Please give a 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place vote for each "Best Of" category as well as your 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place vote for the "GM of the Year" award. You MAY vote for yourself in everything but the GM of the Year award. I tried to make things as easy as possible but some things you'll have to go back to the Final Roster thread (such as best offense, best in trades, etc.) Thank you all for a very good year in the GM League. It went even smoother this year and I'm glad that it had some pretty memorable moments. GM OF THE YEAR All GMs that submitted a Final Roster are eligible for voting TEAM ON THE RISE Arizona Cardinals Buffalo Bills Carolina Panthers Cleveland Browns Denver Broncos Detroit Lions Indianapolis Colts Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins Philadelphia Eagles Tennessee Titans TEAM BUILT FOR NOW Atlanta Falcons Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Chicago Bears New England Patriots New York Giants New York Jets Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers FREE AGENT STEAL OF THE YEAR Michael Jenkins, WR, $300K (PITT) Le'Ron McClain, FB, $300K (BAL) Leon Washington, $300K (STL) Flozel Adams, $300K (TEN) Bryant McFadden, $530K (CLE) Thomas Howard, $800K (NYG) Thomas Davis, $1.0M (NYG) Olin Kreutz, $1.0M (CHI) Vernon Carey, OT, $1.1M (SF) James Jones, $1.5M (JAX) Stephen Tulloch, $4.0M (KC) Justin Smith, $7.5M (NE) DRAFT STEAL OF THE YEAR Christian Ponder, 1.28 (CLE) Corey Liuget, 2.35 (CIN) Cameron Heyward, 2.43 (PIT) Jake Locker, 2.45 (MIN) James Carpenter 3.70 (PHI) Marvin Austin, 3.71 (ATL) Julius Thomas, 3.85 (SF) Ricky Stanzi, 4.117 (SF) Jaiquaqn Jarrett, 5.133 (KC) Delone Carter, 5.138 (CIN) DeMarcus Van Dyke, 5.C5C (CAR) Da'Norris Searcy, 6.179 (DEN) Dion Lewis, 7.210 (SD) Aldrick Robinson, 7.C7D (SD) TRADE OF THE YEAR Buffalo Bills-Arizona Cardinals Houston Texans-Philadelphia Eagles Andre Johnson Trade Indianapolis Colts-New York Giants Indianapolis Colts-Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles-Arizona Cardinals Trent Cole Trade Philadelphia Eagles-Green Bay Packers #1 Overall Draft Pick Trade Pittsburgh Steelers-Atlanta Falcons Ben Roethlisberger/Matt Ryan Trade San Francisco 49ers-Oakland Raiders-Baltimore Ravens 3-Way Trade BEST IN TRADES Atlanta Falcons Cleveland Browns Denver Broncos Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles San Francisco 49ers BEST IN FREE AGENCY Arizona Cardinals Cincinnati Bengals Denver Broncos New York Giants Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers BEST IN DRAFT Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills Cincinatti Bengals Denver Broncos Green Bay Packers Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins New York Jets Philadelphia Eagles San Diego Chargers FEUD OF THE YEAR GIK34 vs. Rule-Hating GMs GISH vs. Everyone GISH vs. PSG vs. schisno (The Manning Fiasco) GISH vs. PSG GISH vs. schisno Skeet84 vs. Everyone thats what she said vs. Machiavelli (Doug Free Bidding War) MOST IMPROVED GM Skull Destroyer (Bengals GM) Sean (Redskins GM) Boik14 (Giants GM) Skeet84 (Ravens GM) ROOKIE GM OF THE YEAR Desides (Browns GM) finsbuck719 (Panthers GM) lmeister3 (Buccaneers GM) Machiavelli (Bills GM) MonstBlitz (Bears co-GM) Stringer Bell (Packers GM) The Rev (Giants co-GM) BEST OFFENSE Atlanta Falcons New England Patriots New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Tennessee Titans BEST DEFENSE Green Bay Packers Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Giants New York Jets San Diego Chargers San Francisco 49ers BEST RUNNING BACK DUO/TANDEM (RB1 | RB2 | RB3 will be listed) Arizona Cardinals Baltimore Ravens Carolina Panthers Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets Philadelphia Eagles San Diego Chargers BEST WIDE RECEIVER UNIT (WR1 | WR2 | WR3 will be listed) Atlanta Falcons Baltimore Ravens New England Patriots Philadelphia Eagles Tennessee Titans BEST OFFENSE LINE (LT | LG | C | RG | RT will be listed) Cleveland Browns New York Giants New York Jets Phialdelpia Eagles San Francisco 49ers Washington Redskins BEST DEFENSE LINE (DE - DT - DT - DE or DE - NT - DE will be listed) Arizona Cardinals Atlanta Falcons Buffalo Bills Denver Broncos Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Giants San Diego Chargers BEST LINEBACKER UNIT (OLB | MLB | OLB or OLB | ILB | ILB | OLB will be listed) Arizona Cardinals Baltimore Ravens Carolina Panthers Cleveland Browns Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs New York Jets Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers Washington Redskins BEST SECONDARY (CB1 | CB2 | CB3 | FS | SS will be listed) Cleveland Browns Denver Broncos Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers COPY/PASTABLE VOTING SHEET GM OF THE YEAR 1. 2. 3. TEAM ON THE RISE 1. 2. 3. TEAM BUILT FOR NOW 1. 2. 3. FREE AGENT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. 2. 3. DRAFT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. 2. 3. TRADE OF THE YEAR 1. 2. 3. BEST IN TRADES 1. 2. 3. BEST IN FREE AGENCY 1. 2. 3. BEST IN DRAFT 1. 2. 3. FEUD OF THE YEAR 1. 2. 3. MOST IMPROVED GM 1. 2. 3. ROOKIE GM OF THE YEAR 1. 2. 3. BEST OFFENSE 1. 2. 3. BEST DEFENSE 1. 2. 3. BEST RUNNING BACK DUO/TANDEM 1. 2. 3. BEST WIDE RECEIVER UNIT 1. 2. 3. BEST OFFENSE LINE 1. 2. 3. BEST DEFENSE LINE 1. 2. 3. BEST LINEBACKER UNIT 1. 2. 3. BEST SECONDARY 1. 2. 3. VOTING ENDS ON MAY 17, 12:01AM EST!
We can vote for ourselves? This is going to be a cluster-F. I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m only going to vote for myself if I genuinely can’t find an equal or better alternative. Edit: Since everyone seems to be acting responsibly, I’ve removed my self-votes as well. Quick summary of my voting: I’m trying to reward and support GMs who built something out of nothing. I also want to reward GMs who put in more work of good quality, rather than GMs who had the luxury of starting with great teams. IMO, if you start with a great team or some sort of hugely innate advantage, you need to field a 10 year dynasty to get my vote over a GM who started with nothing and built a playoff contender, even if that resulting team might lose to the inherited team. This is the GM League, not the Head Coach League, so roster management (including cap management) is most influential on my voting. GM OF THE YEAR 1. UCFinatic 2. Alen1/Machiavelli (co-vote for their collective work on the 49ers) 3. UCFinfan86 TEAM ON THE RISE 1. Buffalo Bills 2. Arizona Cardinals 3. Carolina Panthers TEAM BUILT FOR NOW 1. Philadelphia Eagles 2. Atlanta Falcons 3. New England Patriots FREE AGENT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Vernon Carey, $1.1M (SF) 2. Justin Smith, $7.5M (NE) 3. Thomas Howard, $800K (NYG) DRAFT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Cameron Heyward, 2.43 (PIT) 2. Marvin Austin, 3.71 (ATL) 3. Corey Liuget, 2.35 (CIN) TRADE OF THE YEAR 1. Pittsburgh Steelers-Atlanta Falcons Ben Roethlisberger/Matt Ryan Trade 2. Indianapolis Colts-Tennessee Titans (Manning trade) 3. Philadelphia Eagles-Green Bay Packers #1 Overall Draft Pick Trade BEST IN TRADES 1. Philadelphia Eagles 2. Atlanta Falcons 3. San Francisco 49ers BEST IN FREE AGENCY 1. Denver Broncos 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. N/A BEST IN DRAFT 1. Kansas City Chiefs 2. Buffalo Bills 3. New York Jets FEUD OF THE YEAR 1. GISH vs. PSG vs. schisno (The Manning Fiasco) 2. Skeet84 vs. Everyone 3. thats what she said vs. Machiavelli (Doug Free Bidding War) MOST IMPROVED GM 1. Ineligible 2. Ineligible 3. Ineligible ROOKIE GM OF THE YEAR 1. Machiavelli (Bills GM) 2. finsbuck719 (Panthers GM) 3. MonstBlitz (Bears co-GM) BEST OFFENSE 1. Tennessee Titans 2. Philadelphia Eagles 3. Atlanta Falcons BEST DEFENSE 1. San Francisco 49ers 2. San Diego Chargers 3. Kansas City Chiefs BEST RUNNING BACK DUO/TANDEM 1. Miami Dolphins 2. Kansas City Chiefs 3. Arizona Cardinals BEST WIDE RECEIVER UNIT 1. Philadelphia Eagles 2. Atlanta Falcons 3. New England Patriots BEST OFFENSE LINE 1. Philadelphia Eagles 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. New York Giants BEST DEFENSE LINE 1. Buffalo Bills 2. Denver Broncos 3. Arizona Cardinals BEST LINEBACKER UNIT 1. San Francisco 49ers 2. Arizona Cardinals 3. New York Jets BEST SECONDARY 1. Kansas City Chiefs 2. Pittsburgh Steelers 3. Green Bay Packers
I absolutely refuse to vote for myself. I dont think that should be allowed. What would stop me from voting myself first in every category? I know the job I did, I think its as good as anyone but the point of the vote is to show the respect for the jobs other GMs did in my opinion. GM OF THE YEAR - Upon further review...Edited in KC. 1. Atlanta Falcons (UCFinFan86) 2. Kansas City Chiefs (VO) 3. Miami Dolphins (Fin-Omenal) TEAM ON THE RISE 1. Denver Broncos (GIK) 2. Arizona Cardinals (Sports24/7) 3. Cleveland Browns (Desides) TEAM BUILT FOR NOW 1. Atlanta Falcons (UCFinFan86) 2. New England (Paul13) 3. Chicago Bears (Dukane and MonstBlitz) FREE AGENT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Michael Jenkins - Pittsburgh Steelers (JMhPhin) 2. Vernon Carey - SF 49ers (Alen1) 3. Bryant McFadden - Cleveland Browns (Desides) DRAFT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Jake Locker - Minnesota Vikings (schisno) - Missed this one initially and love the pick 2. Delone Carter - Cincinnati Bengals (Skull Destroyer) 3. Marvin Austin - Atlanta Falcons (UCFinFan86) TRADE OF THE YEAR 1. San Francisco 49ers-Oakland Raiders-Baltimore Ravens 3-Way Trade 49ers will receive Lamarr Houston, DL, $405,000.00, 1.19, 3.81, 7.215 and the Ravens will receive Rolando McClain LB $1,050,000.00, Tyvon Branch, DB, $555,000.00, 1.28, 1.31, 2.48 and the Raiders will receive Dennis Pitta, TE, $405,000, Paul Kruger, DE, $480,000, Ed Reed, FS, $6,500,000, 1.7, 2.46 2. Steelers trade Ben Roethlisberger, QB, $11,600,000, Troy Polamalu, SS, $6,400,000, Mike Wallace, WR, $480,000 to the Falcons for Matt Ryan, QB, $4,900,000, Sam Baker, OT, $1,012,500, Dunta Robinson, CB, $5,500,000, 4.123 3. Texans trade Andre Johnson, WR, $6,000,000, Brian Cushing, LB, $774,000 to the Eagles for Michael Oher, OT, $630,000, Earl Thomas, S, $405,000, 1.22 BEST IN TRADES 1. SF 49ers (Alen1) 2. Philadelphia Eagles (UCF Finatic) 3. Miami Dolphins (Fin-Omenal) BEST IN FREE AGENCY 1. Arizona Cardinals (Sports24/7) 2. Denver Broncos (GIK) 3. SF 49ers (Alen1) BEST IN DRAFT 1. Denver Broncos (GIK) 2. San Diego Chargers (Stitches) 3. Baltimore Ravens (Skeet84) FEUD OF THE YEAR 1. Refuse 2. To Vote 3. For Stupidity MOST IMPROVED GM 1. Skull Destroyer (Cincinnati Bengals) 2. Skeet84 (Baltimore Ravens) 3. Sean (Washington Redskins) ROOKIE GM OF THE YEAR - I only voted for those GM's who worked on their own. I felt a GM who works on his own has it a lot tougher in a league full of hawks like Paul 1. Stringer Bell (Green Bay Packers) 2. Desides (Cleveland Browns) 3. Finsbuck (Carolina Panthers) BEST OFFENSE 1. Atlanta Falcons (UCFinfan86) 2. New England Patriots (Paul13) 3. Philadelphia Eagles (UCFinatic) BEST DEFENSE 1. Miami Dolphins (Fin-Omenal) 2. Kansas City Chiefs (VO) 3. San Diego (Stitches) BEST RUNNING BACK DUO/TANDEM 1. Kansas City Chiefs (VO) 2. Denver Broncos (GIK) 3. Philadelphia Eagles (UCFinatic) BEST WIDE RECEIVER UNIT 1. New England Patriots (Paul13) 2. Philadelphia Eagles (UCFinatic) 3. Atlanta Falcons (UCFinFan86) BEST OFFENSE LINE 1. Philadelphia Eagles (UCF FINatic) 2. San Francisco (Alen1) 3. Washington Redskins (Sean) BEST DEFENSE LINE 1. Miami Dolphins (Fin-Omenal) 2. Atlanta Falcons (UCF FinFan86) 3. Denver Broncos (GIK) BEST LINEBACKER UNIT 1. Dallas Cowboys (thats what she said) 2. Kansas City Chiefs (VO) 3. Baltimore Ravens (Skeet84) BEST SECONDARY 1. Green Bay Packers (Stringer Bell) 2. Kansas City (VO) 3. Detroit Lions (PeaTearGriffin)
In the end we are all winners. Learning the game, having fun together. Killing time in the offseason, if you will. It's been fun, the last four years has been a tremendous blast for me. The Texans, Chargers, Dolphins and Patriots. Getting to know you all. I've met some really cool people that I hope I can stay in contact with beyond this. This will be my last season in the GML. I know I said I wasn't going to partake this season and I changed my mind. I'll be starting my own business shortly and I think, well I hope, I'll be too busy next tax season. I wanted to go out with a bang. Take one of the best teams in the league and mold them in a way that would make any Patriot fan proud. I had to convert half of my top picks into starters, impact players, via trade and then use the rest of the draft to acquire remaining areas that needed impact or depth. I believe I did that. It's hard to convince Dolfans to vote for the Patriots and so I don't expect to win. But in the end that's fine. I'm happy with what I did. Happy with what you all accomplished. Congrats to you all. Thank you for making another season so much fun. Thank you to brother GIK for being the best commish in the world. Thank you to all the volunteers that devoted so much time to this. And thank you to all those that negotiated a trade with me. There's nothing like a good negotiation where both sides feel they won. All the best. GM OF THE YEAR 1. Vengeful Odin / KC Chiefs 2. UCFinatic / Philadelphia Eagles 3. GIK / Denver Broncos This is graded a little differently than the other categories for me anyway. It's not about who has the "best" of anything here. Not a tangible measurement. It's all about the intangibles. It's who carried themselves with the most respect for others, who devoted a ton of time in their writeups. Who just spent a crapload of time in here. It's a tough vote... there are many of you who are deserving. TEAM ON THE RISE 1. Arizona 2. Detroit 3. Carolina TEAM BUILT FOR NOW 1. Atlanta 2. Philadelphia 3. NY Giants FREE AGENT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Thomas Howard (NYG) 2. Leon Washington (StL) 3. Olin Kreutz (Chi) DRAFT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Jaiquawn Jarrett, 5.133 (KC) 2. Dion Lewis, 7.210 (SD) 3. Jake Locker, 2.45 (MIN) TRADE OF THE YEAR 1. Pittsburgh Steelers-Atlanta Falcons Ben Roethlisberger/Matt Ryan Trade 2. San Francisco 49ers-Oakland Raiders-Baltimore Ravens 3-Way Trade 3. Houston Texans-Philadelphia Eagles Andre Johnson Trade BEST IN TRADES 1. Atlanta 2. San Francisco 3. NY Giants BEST IN FREE AGENCY 1. NY Giants 2. Arizona Cardinals 3. Denver Broncos BEST IN DRAFT 1. Kansas City Chiefs 2. San Diego Chargers 3. Baltimore Ravens FEUD OF THE YEAR 1. GISH vs. PSG vs. schisno (The Manning Fiasco) 2. thats what she said vs. Machiavelli (Doug Free Bidding War) 3. GIK vs rule hating GM's MOST IMPROVED GM 1. Sean (Redskins GM) 2. Skull Destroyer (Bengals GM) 3. I've left Boik and Skeet out of this category because I don't think they needed to "improve." What I mean by that is if you say they improved, then that diminishes the job they did last year. I think Sean has come a long way. So has Skull Destroyer. Can't pull the wool over their eyes anymore ROOKIE GM OF THE YEAR 1. Desides (Browns GM) 2. finsbuck719 (Panthers GM) 3. Machiavelli (Bills GM) BEST OFFENSE 1. Philadelphia Eagles 2. Tennessee Titans 3. Atlanta Falcons BEST DEFENSE 1. Green Bay Packers 2. New York Giants 3. San Diego Chargers BEST RUNNING BACK DUO/TANDEM 1. KC 2. NY Jets 3. SD BEST WIDE RECEIVER UNIT 1. Philly 2. Atlanta 3. Tennessee BEST OFFENSE LINE 1. Philly 2. San Fran 3. Washington BEST DEFENSE LINE 1. Denver Broncos 2. San Diego Chargers 3. New York Giants BEST LINEBACKER UNIT 1. Baltimore 2. Carolina 3. Arizona This was next to impossible BEST SECONDARY 1. Green Bay 2. Detroit 3. Kansas City
I refuse to vote for myself as well. GM OF THE YEAR 1. GISH 2. UCFinatic 3. Fin-Omenal TEAM ON THE RISE 1. Kansas City Chiefs 2. Miami Dolphins 3. Cleveland Browns TEAM BUILT FOR NOW 1. Atlanta Falcons 2. Philadelphia Eagles 3. New York Giants FREE AGENT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Le'Ron McClain, FB, $300K (BAL) 2. Thomas Davis, $1.0M (NYG) 3. Vernon Carey, OT, $1.1M (SF) DRAFT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Aldrick Robinson, 7.C7D (SD) 2. Dion Lewis, 7.210 (SD) 3. Marvin Austin, 3.71 (ATL) TRADE OF THE YEAR 1. San Francisco 49ers-Oakland Raiders-Baltimore Ravens 3-Way Trade 2. Pittsburgh Steelers-Atlanta Falcons Ben Roethlisberger/Matt Ryan Trade 3. Houston Texans-Philadelphia Eagles Andre Johnson Trade BEST IN TRADES 1. Philadelphia Eagles 2. Miami Dolphins 3. Atlanta Falcons BEST IN FREE AGENCY 1. Denver Broncos 2. New York Giants 3. Arizona Cardinals BEST IN DRAFT 1. Green Bay Packers 2. Kansas City Chiefs 3. New York Jets FEUD OF THE YEAR 1. GISH vs everyone 2. thats what she said vs. Machiavelli (Doug Free Bidding War) 3. GISH vs PSG MOST IMPROVED GM 1. N/A 2. N/A 3. N/A ROOKIE GM OF THE YEAR 1. Stringer Bell 2. Machiavelli 3. Desides BEST OFFENSE 1. Tennessee Titans 2. Atlanta Falcons 3. New England Patriots BEST DEFENSE 1. Miami Dolphins 2. Kansas City Chiefs 3. New England Patriots BEST RUNNING BACK DUO/TANDEM 1. Kansas City Chiefs 2. Arizona Cardinals 3. San Diego Chargers BEST WIDE RECEIVER UNIT 1. Atlanta Falcons 2. Tennessee Titans 3. New England Patriots BEST OFFENSE LINE 1. Philadelphia Eagles 2. New York Jets 3. Washington Redskins BEST DEFENSE LINE 1. New England Patriots 2. Arizona Cardinals 3. Atlanta Falcons BEST LINEBACKER UNIT 1. Pittsburgh Steelers 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Baltimore Ravens BEST SECONDARY 1. Miami Dolphins 2. Detroit Lions 3. Denver Broncos
First off I want to once again thank everyone for an extremely smooth GM League. I really enjoyed doing this as a Commissioner but also as a GM. I wouldn't run this thing if I didn't enjoy doing it as it kills time during the offseason and forces me to do a lot of scouting with the NFL Draft. I am happy to see some rookies really get into it this year and hopefully they will all be back next year. Since everyone else opted to not vote for themselves, I will do the same. GM OF THE YEAR 1. Kansas City Chiefs - Vengeful Odin 2. Philadelphia Eagles - UCF Finatic 3. Baltimore Ravens - Skeet84 I really like how VO presented himself throughout this entire league. He was easily one of the most professional GMs this year (as he was in the past) and I beleive he succeeded in trades, free agency, and the draft. I think that both UCF Finatic and Skeet84 did the exact same things but not to the extent of VO. Major props go out to all three GMs for doing a great job of creating a plan and sticking with it. TEAM ON THE RISE 1. Arizona Cardinals 2. Cleveland Browns 3. Detroit Lions TEAM BUILT FOR NOW 1. New England Patriots 2. Cincinnati Bengals 3. Philadelphia Eagles FREE AGENT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Vernon Carey, OT, $1.1M (San Francisco) 2. Thomas Davis, LB, $1.0M (New York) 3. Olin Kreutz, C, $1.0M (Chicago) DRAFT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Marvin Austin, DT, 3.71 (Atlanta) 2. Dion Lewis, RB, 7.210 (San Diego) 3. Jake Locker, QB, 2.45 (Minnesota) TRADE OF THE YEAR 1. Indianapolis Colts-Tennessee Titans Peyton Maning Trade 2. San Francisco 49ers-Oakland Raiders-Baltimore Ravens 3 Way Trade 3. Philadelphia Eagles-Green Bay Packers #1 Overall Draft Pick Trade BEST IN TRADES 1. Philadelphia Eagles 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. New England Patriots BEST IN FREE AGENCY 1. New York Giants 2. Arizona Cardinals 3. San Francisco 49ers BEST IN DRAFT 1. San Diego Chargers 2. Baltimore Ravens 3. Kansas City Chiefs FEUD OF THE YEAR 1. GISH vs. schisno vs. PSG 2. Skeet84 vs. Everyone 3. thats what she said vs. Machiavelli MOST IMPROVED GM 1. Sean 2. Skull Destroyer 3. Boik14 ROOKIE GM OF THE YEAR 1. Desides 2. finsbuck719 3. Stringer Bell BEST OFFENSE 1. Atlanta Falcons 2. Tennessee Titans 3. New England Patriots BEST DEFENSE 1. San Francisco 49ers 2. Kansas City Chiefs 3. San Diego Chargers BEST RUNNING BACK DUO/TANDEM 1. Miami Dolphins 2. Kansas City Chiefs 3. Arizona Cardinals BEST WIDE RECEIVER UNIT 1. Atlanta Falcons 2. Philadelphia Eagles 3. Tennessee Titans BEST OFFENSE LINE 1. Cleveland Browns 2. Philadelphia Eagles 3. San Francisco 49ers BEST DEFENSE LINE 1. New York Giants 2. San Diego Chargers 3. Atlanta Falcons BEST LINEBACKER UNIT 1. Baltimore Ravens 2. Carolina Panthers 3. San Francisco 49ers BEST SECONDARY 1. Green Bay Packers 2. Kansas City Chiefs 3. Miami Dolphins
I will not be voting for my team in any of these categories. GM OF THE YEAR 1. Falcons - UCFinfan86 2. Titans - Gish 3. Patriots - Paul13 This was really, really hard to select only three. There were so many GM's that did great jobs this year. I wanted to make room for the Ravens, Chiefs, and Dolphins; to those teams I apologize. I love what the Falcons did to improve their offense and defense; just a great overall team that can compete right now. This entire time I was mad about how Gish managed the Manning ordeal, releasing him then signing him cheaper (everything). He is one crazy GM and after some time I realized what a good job he did. His defense is lacking, but that offense is dope. If he wins any games it will be like 54-47 lol. Overall, he turned the Titans around and did a good job, while pushing the limits of the rules; my kind of man lol. I felt bad that Paul was getting no love so I had to give him some here. He did start with a lot of talent and picks, but he used those pieces to build a heck of a team. Good job to all! TEAM ON THE RISE 1. Detroit Lions 2. Miami Dolphins 3. Denver Broncos TEAM BUILT FOR NOW 1. Atlanta Falcons 2. New England Patriots 3. Baltimore Ravens FREE AGENT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Stephen Tulloch, $4.0M (KC) 2. Vernon Carey, OT, $1.1M (SF) 3. Le'Ron McClain, FB, $300K (BAL) DRAFT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Jake Locker, 2.45 (MIN) 2. Corey Liuget, 2.35 (CIN) 3. Christian Ponder, 1.28 (CLE) TRADE OF THE YEAR 1. Pittsburgh Steelers-Atlanta Falcons Ben Roethlisberger/Matt Ryan Trade 2. Indianapolis Colts-Tennessee Titans 3. San Francisco 49ers-Oakland Raiders-Baltimore Ravens 3-Way Trade BEST IN TRADES 1. Atlanta Falcons 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Miami Dolphins BEST IN FREE AGENCY 1. Denver Broncos 2. New York Giants 3. San Francisco 49ers BEST IN DRAFT 1. Miami Dolphins 2. San Diego Chargers 3. Baltimore Ravens FEUD OF THE YEAR 1. GISH vs. Everyone 2. GISH vs. PSG vs. schisno (The Manning Fiasco) 3. Skeet84 vs. Everyone Gish you play one hell of a villian MOST IMPROVED GM 1. Skull Destroyer (Bengals GM) 2. Sean (Redskins GM) 3. Skeet84 (Ravens GM) ROOKIE GM OF THE YEAR 1. Desides (Browns GM) 2. Machiavelli (Bills GM) 3. Stringer Bell (Packers GM) We had one hell of a new class this year. They all did really well, wish I could add a few more names to this list too. I tanked my first year trading Asomugha for Schaub straight up lol. The future of this leage looks bright! BEST OFFENSE 1. Tennessee Titans 2. Atlanta Falcons 3. New England Patriots I love the Titans offense and the Falcons offense too. This was a flip flop either way. I think the Titans would be more effeicent, while the Falcons would be really dynamic. I felt bad having to choose between those two. BEST DEFENSE 1. Kansas City Chiefs 2. Miami Dolphins 3. San Francisco 49ers BEST RUNNING BACK DUO/TANDEM 1. Kansas City Chiefs 2. Miami Dolphins 3. San Diego Chargers BEST WIDE RECEIVER UNIT 1. Atlanta Falcons 2. Tennessee Titans 3. New England Patriots Damn, another hard category. Every single team nominated should deserve this award. Those WR cores are just nasty. BEST OFFENSE LINE 1. San Francisco 49ers 2. New York Giants 3. Cleveland Browns BEST DEFENSE LINE 1. Atlanta Falcons 2. Denver Broncos 3. Miami Dolphins Atlanta wins here based on their depth. They can get after the QB on every single play because they have a nasty rotation. Another unit where teams did one hell of a job filling out. Just incredible. BEST LINEBACKER UNIT 1. Kansas City Chiefs 2. Carolina Panthers 3. San Francisco 49ers BEST SECONDARY 1. Kansas City Chiefs 2. Detriot Lions 3. Green Bay Packers Thank you everyone for an amazing season!! Like Paul, this is probably going to be my last year doing this amazing league. Hopefully this time next year I will be preparing to go to Dental School. I feel confident that they greenhorns will be able to pick up the slack after looking at what great jobs they all did this year. I have to go study for my Dental Admissions Test now, but I will try to make my way back on here and add a little more writing about my selections tonight or tomorrow. Love you all
UCF FINatic, best of luck with the exam and your career man. After seeing everyone not vote for themselves, I am sorry for doing so. Well, it's to be expected right? Just trying not to get shutout like I did last year.
Dont worry, I'll vote for myself in the categories that you put yourself ahead of me. On a side note, I wish TE's figured into the WR voting. Dallas Clark and Charles Clay cannot be overlooked.
I also did not vote for myself GM OF THE YEAR 1. Fin-Omenal 2. Alen1 3. UCFinfan86 TEAM ON THE RISE 1. Philadelphia 2. Miami 3. Kansas City TEAM BUILT FOR NOW 1. Atlanta 2. Philadelphia 3. NY Giants FREE AGENT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Thomas Howard 2. Stephen Tulloch 3. Thomas Davis DRAFT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Christian Ponder 2. Corey Liuget 3. Marvin Austin TRADE OF THE YEAR 1. Houston Texans-Philadelphia Eagles Andre Johnson Trade 2. San Francisco 49ers-Oakland Raiders-Baltimore Ravens 3-Way Trade 3. Indianapolis Colts-New York Giants BEST IN TRADES 1. Philadelphia 2. Atlanta 3. Miami BEST IN FREE AGENCY 1. Arizona Cardinals 2. NY Giants 3. SF 49ers BEST IN DRAFT 1.Kansas City Chiefs 2. Miami Dolphins 3. SD Chargers FEUD OF THE YEAR 1. Gish. 2. 3. MOST IMPROVED GM 1. 2. 3. ROOKIE GM OF THE YEAR 1. Machiavella 2. Desides 3. BEST OFFENSE 1.Falcons 2. Giants 3. Eagles BEST DEFENSE 1. packers 2. chiefs 3. giants BEST RUNNING BACK DUO/TANDEM 1. denver 2. kc 3. miami BEST WIDE RECEIVER UNIT 1. NE 2. Philli 3. Atlanta BEST OFFENSE LINE 1. Philli 2. Giants 3. Jets (that hurt) BEST DEFENSE LINE 1. Atlanta 2. Buffalo 3. Giants BEST LINEBACKER UNIT 1. Carolina 2. Kansas City 3. Cleveland BEST SECONDARY 1. GB 2. Miami 3.Philli
GM OF THE YEAR 1. UCF Finatic (Eagles) 2. Boik14 (Giants) 3. Desides (Browns) TEAM ON THE RISE 1. UCF Finatic (Eagles) 2. PeaTearGriffin (Lions) 3. Desides (Browns) TEAM BUILT FOR NOW 1. Paul 13 (Patriots) 2. Boik 14 (Giants) 3. UCF Finatic (Eagles) FREE AGENT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Bryant McFadden 2. LeRon McClain 3. Olin Kruetz DRAFT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Corey Liuget 2. Dion Lewis 3. DeMarcus Van Dyke TRADE OF THE YEAR 1. 49ers/Ravens/Raiders 3way 2. Eagles and Packers 3. Eagles and Texans BEST IN TRADES 1. Giants 2. Patriots 3. Broncos BEST IN FREE AGENCY 1. Broncos 2. 49ers 3. Cardinals BEST IN DRAFT 1. Dolphins 2. Bills 3. Chiefs FEUD OF THE YEAR 1. 2. 3. MOST IMPROVED GM 1. Sean 2. 3. ROOKIE GM OF THE YEAR 1. Desides 2. Machavelli 3. finsbuck BEST OFFENSE 1. Eagles 2. Giants 3. Titans BEST DEFENSE 1. Packers 2. Chiefs 3. Dolphins BEST RUNNING BACK DUO/TANDEM 1. Cardinals 2. Broncos 3. Chiefs BEST WIDE RECEIVER UNIT 1. Eagles 2. Patriots 3. Titans BEST OFFENSE LINE 1. Eagles 2. Redskins 3. 49ers BEST DEFENSE LINE 1. Giants 2. Broncos 3. Bills BEST LINEBACKER UNIT 1. Panthers 2. Cowboys 3. Chiefs BEST SECONDARY 1. Packers 2. Broncos 3. Chiefs
GM OF THE YEAR 1. GIK (Broncos) 2. Boik14 (Giants) 3. Alen1 (49ers) Ugh. I hate voting in this category. Invariably I forget someone or leave someone off. I could just use the regular cliches and state that this was really, really hard. Which is true. As for how I voted here these are the guys who I felt handled themselves the most professionally. I also liked the approach that each and every one of them took to building their teams. They didn't just pursue the big names, they went after guys who fit what they were looking to do. I really wanted to add a couple more names to this list, but I simply can't slot them any differently ... hopefully those GMs get recognition in other categories. TEAM ON THE RISE 1. Arizona Cardinals 2. Indianapolis Colts 3. Detroit Lions Despite losing Fitz, I like how Arizona turned those picks around and started to rebuild. It's never easy to trade the face of a franchise, but I felt like they maximized their value in return. The same can also be said for the Colts. TEAM BUILT FOR NOW 1. New England Patriots 2. Chicago Bears 3. New York Giants Paul had a lot of pieces to play with, what with the 54 draft picks he had. Still, he did a very nice job of getting proven offensive stars and focusing on defense in the draft. The Pats are clearly in a win-now mode, and with the moves he's made it's quite possible they might win it all. FREE AGENT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Vernon Carey (San Francisco) 2. Thomas Howard (New York Giants) 3. Flozel Adams (Tennessee) Carey is getting up there in years but can still play at a high level. Looking at his salary to other RTs you can see that Alen walked away with a steal. Both Howard and Adams played below expectations last season but those GMs are taking calculated gambles that they will rebound. DRAFT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Dion Lewis (San Diego) 2. Jake Locker (Minnesota) 3. Cameron Heyward (Pittsburg) The Chargers nab a guy who could develop into the next Darren Sproles at this level. Great value for that late in the draft. Locker and Heyward are first round talents who got taken in the second round. TRADE OF THE YEAR 1. San Fran / Oakland / Baltimore 3 Way 2. Peyton Manning Trade 3. Texans / Eagles Andre Johnson Trade I'm a sucker for 3 ways, and San Francisco, Oakland, and Baltimore pulling one off is quite impressive. The Manning trade would have been first had it not been for the last second histrionics of his release and subsequent renewed bidding war. BEST IN TRADES 1. Philadelphia Eagles 2. Miami Dolphins 3. Atlanta Falcons Have any of you seen that webpage where the dude traded a thumb tack for a car? I feel like that's what UCF does year in and year out. His philosophy is pretty simple. Get younger, cheaper, and better. It's easier than it sounds. But if you go back and look at every trade he made, he won like 99.9% of the time. BEST IN FREE AGENCY 1. Broncos 2. Cardinals 3. 49ers This was tough. At the end of the day I gave the nod to GIK as he brought in a ton of solid players and potential stars without breaking the bank for any of them. BEST IN DRAFT 1. Chargers 2. Ravens 3. Bengals I really like what Stitches did with his draft, but a special mention to Skeet, who managed to poach not one but two of my targets in the second round. FEUD OF THE YEAR 1. Gish vs. PSG vs. schisno 2. GIK34 vs. Rule Hating GMs 3. Gish vs. Everyone Manning was the highlight of the GM. Kudos to these gentlemen for making it entertaining. MOST IMPROVED GM 1. Sean 2. Skull Destroyer 3. I don't feel like Boik and Skeet needed to improve much. Sean deserves recognition for taking over the Redskins on such short notice, and doing an admirable job in the process. ROOKIE GM OF THE YEAR 1. Mach 2. Desides 3. Stringer Bell Mach's fingerprints are all over the 49ers (*cough* Malcolm Floyd *cough*) and while I wanted him to fire the Bills as a whole, he did a good job with even less notice than Sean. Special shout out to Desides, whom I thought did very well working with the Browns. He clearly had a plan from the start and I feel like he executed on it. BEST OFFENSE 1. Titans 2. Patriots 3. Eagles At one point I was wondering if any of these gentlemen were going to bother fielding a defense or offensive line. Gish wins this by virtue of his QB, whom I rate higher at this stage than either Brady or Vick (flame away Paul). I'm really looking forward to the Madden sims next year ... here's hoping we get to see these teams play one another. BEST DEFENSE 1. San Francisco 49ers 2. New York Jets 3. New York Giants One of the things I love is scheme versatility, and no GM did a better job finding players who could play in multiple schemes than Alen1. I love the flexibility he has on defense. They aren't all marquee names, but I suspect that they'll be surprisingly salty. BEST RUNNING BACK DUO/TANDEM 1. Denver Broncos 2. Carolina Panthers 3. Baltimore Ravens MJD and Ronnie Brown? You kidding me? The AFC West is going to be a slugfest. I love the Panthers combination of Williams and Sproles, and I think that the Ravens can be dangerous if Maroney rebounds. BEST WIDE RECEIVER UNIT 1. New England Patriots 2. Philadelphia Eagles 3. Atlanta Falcons The Pats have one guy who is playing at a HOF level, a consistent Pro Bowl receiver, and the most dangerous returner in NFL history. If it was me I would have kept Welker (could you imagine that team) but as a #1 and #1a it's the best we've seen at the NFL level in a very long time. Scary. BEST OFFENSE LINE 1. Cleveland Browns 2. New York Giants 3. Washington Redskins I really like Desides line, as I mentioned in my nomination post. I was targeting Sendelin but got swept up in the Khalil sweepstakes and missed out. Yanda is a guy who is a borderline Pro Bowler and Joe Thomas is the only guy better than Jake Long in the NFL today. BEST DEFENSE LINE 1. Atlanta Falcons 2. Denver Broncos 3. New England Patriots John Abraham I'm not sold on, but I love Henderson, Paea and Charles Johnson. Both the Broncos and Patriots have a nice mix of young studs and older stars. BEST LINEBACKER UNIT 1. Baltimore Ravens 2. San Francisco 3. Cleveland Browns Baltimore adds Rolando McClain to an already stacked linebacker unit. Yikes. San Francisco has versatility and the Browns have a lot of underrated youth. Toughest choice so far picking this one. BEST SECONDARY 1. Detroit Lions 2. Green Bay Packers 3. Pittsburgh Steelers Man, it's going to be tough to pass in the NFC North next year. The Lions added a bunch of names and completely overhauled their secondary. Green Bay picked up the guy I thought might be the best pick in the draft. And Pittsburgh has a better secondary without Polamalu than with. Who knew.
GM OF THE YEAR 1. UCF-Finatic 2. Paul 13 3. Boik 14 Although i feel like I totally snubbed the great work done by the dedicated Imeister3, I have made my decision. It was as close as u can get IMO, I felt that the Eagles started with less and ended up with just a little more than NE, Boik's balance wins him the #3 spot over impressive jobs by Gish and UCfinfan86. Great job by all 5 of those GM's. TEAM ON THE RISE 1. Carolina Panthers 2. Arizona Cardinals 3. Denver Broncos Again what you start with means alot imo, and when you turn the putrid Carolina Panthers into a contender...you have my props. TEAM BUILT FOR NOW 1. New England 2. Atlanta 3. Tennessee Another tough call as GM's turned their teams into some "Im going to kick your ***" powerhouses! The Pats HC is the difference that imo would make them the odds on fav to win NOW. FREE AGENT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Thomas Davis 2. Leon Washington 3. Vernon Carey Let me just say the one thing I thought was RIDICULOUS was that people didnt recognize the REAL FA steal in Stanford Routt who is a fine player. Either way the same team got another great steal in OLB Thomas Davis who is a very underated all around LB. DRAFT STEAL OF THE YEAR 1. Christian Ponder 2. Marvin Austin 3. DeMarcus Van Dyke Ive said many times that the real draft has ZERO bearing on my voting process, Ponder is going to be a very good QB in this league imo and Cleveland stole their QB of the future at pick #28. TRADE OF THE YEAR 1. SF/OAK/BAL 2. ATL/Pitt 3. IND/TENN BEST IN TRADES 1. Philly 2. Atlanta 3. Tennessee (IDC he deserves mentioning) Gotta say a guy who makes trades to acquire Manning/Clark/Hillis/Marshall/Welker NOT being a canidate is insane! I somehow overlooked this so Im guilty aswell, but Gish did a FINOMENAL job imo.....But that kid in Philly made idiots out of alot of us and is very deserving as a #1. BEST IN FREE AGENCY 1. Giants 2. 49ers 3. Broncos Easy... BEST IN DRAFT 1. Ravens 2. Chargers 3. Chiefs Not only were his picks awesome, but he made great deals throughout to get these players. FEUD OF THE YEAR 1. Manning Bowl 2. ------- 3. ------- MOST IMPROVED GM 1. Boik14 2. Skeet 3. Sean Yes, you CAN go from good to great and Boik did just that if you ask me. ROOKIE GM OF THE YEAR 1. Finsbuck719 2. Monstblitz 3. Machivelli Again he started low and ended up big, great job for a 1st year GM. BEST OFFENSE 1. Falcons 2. Titans 3. Pats BEST DEFENSE 1. Pats 2. Giants 3. Chiefs BEST RUNNING BACK DUO/TANDEM 1. Broncos 2. Eagles 3. Ravens Sorry KC as yours has the potential to be far and away the best....but they ARE rookies. BEST WIDE RECEIVER UNIT 1. Falcons 2. Titans 3. Pats When I cant fit a team with A. johnson and R. White on this list, it goes to show you how sick some of these tandems are. BEST OFFENSE LINE 1. Eagles 2. Giants 3. Browns BEST DEFENSE LINE 1. Pats 2. Broncos 3. Cardinals BEST LINEBACKER UNIT 1. Ravens 2. 49ers 3. Panthers There was a pretty good LB corps from S. FLA who Im shocked wasnt a nominee(Wake,Misi,A.Davis, Graham, Robert Quinn) But nonetheless the Ravens win this easily imo. BEST SECONDARY 1. Steelers 2. Chiefs 3. Eagles Thanks to all for another great season, it gets me through some boring winter days and Im excited to do it again next year.
Thanks for the nice words Fin-O...And here I thought you might harbor a grudge for not dealing you Hakeem Nicks no matter how hard you tried...which was pretty hard actually.
Yea you held on to him with a firm, firm grip my friend. At one point I offered 2 1st round picks and you still wasnt budging. He is ready to breakout into the elite category imo so you did well keeping him. And I dont have grudges, lol...people spend alot of time trying to build their teams so I look at the body of work not the poster or what he has said or done in the past, that would be very pathetic imo.
two firsts for Nicks? and you turned it down?? I take back my third place vote for Boik in the Best in Trades category...
Absolutely. They were two late 1sts and with the way WR's get overvalued in this league I figured that two late firsts wouldnt get me another WR of Nicks caliber especially given Nicks cap hit (under 600k). This wasnt a first where I could have gotten AJ Green or Julio Jones...this was right at the bridge in to round two where maybe Leonard Hankerson would have been an option. No thanks And I would ask for a 1st + Dansby a 3rd, and 4th again only to have you yell at me
I disagree with that. In fact what I had to give up for Fitz and Jennings... especially Jennings... that value was less than I originally expected. Sure, you'll always get someone that will value players differently than others. I suppose you could argue that an elite running back isn't going to get the same value as an elite receiver. And maybe thats what you meant. With the touches each player would get, that valuation doesn't make sense.
Im just very high on Nicks, I get him i won this GML imo, look at the top teams. All WR heavy, no accident.
No, I meant what I said and I stand behind that. This league severely overvalues WR's. Its insane. Look at how much money the FA WR's got. This year and last year; its not an accident. Agreed but thats just the way this league votes.
Their were a couple FA's that were laughabley overpaid, but having some great WR's never hurt anyone. If manning or Brady had those weopans in real life, u would see amazing results imo. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk
Is that why noone voted for me? LOL I dont care I dont value Divas, I like the Hines Wards, I like Steve Breaston, I like Jenkins and Emmanual Sanders. But to each their own. I won and no matter what the votes turn out wont change that!
Have to agree with Stitches, WRs in general are overvalued in the GML. And I don’t see a correlation between fantasy football WRs and top votes for GM of the Year, I see a correlation between overall roster strength (and quarterback quality in specific) and top votes for GM of the Year.
Obviously the top teams are balanced, but go look at the nominees for best RB duo then tell me if its a coincidence none of those guys are going to come close. Your team needs to flow as a team to get my vote. Your team should compliment eachother. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk
It's not that it hurts anyone to have good receivers but look at what you offered me for Nicks and look at what you ended up paying for a lesser wr. Just as an example. And you know I'm right because you admitted it. it's not to knock your acquisition; you did what you felt you had to do and it turned out pretty well.
Quarterback, eh? I really should have put God on my roster then... it's a package deal with Tim Tebow. I kind of question what people's thoughts would be had I kept Orton then traded away Tebow. Seems like he is a "like him or hate him" kinda guy.
Personally, I like your QB situation more without Orton (I like Tebow as a prospect) and thought you robbed Miami.
Shows how ridiculous YOU are since I didnt trade HIM for Orton, I traded Minnesota. Go soak about your 4-12 at best team.
Was there an intermediate trade? I honestly didn’t remember. And it doesn’t matter much to me, you would have been better off trading a late pick for David Garrard, IMO. My Browns are a playoff contender if I’m right about McCoy.
You tried to take a shot, and you failed. Better luck next season when you wont have to do a whole lot to be the most improved GM.
Gm of the year 1. Vengeful Odin 2. UCF Finatic 3. Alen1 Team on the rise 1. Kansas City Chiefs 2. Miami Dolphins 3. Denver Broncos Team built for now 1. Philadelphia Eagles 2. New England Patriots 3. Atlanta Falcons Free agent steal of the year 1. Vernon Carey, 49ers 2. Stephen Tulloch, Chiefs 3. LeRon McClain, Ravens Draft steal of the year 1. Jake Locker, Vikings 2. Cameron Heyward, Steelers 3. DaNorris Searcy, Broncos Trade of the year 1. Andre Johnson Trade 2. Big Ben/Matt Ryan trade 3. Manning trade (yeah I voted for myself. I'd like to see you try to trade for Peyton Manning. Trust me. Not easy.) Best in trades 1. Philadelphia Eagles 2. Atlanta Falcons 3. New England Patriots Best in free agency 1. Chiefs 2. 49ers 3. Cardinals Best in draft 1. Dolphins 2. Chargers 3. Bengals Feud of the year 1. Me VS everyone 2. 3. Most improved gm 1. Boik14 2. Skull Destroyer 3. Skeet84 Rookie gm of the year 1. Stringer Bell 2. Machiavelli 3. Desides Best offense 1. New York Giants 2. Philadelphia Eagles 3. New England Patriots Best defense 1. Chiefs 2. Packers 3. 49ers Best running back duo/tandem 1. Panthers 2. Broncos 3. Chargers Best wide receiver unit 1. Ravens 2. Eagles 3. Patriots Best offense line 1. Eagles 2. Jets 3. redskins Best defense line 1. Cardinals 2. Dolphins 3. Giants Best linebacker unit ( Why do the Redskins have Rocky McIntosh playing both OLB positions?) 1. Chiefs 2. Ravens 3. 49ers Best secondary 1. Packers 2. Dolphins 3. Chiefs Thanks everyone. Had fun this year. Looking forward to selecting Andrew Luck next year.