palmer, Fin-o vs. Thephins
Most Improved GM - Jags, Broncos
Rookie GM of the Year (only first year GMs are eligible) - Die Nasty
Best Offense - Cincy, Jags, GB
Best Defense - Colts, SF, Houston
Best Offensive Weapons (RB/WR/TE) - Cincy-Jags-Colts
Best Offensive Line - GB,Colts
Best Front Seven - Miami, SF,Colts
Best Secondary - Miami,Panthers

I know I toot my own horn on here alot but I really think my teams good this yr. But I am biased.

 

BEST OF CATEGORIES
Team on the Rise
Jacksonville, Cinci, Titans

Team Built for Now
Denver

Draft Steal of the Year
Kayvon Webster, CB, Arizona (UDFA By Buckeye that actually went in the 3rd round!)

Best in Trades
Jacksonville, St Louis

Best in Draft
Green Bay, Miami, Titans

Feud of the Year
BuckeyeKing vs Self. The BK'd!, schisno vs Griddles....The Re-Post/Delete wars.

Rookie GM of the Year (only first year GMs are eligible)
Die Nasty, wakeupitsfootball

Best Offense
Green Bay, Cinci

Best Defense
Call me nuts but I like the Browns D, Eagles, Seahawks

Best Offensive Line
Titans, 49'ers

Mentor Award (Fake award given out by me ;p)
Bdogtitan11 for the guidance, general chit chat and laughs.

 

BEST OF CATEGORIES

Team on the Rise – Dolphins, Eagles, Seattle (can win now, but I place them here because youth/long-term sustainability)

Team Built for Now – Houston, Carolina, Green Bay

Trade of the Year –

1. Packers get Chard Greenway, a 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] and a 4[SUP]th[/SUP] for Morgan Burnett and a 6[SUP]th[/SUP]. – Steal here for the Packs in what was a solid offseason of trades for them. They get a starting LB for a starting S, and add two starters through draft picks.

2. Texans acquire QB Peyton Manning, TE Jacob Tamme and 3.95 for QB Matt Schaub, CB Kareem Jackson, TE Owen Daniels, 4.124, 7.219 – Certainly not lopsided, but Houston managed to add an elite QB, which could push them over the top.

3. St. Louis acquires Kirk Cousins for a 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] – Sneaky good trade. Is Cousins a franchise guy? Who knows, but the fact that he outperformed his 3[SUP]rd[/SUP]-round billing when giving the opportunity as a rookie indicates he has that potential. Great value here by the Rams.

Best in Trades – Buffalo, Green Bay, Houston

Best in Free Agency – New York Jets, St. Louis, Seattle

Best in Draft – Dolphins, Titans, Packers

Feud of the Year – Vikings vs. Bills in the “Prepare your anus” incident.,

Most Improved GM – Sean, PSG

Rookie GM of the Year (only first year GMs are eligible) – Wakeupitsfootball (, 49ers, I think rookie), DieNasty (Titans), VanDolPhan (Bills)

Best Offense – 49ers, Bengals, Falcons

Best Defense - Philadelphia , Seattle, St. Louis/Minnesota

Best Offensive Weapons (RB/WR/TE) – Atlanta, Cincinnati, Green Bay

Best Offensive Line - New York Giants, Seattle, Green Bay

Best Front Seven – Philadelphia, Seattle, 49ers

Best Secondary – Minnesota, Seattle

 

Team on the rise- Jags, Miami, Titans

Team Built for now- Seattle, Texans, Panthers

Draft steal of the year- EJ Manuel...i guess

Best in Trades- Rams, Philly, Jags

Best in Draft- Packers, Seattle, Miami

Fued of the Year- Bills vs Vikings-Dallas vs alcohol

Best Offense- GB, Seattle, ATL

Best Defense- 49ers, Philly,

Best Offensive weapons- ATL, GB, Bears, Cincy

Best offensive line- Miami, GB, Steelers

Best Front seven, Philly, Pats

Best secondary- Seattle, Eagles, 49ers
Rookie GM of the year........BUCS :yes:

 

Team on the Rise
1.Jacksonville Jaguars
2.Arizona Cardinals
3.Miami Dolphins

Team Built for Now
1.Houston Texans
2.Cincinatti Bengals
3.Seattle Seahawks

Free Agent Steal of the Year
1.Kayvon Webster - Cards
2.Sammie Lee Hill - Eagles
3.Glenn Dorsey - Saints

Draft Steal of the Year
1.DJ Hayden - Miami
2.EJ Manuel - Titans
3.Christine Michael - Bills

Trade of the Year
1.

2.

3.

Best in Trades
1.Philidelphia Eagles
2.Seattle Seahawks
3.Buffalo Bills/Green Bay Packers

Best in Free Agency
1.Indianapolis Colts
2.Minnesota Vikings
3.Houston Texans

Best in Draft
1.Tennessee Titans
2.Miami Dolphins
3.Jacksonville Jaguars


Feud of the Year
Bills vs Vikings

Most Improved GM
This is a touchy subject so I'm not saying anyone.

Rookie GM of the Year (only first year GMs are eligible)
1.Tennessee Titans
2.Buffalo Bills
3.San Francisco

Rookie GM as a whole kicked everyones *** that goes for every rook GM. Well done, by far the strongest rook class we have had participate.

Best Offense
Cincinnatti Bengals

Best Defense
Tampa Bay and Miami Dolphins

Best Offensive Weapons (RB/WR/TE)
San Francisco 49ers

Best Offensive Line
Buffalo Bills

Best Front Seven
Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings

Best Secondary
Philadelphia Eagles

Some of these was really hard to decide on.

 

Team on the Rise - Titans, Dolphins, Jags
Team Built for Now - Seahawks, Broncos, Texans
Best in Trades - Bills, Jags, Raiders
Best in Free Agency - Vikings, Rams, Colts
Best in Draft - Dolphins, Niners, Giants
Feud of the Year - Vkikings/Bills, GIK/Schisno


I'll do more in a bit....

 

All I've got for now. I will be accepting brides to modify my post.

Team on the Rise

• Cincinatti Bengals
• Indianapolis Colts
• Tampa Bay Bucs
• Washington Redskins

Team Built for Now

• Seattle Seahawks
• Denver Broncos
• Miami Dolphins

Free Agent Steal of the Year

• Erin Henderson

Draft Steal of the Year

• E.J. Manuel

Best in Free Agency

• Tennessee Titans
• Pittsburg Steelers

Best in Draft

• Kansas City Chiefs
• Seattle Seahawks
• Cincinatti Bengals
• St. Louis Rams
• Green Bay Packers

Feud of the Year

• Gestapo GIK vs. Loophole-finding GMs

Rookie GM of the Year (only first year GMs are eligible)

• All the rookies were great. I can't limit it to one.

Best Offense

• Indianapolis Colts
• Houston Texans
• Green Bay Packers
• Atlanta Falcons
• Denver Broncos

Best Defense

• New York Giants
• Jacksonville Jaguars
• Washington Redskins
• Miami Dolphins

Best Offensive Weapons (RB/WR/TE)

• Carolina Panthers
• Washington Redskins
• San Francisco 49ers
• Cincinatti Bengals
• Indianapolis Colts

Best Offensive Line

• Green Bay Packers
• San Francisco 49ers
• New York Jets
• St. Louis Rams
• Pittsburg Steelers

Best Front Seven

• Jacksonville Jaguars
• San Francisco 49ers
• New York Giants
• Houston Texans
• Washington Redskins

Best Secondary

• New England Patriots
• Pittsburg Steelers
• Carolina Panthers
• Miami Dolphins
• Seattle Seahawks

 

Hmm, I didnt know that VO was your wife? :p

 

Team on the Rise - Titans, Cards
Team Built for Now - Jags, Houston
Free Agent Steal of the Year - Brian Urlacher 1M Panthers
Draft Steal of the Year - Tie: EJ Manual
Trade of the Year - Ryan-Brady
Best in Trades - Jets, Broncos, 49ers
Best in Free Agency - Vikings
Best in Draft - Cincy, Baltimore, GB (This was tough...sorry Miami, STL and SF I thought your drafts were really strong too)
Feud of the Year - Buff vs Minny
Most Improved GM - Jags, Broncos
Rookie GM of the Year (only first year GMs are eligible) - Die Nasty, WUIF, VDP
Best Offense - Cincy, Jags, GB
Best Defense - Miami, SF, Houston
Best Offensive Weapons (RB/WR/TE) - Cincy, Jags, Baltimore
Best Offensive Line - GB
Best Front Seven - Miami, SF
Best Secondary - Baltimore

 

Why are people nominating themselves when it says you CANNOT nominate yourself?

You can vote for yourself yeah, but not nominate.

 

This is just me, I don't think people should be allowed to vote for themselves either.

 

Fair enough.

 

Someone is suddenly a stickler of the rules.

Gave me a good chuckle.

 

I think voting for best of should be a cleaner process. Its all over the place and some gm don't even vote for certain categories. I believe part of it is no one is actually looking at the final rosters.

 

With some of the nominations for best secondary theyre definitely not looking at safeties. I wont say who but at least 2 teams have safeties starting for them who were backups for my teams the last 2 years.

 

What about when we submit the final roster we also submit along with it what categories we should be nominated for and give a reason that way its not a total cluster ****.

 

Because Paul would think he should be nominated for everything.

 

Any nomination that isn't Washington should be taken with a grain of salt.

 

:lol:

If you could make a case for every category I don't see why not.

 

Nothing wrong with this, I feel like I should be nominated for everything :p

 

I'm always a stickler for the rules, see the case of Barry Coefield and Philadelphia.

There is no loophole for me to work with. It is clearly open and shut... like your mouth!

 

But is selling everyone else on an idea simply making it a matter of who states a better case for their team? Cause I can do that right now.

 

I will retire, and sit on a nomination and voting chair.

 

There is way too much information for people to digest.

 

Well its all up for interpretation. Could always skip making a case and just say what Nominations you want to be up for. At least it could help eliminate teams.

Obviously the idea is not perfect but there has to be a better way to handle the noms.

 

Just let madden simulate, then have people do nominations.

 

no madden ruined franchise mode

 

madden also ruined rational thought and valuation