Championship Sunday

Alright, Championship Sunday has arrived. Unfortunately for me, both teams I picked to go to the Super Bowl aren't playing. Oh well, I'll make do with what I have. The first game is being played at 3 at Soilder Field, Packers @ Bears. The second game, starting at 6:30, is at Heinz Field as the Jets travel to Pittsburgh Field to take on the Steelers.

The Bears and Packers are going at it again, this being their third time playing this year. The first game, played in Week 3 at Chicago, the Bears beat the Packers 20-17. The second meeting came during week 17 and the Packers beat the Bears 10-3 at Green Bay. So, if you take anything from these two games, its that these two defenses are pretty good and it should be a low scoring game. The X-factor in this game is going to be Jay Cutler. If he goes out and has a good game, I can see the Bears edging out the Packers. However, if he throws 2-3 INTs, then they are going to lose this game. I see that happening and I pick the Packers to beat the Bears 17-14.

The later game is picking your poison for me. As a Patriots and Browns fan, I despise both of these teams. Big Ben and the Steelers lost to the Jets at home, 22-17 during Week 15. Ben almost won the game but couldn't pull out the miracle. As I stated before, I hate both these teams. If the Jets would have lost last week to the Patriots, the Steelers would not have a chance to beat the Pats. They don't match up well against them and it would have been an easy game for the Pats. The Jets, however, are a different story. Led by Mark Sanchez, the Jets have beat two of the best QBs in NFL history in Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Sanchez has been near perfect in these games and I think that this stops here. The Steelers D is too powerful and they will force Sanchez to beat them through the air, which he can't do. The Steelers move on to another Super Bowl, beating the Jets 27-21.

Awards Time
Now, I will be picking the major awards in the NFL. Those awards will be MVP, Offensive/Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive/Defensive Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, and Coach of the Year.

Coach of the Year- To me, this years coach of the year is between three people; Bill Belicheck, Todd Haley and Mike Smith. I"m going to say that Todd Haley wins the NFL Coach of the Year award. Last season, the Chiefs were a joke in the NFL, going 4-10. This year, they won the AFC West, normally owned by the San Diego Chargers. The main reasons for the change are Matt Cassel and Todd Haley. And that is why Todd Haley wins Coach of the Year for me.

Comeback Player of the Year- This one comes down to two players: Wes Welker and Michael Vick. As much as I like Welker, I have to give this one to Vick. He made people completely change their views on him by becoming the Eagle's starting QB and taking them to the playoffs. If Kevin Kolb was QB, I think the Eagles lose 1, maybe 2 more games. Nobody had Vick playing this well when he replaced Kolb and that is the reason why Michael Vick wins the Comeback Player of the Year.

Offensive Rookie of the Year- Without a doubt, this award goes to Rams QB Sam Bradford. He led the Rams to the brink of the playoffs, going 7-9 one year after going 1-15 the year before. That is a spectacular turn around and it all gets put on Bradford. He looked like a vet after just a few games and there is no competition for this award, just like the Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Defensive Rookie of the Year- Ndamukong Suh is the hands down winner of this award and is also a candidate for Defensive Player of the Year. Suh had a incredible year, playing a huge factor for the Lions. Had the Lion's not lost a few fluky loses and a not injured Matt Stafford, they would have possibly pushed for a playoff spot. The main reason: Suh being a dominating force on defense.

Offensive Player of the Year- This award is between two players again, Tom Brady and Vick. Both had amazing seasons, but Brady wins this award. His numbers were crazy, throwing for 36 TDs and only 4 INTs. He did all this while losing his No. 1 wideout in Randy Moss. He set the record for longest stretch without throwing a pick. This is the reason why Brady wins this award.

Defensive Player of the Year- Another easy award, this one goes to Clay Matthews of the Green Bay Packers. Suh almost wins this award, but Matthews deserves it.  He had 13.5 sacks and was an explosive force of nature on the field. He is one of the main reasons that the Packers are still in the playoffs. His presence on the field left other defenders open to get at the quarterback. Clay was a great player this year and I can't wait to see him play today.

MVP- Again, this award goes to Patriots QB Tom Brady. As I stated before, Brady lost his No. 1 target, had to re-invent his offense halfway through the season, and played with players who would not be playing on other teams. Now, this may seem like a man crush pick, seeing that I'm a Pats fan and I love Brady, but he totally deserves this award. You could make an agruement for another player, but Brady did almost the impossible with what he was given. Yeah, he lost last week, but that doesn't diminish his performance during the regular season.

Okay. That's it for this post. And just in the nick of time. I know for a fact that I'll have a post up on Thursday with another somewhere in the between there. Twitter account will be operational in a few days, maybe hours even. I'll post it when I get it going. Until then, stay safe. And go Packers.
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