Best of Nominations

[Mach]

Please post up to three nominations for the following categories. YES, You CAN nominate someone that has already been nominated. I will use my best judgment to come up with five finalists for each category (except Rookie GM of the Year, all rookie GMs will be deemed finalists). Because I will be the final decision on the finalists, I won't nominate anyone unless it is solely to get us up to 5 nominations. You cannot nominate yourself.

DO NOT NOMINATE NOW. ALL ARE ELIGIBLE. THIS IS FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE. GM of the Year:
This award is for the GM who did the most to improve their team via Trades, FA, and the Draft. A team that has a great mix of veteran talent and youth and depth. Not necessarily the best team, but the GM who made the best overall moves with their team and maximized their assets.

DO NOT NOMINATE NOW. ALL ARE ELIGIBLE. THIS IS FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE. Rookie of the Year:
This award is for the GM who did the best amongst their fellow 1st year peers.

Team built for now:
This award is for the GM who has built a team with the goal being to win a Super Bowl in the very near future. This team has top tier players starting with fantastic depth to cover injuries.

Team on the rise:
This award is for the GM who has built a team with an eye towards the future. They may not be ready to compete right away but they have built a solid youthful foundation to contend for many years very soon.

Most improved team:
This award is for the GM who took their team and made it far better than before. They may not be ready to run through the playoffs, and they may not be set up long term with youth, but the roster is definitely better than before.

Best in trades:
This award is for the GM who generally won most of their trades and bettered their team.

Trade steal of the year:
This award goes to the GM who pulled off a veritable heist in making a specific deal.

Trade of the year:
The biggest trade of the season, whether it was even or not, all that matters is that it was notable and involved a lot of talent.

Best in FA:
This award is for the GM who generally did the best in signing F.A.s to help their team. Not necessarily the wildest spenders who just threw money at everyone, but also shrewd under the radar signings that have a huge impact. UDFAs signed fall under this category.

FA steal of the year:
This award goes to the GM who either nabbed someone who signed for far more in real life or signed someone who went for far less than you think they should have.

Best in Draft:
This award is for the GM who made the best picks in the draft between getting top talent, top value, and filling needs

Draft steal of the year:
This award goes to the GM who nabbed a player far later than they went in real life or the GM who nabbed a player who went far later than you felt they should have.

Best offence:
This award is for the GM who cobbled together the best talent and depth for their offencive unit

Best defence:
This award is for the GM who cobbled together the best talent and depth for their offencive unit.

Best special teams:
This award is for the GM who cobbled together the best talent and depth for their special teams unit. It's the schisno memorial award.

Do Not Nominate, I will list all rookie GM's Rookie GM of the Year (only first year GMs are eligible)

Nominations end whenever the hell I get around to it.

If a player/team that you wish to nominate has already been nominated... please nominate that team/player again. I will cut the finalists down to five and if a team/player has multiple nominations, it will be easier to whittle down to five.

for sake of clarity:

GMotY: Frex if someone takes the defending SB champs, makes some moves to clear out overpaid crap and sign key FAs for cheap, it may not be a drastic upgrade, but they clearly showed amazing judgement.

Team on the rise: A team that has a lot of promising though untested youth. They look like they'll be good in a few years, but as for now, only show promise and potential.

Most improved: Someone who took a 2 win team and made them roughly an 8 win team on paper or so.

Eligible for nominations:

49ers
Bears
Bengals
Bills
Broncos
Browns
Buccaneers
Cardinals
Dolphins
Eagles
Falcons
Giants
Jaguars
Jets
Lions
Packers
Panthers
Patriots
Raiders
Rams
Ravens
Redskins
Saints
Seahawks
Texans
Vikings

[305]

Fuck it... I'll start the bridge burning lol

****Some teams didnt even track things like trades on their post or team page. I tried to go through and go back to teams pages if they didn't have the information. Anyways, no butt kissin, just went by the numbers as much as my patience would allow****

Team built for now:
-Green Bay
-New England
-Denver

Team on the rise:
-St Louis
-Buffalo
-Houston

Most improved team:
-Jacksonville
-Minnesota
-Tampa Bay

Best in trades: (That was rough... Half you guys didnt even track your trades on your team pages)
-Tampa Bay
-New England
-Jacksonville

Trade steal of the year:

GB Over ATL
5.149
WR Jarrett Boykin 570,000 -

Wr Roddy White $6,325,000 - $1,325,000

NE Over ARI
Josh Boyce, WR, $614,250 - ($357,750) and a third

round draft selection (#93) for Larry Fitzgerald, WR, $8,600,000 -

($21,750,000)

Minnesota trades:
DE/LB Demarcus Ware $16,003,750 - ($8,571,500)
Round 7 (214)
Round 7 (218)

Cincinnati trades:
CB Adam Jones $2,800,000 - ($500,000)
Round 5 (152)

Trade of the year:

MIA vs PHI

Rishard Matthews WR $583,403 ($26,806)
Dion Jordan, DE $4,675,522 ($16,831,880)
Jared Odrick, DT $2,779,873 ($1,139,873)
Jamar Taylor, CB $824,125 ($1,312,725)
4.112

For

Jason Peters T $10,292,000 ($292,000)
Brent Celek TE $4,075,000 ($0)
Vinny Curry DE $922,318 ($449,756)
2.54
5.150

TAM vs HOU
CB Johnthan Banks $1,074,164 ($1,982,826)
DE Adrian Clayborn $2,612,325 ($2,612,325)
LB Mason Foster $1,520,250 ($131,250)
1st Round Pick- #7 Overall
2nd Round Pick- #38 Overall
3rd Round Pick- #96 Overall

DE JJ Watt $3,575,567 ($3,575,567)
TE Owen Daniels $6,250,000 ($1,750,000)
2nd Round Pick- #33 Overall
3rd Round Pick- #65 Overall

Too tired to look up a 3rd

Best in FA:
Jacksonville
Philadelphia
Seattle

FA steal of the year:
James Jones, WR, $3,000,000 Packers
Brandon Pettigrew | Jets
Bradley Fletcher | $1,250,000 Bills

Best in Draft:
Atlanta
Minnesota
Green Bay

Draft steal of the year:
New England S, Deone Bucannon (27)(3B)
Jacksonville WR, Odell Beckham (12)(33)

Best offence:
Green Bay
New England
Detroit

Best defence:
Tampa Bay
Green Bay
NY J

Best special teams:
Im too tired to look

Man that was painful going through team pages and posts. Anyways, Im sure I missed some people so hopefully more people go through the pain to look through pages to fill the gaps.

[TheBuckeyeKing]

Team Built for Now
1.Cleveland Browns
2.Green bay Packers
3.Tampa Bay Buccaneers


Team on the Rise
1.Philadelphia Eagles
2.Minnesota Vikings
3.Jacksonville Jaguars

Most Improved Team
1.Cleveland Browns
2.Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3.Atlanta Falcons

Best in Trades
1.Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2.Cleveland Browns
3.New England Patriots

Trade Steal of the Year
1.San Fran receives:
Josh Gordon - 1,456,813 (1,542,418)

Cleveland receives:
1-30
2-56
3-77
Mike Iupati - 4,425,863 (1,327,500)

2.9. New England trades Josh Boyce, WR, $614,250 ($357,750) and a 3rd round draft selection (93) to Arizona for Larry Fitzgerald, WR, $8,600,000 ($21,750,000)

3.2.Carl Nicks and Dashon GoldsonFor Ndamukong Suh from Lions

Trade of the Year
1.Josh Gordon - 1,456,813 (1,542,418)

San Fran sends:
1-30
2-56
3-77
Mike Iupati $4,425,863 $1,327,500

2.falcons trade
Joplo Bartu $496,666 $3,334
Paul Worrilow $495,666 $1,334

panthers trade
round 5(157)

3.3.Johnthan Banks,Adrian Clayborn and Mason Foster with picks 1(7)2(38)3(96) for JJ Watt and Owen Daniels with picks 2(33)3(65) from texans

Best in FA
1.Cleveland Browns
2.New England Patriots
3.Philidelphia Eagles

FA Steal of the Year
1.Sam Bradford | $8,000,000 Browns
2.Javier Arenas | $495,000 Rams
3.Sammie Lee Hill | $1,500,000 Browns

Best in Draft
1.Atlanta Falcons
2.Oakland Raiders
3.Minnesota Vikings

Draft Steal of the Year
1.Cody Latimer 104 - Vikings
2.Marcus Smith 80 - Raiders
3.Odell Beckham Jr 38 - Jaguars

Best Offence
1.Cleveland Browns
2.Green Bay Packers
3.Carolina Panthers

Best Defense
1.Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2.Philadelphia Eagles
3.New York Jets

Best Special Teams
1.St. Louis Rams
2.Minnesota Vikings
3.Seattle Seahawks

[ucfinfan86]

Team Built for Now:
1. Cleveland Browns
2. New England Patriots
3. Seattle Seahawks

Team on the Rise:
1. Atlanta Falcons
2. Minnesota Vikings
3. Jacksonville Jaguars

Most Improved:
1. Jacksonville Jaguars
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3. New York Jets

Best in Trades:
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2. New England Patriots
3. New York Giants
4. Cleveland Browns

Trade Steal of the Year:
1. Keenan Allen/Godfrey

Trade of the Year
1. Dolphins/Eagles (Dion Jordan/Jason Peters)
2. 49ers/Browns (Josh Gordon)
3. Texans/Buccs (JJ Watt)

Best in FA:
1. Jacksonville Jaguars
2. New England Patriots
3. Seattle Seahawks

Free Agent Steal
1. Perry Riley, 3.9mil resign (Washington)
2. Golden Tate, 4.5mil resign (Seattle)
3. Pierre Thomas, 500k (Saints)

Best in Draft
1. Oakland Raiders
2. Atlanta Falcons
3. Minnesota Vikings

Draft Steal
1. Marcus Smith (Raiders)
2. Ja'Wuan James (Titans)
3. Bruce Ellington (Eagles)

Best Offense:
1. Cleveland Browns
2. New England Patriots
3. Carolina Panthers

Best Defense:
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2. Philadelphia Eagles
3. Houston Texans

Best Special Teams:
1. Minnesota Vikings

[Witlon]

TEAM BUILT FOR NOW
1. Seattle
2. Cleveland
3. Dallas

TEAM ON THE RISE
1. Jacksonville
2. Houston
3. NY Jets

MOST IMPROVED
1. Cleveland
2. NY Jets
3. Jacksonville

BEST IN TRADES
1. Cleveland
2. New England
3. Green Bay

TRADE STEAL
1. Keenan Allen
2. Thadeus Lewis
3. Jason Witten

TRADE OF THE YEAR
1. Joe Haden/Andre Johnson
2. Josh Gordon/Picks
3. Dolphins/Eagles Blockbuster

BEST IN FA
1. Jacksonville
2. NY Giants
3. Philadelphia

FA STEAL
1. Jason Hatcher, NE
2. Pierre Thomas, NO
3. Michael Vick, TB

BEST IN DRAFT
1. Oakland
2. Dallas
3. New England

BEST DRAFT PICk
1. Weston Richburg, OAK
2. Deone Buchanan, NE
3. Odell Beckham, JAC

BEST OFFENSE
1. Cleveland
2. New England
3. Cincinnati

BEST DEFENSE
1. Tampa Bay
2. Houston
3. NY Jets

BEST SPECIAL TEAMS
1. Seattle
2. Chicago
3. NY Jets

Changed it up so some other teams could get some noms.

[WakeUpItsFootball]

TEAM BUILT FOR NOW
1. Cleveland

TEAM ON THE RISE
1. Houston

MOST IMPROVED
1. Cleveland

BEST IN TRADES
1. New England

TRADE STEAL
1. Larry Fitzgerald

TRADE OF THE YEAR
1. Joe Haden/Andre Johnson

BEST IN FA
1. Philadelphia

FA STEAL


BEST IN DRAFT
1. Titans

BEST DRAFT PICK
1. Deone Buchanan, NE

BEST OFFENSE
1. Cleveland

BEST DEFENSE
1. Tampa Bay

BEST SPECIAL TEAMS

[LeroyBoss]

TEAM BUILT FOR NOW
1. Cleveland

TEAM ON THE RISE
1. Jacksonvile

MOST IMPROVED
1. Cleveland

BEST IN TRADES
1. Cleveland

TRADE STEAL
1. Mike Iupati and three picks for pothead Josh Gordon

TRADE OF THE YEAR
1. Matt Ryan, Steven Jackson/Tony Romo, DeMarcus Ware, DeMarco Murray

BEST IN FA
1. Philadelphia

FA STEAL
1. DaQuan Bowers to Tennessee

BEST IN DRAFT
1. NY Giants

BEST DRAFT PICK
1. Deone Buchanan to New England

BEST OFFENSE
1. Cleveland

BEST DEFENSE
1. Tampa Bay

BEST SPECIAL TEAMS
1. Cleveland

Hell just froze over, the Browns won the Super Bowl!

[Teflon John]

Team Built for now
1.Cleveland
2.Green Bay
3.Seattle

Team on the Rise
1.Houston
2.Philly
3.Buffalo

Most Improved
1.Cleveland
2.Jets
3.Jags

Best in Trades
1.New England
2.Jags
3.Cleveland

Trade Steal
1.Allen/Panthers
2.Witten/Green Bay
3.Fitz/New England

Trade of the year
1.Miami and Philly

Best in FA
1.Philly
2.Jags
3.Seattle

FA Steal
1.DRC, 6,000,000 Vikings
2.Matt Schaub, $495,000 Raiders
3.Dwight Freeney, $495,000 Cleveland

Best in Draft
1.Titans
2.Miami
3.New England

Draft Steal
1.Deone Buchanan/New England
2.Marcus Smith/Raiders
3.Ja'Waun James/Titans

Best Offense
1.Green Bay
2.Cleveland
3.New England

Best Defense
1.Philly
2.Jets
3.Houston

Special Teams
1.ST Louis

[Kingdom]

Team built for now:
1. Cleveland
2. Carolina
3. Tampa Bay
4. Green Bay
5. Cincinnati

Team on the rise:
1. Cleveland
2. Atlanta
3. Minnesota
4. Houston
5. Tampa Bay

Most improved team:
1. Cleveland
2. Tampa Bay
3. Jacksonville
4. Minnesota
5. Houston

Best in trades:
1. Tampa Bay
2. Atlanta
3. Cleveland
4. Houston
5. Green Bay

Trade steal of the year:
1. Green Bay acquiring Jurrell Casey
2. Carolina acquiring Keenan Allen
3. Tampa Bay acquiring Luke Kuechley
4. Cleveland's package they received for Jordan Cameron
5. Carolina acquiring Patrick Peterson

Trade of the year:
1. Houston and Tampa Bay's JJ Watt Trade
2. Houston and Cleveland's Andre Johnson/Joe Haden swap
3. Atlanta and Dallas swapping QBs
4. Tampa acquiring Luke Kuechley
5. Oakland and New York Jets swapping picks

Best in FA:
1. New York Jets
2. Jacksonville Jaguars
3. New York Giants


FA steal of the year:
1. Eversen Griffen - Minnesota
2. Nolan Carroll - Miami
3. Brandon Browner - New York Giants
4. Perry Riley - Washington
5. Garrett Graham - Buffalo

Best in Draft:
1. Cleveland
2. New York Jets
3. Atlanta (not because they had so many picks, but they made good picks with those..picks)
4. Kansas City
5. Philadelphia

Draft steal of the year:
1. Kyle Fuller - Dallas
2. Odell Beckham - Jacksonville
3. Terrence Brooks - Philadelphia
4. Ja'Wuan James - Tennessee
5. Weston Richburg - Oakland

Best offense:
1. Cleveland
2. Carolina
3. Green Bay

Best defense:
1. Tampa Bay
2. Seattle
3. New York Jets

Best special teams:
Since I can't vote for my team, I gives no fucks for this category.

[Mach]

This is closed, final voting will be up tonight (I plan)