It's the off-season so a little off topic but an interesting discussion. Here's Florio's picks. What do you think? Last year, I posted my full AP awards ballot, which went five deep at MVP and three for all other awards. My 2024 ballot, which now has five names for each award, appears below. MVP 1. Lamar Jackson, Ravens. 2. Josh Allen, Bills (WINNER). 3. Saquon Barkley, Eagles. 4. Jared Goff, Lions. 5. Joe Burrow, Bengals. COACH OF THE YEAR 1. Dan Campbell, Lions. 2. Kevin O’Connell, Vikings (WINNER). 3. Sean Payton, Broncos. 4. Andy Reid, Chiefs. 5. Dan Quinn, Commanders. ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR 1. Ben Johnson, Lions (WINNER). 2. Brian Flores, Vikings. 3. Todd Monken, Ravens. 4. Joe Brady, Bills. 5. Aaron Glenn, Lions. COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1. Joe Burrow, Bengals (WINNER). 2. Damar Hamlin, Bills. 3. Sam Darnold, Vikings. 4. J.K. Dobbins, Chargers. 5. Christian Gonzalez, Patriots. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1. Pat Surtain II, Broncos (WINNER). 2. T.J. Watt, Steelers. 3. Myles Garrett, Browns. 4. Trey Hendrickson, Bengals. 5. Kerby Joseph, Lions. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1. Saquon Barkley, Eagles (WINNER). 2. Ja’Marr Chase, Bengals. 3. Lamar Jackson, Bengals. 4. Joe Burrow, Bengals. 5. Derrick Henry, Ravens. DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 1. Jared Verse, Rams (WINNER). 2. Braden Fiske, Rams. 3. Quinyon Mitchell, Eagles. 4. Cooper DeJean, Eagles. 5. Edgerrin Cooper, Packers. OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 1. Jayden Daniels, Commanders (WINNER). 2. Brock Bowers, Raiders. 3. Bo Nix, Broncos. 4. Brian Thomas Jr., Jaguars. 5. Malik Nabers, Giants.
The only reason Josh Allen got the mvp is because Lamar already has two. Statistically, Jackson was better across the board.
Unfortunately there are actual people that vote for these awards and there is no way to see what kind of bias these people have. They give some no names that have like 50 listeners on some radio show a vote. Some of them have had a vote for decades and barely watch the game. The system needs an overhaul but i doubt it comes.
I don't even care about this as long as the current small group is winning everything every year. When Allen, Mahomes and Jackson are all out of the picture, maybe I'll pay attention again.
Miami wasn't mentioned in any of those categories. Just goes to show how far we are from being relevant with the team that Grier built.
