# NFL Awards Predictions **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 20, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-awards-predictions/647837 "2013-01-20T22:22:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-awards-predictions/647837/1 "2013-01-20T22:22:06Z")
Who do you think will win the following awards? Offensive Player of the Year Offensive Rookie of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Defensive Rookie of the Year MVP Comeback Player of the Year AP Coach of the Year One point for each correct guess. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-awards-predictions/647837/2 "2013-01-20T23:24:57Z")
Offensive Player of the Year = Adrian Peterson Offensive Rookie of the Year = RGIII Defensive Player of the Year = Ray Lewis Defensive Rookie of the Year = Luke Kuechly MVP = Peyton Manning Comeback Player of the Year = Adrian Peterson AP Coach of the Year = Jim Harbough ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-awards-predictions/647837/3 "2013-01-21T00:03:13Z")
[Previous discussion.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=675856) ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-awards-predictions/647837/4 "2013-01-21T00:08:21Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > [Previous discussion.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=675856) That discussion can be used as a reference for this contest. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-awards-predictions/647837/5 "2013-01-21T00:10:35Z")
MVP: ADP O-POTY: Manning D-POTY: Watt O-ROTY: RG3 D-ROTY: Keuchly Comeback: Manning Coach: Carroll ---
**Author:** ![DragonAsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-awards-predictions/647837/6 "2013-01-21T11:28:30Z")
MVP = Adrian Peterson, and it’s not even close. The only other player on Minnesota’s offense that would remotely concern a defensive coordinator was Harvin, and he didn’t play after the first week of November. Ponder was awful for entire chunks of the year, the Vikings had the worst receiving corps in the league, other teams were putting 7-8 guys in the box on every down, and All-Day STILL came within a hair’s breadth of breaking the single-season rushing record, and he single-handedly took the Vikings to the playoffs. P. Manning is a great story and all, but come on - the Broncos won a playoff game the year prior with \*Tebow \*at QB. Just sayin’. Offensive Player of the Year = Peterson Offensive Rookie of the Year = RGIII Defensive Player of the Year = Watt. Ray Lewis? Someone picked RAY LEWIS? The guy that only played six regular season games and might not even be the most important defensive player on his own team? Defensive Rookie of the Year = Kuechly Comeback Player of the Year = Peterson Coach of the Year = Jim Harbough ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-awards-predictions/647837/7 "2013-01-22T21:18:09Z")
Offensive Player of the Year-Peterson Offensive Rookie of the Year-Wilson Defensive Player of the Year-Tillman Defensive Rookie of the Year-Janoris Jenkins MVP-Peyton Manning Comeback Player of the Year-Peterson AP Coach of the Year-Carroll ---
**Author:** ![DragonAsh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2013, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-awards-predictions/647837/8 "2013-02-03T10:17:26Z")
> [@DragonAsh](#): > > Offensive Player of the Year = Peterson > Offensive Rookie of the Year = RGIII > Defensive Player of the Year = Watt. Ray Lewis? Someone picked RAY LEWIS? The guy that only played six regular season games and might not even be the most important defensive player on his own team? > Defensive Rookie of the Year = Kuechly > Comeback Player of the Year = Peterson > Coach of the Year = Jim Harbough 4 out of six ain’t bad. Could have gone with Manning for comeback player of the year. Not sure I buy Arians as coach of the year. They sucked last year because they didn’t have a QB; this year they had one of the most NFL-ready QBs to come out of college in years as the first pick in the draft and they made the playoffs. Not a coincidence.