With the determination of the Super Bowl teams, which means the arrival of the Pro Bowl weekend, various regular season awards are awarded one after another. In addition to the main awards, the league also selects a series of special awards.
First Offense of the Year, Ray Rice, running back, Baltimore Ravens.
Best never-say-die moment of the year, Torrey Smith, wide receiver, Baltimore Ravens.
Fantasy Game Player of the Year, Lu Ke, quarterback, San Francisco 49ers.
Walter Payton Award of the Year, Jason Witten (Jason Witten), tight end, Dallas Cowboys.
Most Hardworking Player of the Year Award, Charles Tillman, Cornerback, Chicago Bears.
Federal Express Air Offensive Player of the Year, Lu Ke, quarterback, San Francisco 49ers.
Federal Express Ground Offensive Player of the Year, Adrian Peterson, running back, Minnesota Vikings.
It can be felt in all aspects. Lu Ke's sweeping momentum this season, from on-field performance to award selection, he is almost the first name that comes to mind of all reporters and team management. It is no longer because of his Chinese-American, but because of his performance on the field, it is enough to make every team manager envious.
Last season, the Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints and other teams were asked the same question many times, "Do you feel regretful about missing Lu Ke?" But this season , such questions have disappeared, not because people gave up their obsession, but because people automatically gave the answer:
No one wants to miss out on a player like this.
Just like Kurt Warner and Tom Brady, to this day, some people still talk about the regrets of that draft as an anecdote; but the difference between them and Tony Romo is that they have With the Super Bowl ring, Cinderella finally transformed into a princess, and Romo continued to prove himself on the field, but after all he could not be among the top ranks.
Now, Lu Ke is also facing the same challenge. The regular season seems to be endless and unparalleled, but can he go further? Not only can they reach the top of the Super Bowl this season, but more importantly, can they still maintain long-term and stable output next year, the year after that, and the year after that?
The future is too far away, and the Super Bowl is right around the corner. This is Lu Ke's first test from quantitative change to qualitative change!
Of course, award presentation is only a summary of the regular season, and the selection items are limited after all. Compared with the huge base of more than 2,000 regular professional players in the league, even dividing the cake is far from enough; in the professional league, Compared with awards, what is more important is the number of selections to the Pro Bowl, All-American First Team, and All-American Second Team.
After all, there is only one regular season MVP seat each season, and all players compete for the same position, and it is basically a competition between quarterbacks and running backs; but the Pro Bowl, the All-American First Team, and the All-American Second Team are Corresponding selections can be found for each position.
The Pro Bowl is equivalent to the All-Stars. It tests the popularity of the players. Even if the performance in the regular season has dropped slightly, they can still be selected based on their popularity; while the All-American First Team and the All-American Second Team are a contest of strength, and each player is selected by voting. The best player at a position.
The most eye-catching position is undoubtedly the quarterback. First team All-American, Lu Ke, San Francisco 49ers; Second team All-American, Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos.
This is the first time in Lu Ke's career that he has been selected to the All-American first team! The entire league can only choose one quarterback, but there are 32 starting quarterbacks competing. Lu Ke defeated all competitors and advanced to the first team in the United States!
In addition to Lu Ke, the San Francisco 49ers also ushered in a bumper season.
First-team All-American, Logan Newman and Mike Rupatti on the offensive team, Aldon Smith, Patrick Willis, Navarro Bowman and Dashon Goldson on the defensive team, and Andy on the special team. Dee-Lee.
Second-team All-American, Ted Ginn and Joe Stanley on the offensive team, and Justin Smith and Ahmed Brooks on the defensive team.
Twelve!
Twelve in total!
The San Francisco 49ers became the team with the most first-team and second-team All-Americans among the thirty-two teams in the league. They were also the only team with double-digit players, including the entire defensive team. Six players, including four linebackers, were all shortlisted, once again showing the strong strength of the defensive front.
Among them, Logan defeated Rob Gronkowski, Jimmy Graham and Tony Gonzalez to be selected to the All-American first team, pushing Gonzalez to the All-American second team, Gronkowski and Graham Both of them lost the draft - Gronkowski served as a substitute. This is undoubtedly the best reward for Logan in the league.
Jean's selection is even more praised as a "little man" miracle.
The two wide receivers on the All-American first team are Calvin Johnson and Brandon Marshall, and the other wide receiver on the All-American second team is AJ Green. All of these wide receivers are big men, and each has better physical confrontation ability than the other. Although he is strong, Gene has made it to the second team in the United States with his lightness and flexibility, which must be said to be a feat.
From the offensive team to the defensive team to the special team, the San Francisco 49ers' overall rise and absolute strength this season have become the "public enemy" of the entire league! The Super Bowl has not yet started, and more and more neutral fans are beginning to choose to support the Baltimore Ravens, hoping that they can defeat the "unbeatable" San Francisco 49ers this season.
The flattering and killing strategy has finally begun to show its power!
In addition to the All-American first team and the All-American second team, the San Francisco 49ers also stole the show above the Pro Bowl.
American League starting quarterback, Peyton Manning.
National League starting quarterback, Lu Ke.
Both players were far ahead in the selection process. However, after the selection results came out, Lu Ke regretfully announced that in order to prepare for the Super Bowl, he would miss the Pro Bowl this year - this has become a league practice. Almost no Super Bowl team will make a special trip to Hawaii to participate in the Pro Bowl. Not only Lu Ke, but also all other selected players of the San Francisco 49ers are absent, and they are looking for substitute players.
The backup quarterbacks of the National League are Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan, but both players reported injuries and missed the Pro Bowl, and then they could only fill in later. Robert Griffin III was the third backup. He also had to miss the game due to a knee injury, and the final National League quarterback lineup was completely different.
Starting quarterback Drew Brees, backup quarterbacks Eli Manning and Russell Wilson.
It has to be said that the quarterback injuries in the National League are really serious.
Correspondingly, the American League quarterback lineup has also changed slightly. The backup quarterbacks are Tom Brady and Matt Mizubu, but Brady also reported an injury, so Andrew Luck was temporarily brought into the lineup. , appeared as a backup quarterback - Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was not even selected, so there was no chance to refuse.
In addition, the San Francisco 49ers have eleven players selected to the Pro Bowl.
The offensive team includes five players including Marcus Lynch, Ted Ginn, Logan Newman, Joe Stanley, and Mike Rupatti.
On the defensive team, there are six players including Justin Smith, Aldon Smith, Patrick Willis, Navarro Bowman, Dashon Goldson and Donte Witler.
A total of twelve players entered the final Pro Bowl roster. Although unfortunately no players were selected from the special team, the San Francisco 49ers still successfully conquered the entire league through their undefeated performance this season, leading the list in the number of selected players.
The Houston Texans were next with nine players selected, followed by the Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots and Denver Broncos with seven players selected. From a purely numerical perspective, the gap is obvious.
For reference, the Baltimore Ravens have a total of six players shortlisted. They are familiar with last year's New York Giants. Individual player victories seem not worth mentioning, but they still united as one to reach the Super Bowl; and the teams without any players shortlisted include Six teams include the Jacksonville Jaguars, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams and Carolina Panthers.
Last year, the topic of "Cam Newton VS Lu Ke" was always discussed, and it was discussed for a long time. Even in the Pro Bowl, the popularity remained unabated; this year, almost no one mentioned this topic because of the performance of the two players. It’s a world of difference, this is the coldness and cruelty of the professional league——
If there is no strength, no performance, no achievements, then there is no attention. Now even Andy Dalton, who has led the Cincinnati Bengals to the playoffs for two consecutive years, cannot compare with Lu Ke, let alone Cam, who is trapped in the quagmire of interceptions and temper outbursts?
Now, when people mention the 2011 draft again, everyone will say "the twin stars of Lu Ke and Watt shine". Even Von Miller seems to be unable to compare. As for Cam, he has been forgotten on the edge. , maybe it will reappear in the public eye one day in the future, but maybe it will remain silent forever.
On January 27, the Pro Bowl took the lead in Hawaii. In the end, the American League and the National League played a wonderful scoring battle. The National League easily defeated the American League with "62:35" and won this year's Pro Bowl. Then, all eyes turned towards the last decisive battle of the year.
The outcome of the Pro Bowl doesn't matter, but fans and audiences are starting to talk about it - if the National League wins the Pro Bowl, does that mean the National League will also win the Super Bowl?
This is an unfounded connection, but the reality is that the NFC has won the Super Bowl three years in a row: from the New Orleans Saints to the Green Bay Packers to the New York Giants. In fact, in the past five years, the NFC has won four times. The only time the Arizona Cardinals lost in the Super Bowl was in 2009 when the Arizona Cardinals lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers - at that time the Cardinals' quarterback was still Kurt Warner.
In the first five years of the past decade, the American League reached the top four times in five years due to the strength of the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts; It became the performance stage of the League of Nations in 2011, so what will it be like this year?
