Week 9 is within the books, which suggests the midway level of the 2024 NFL season has arrived.
To mark the event, “The Facility” and “NFL on FOX Podcast” every handed out awards and superlatives for the primary 9 weeks of the season. Let’s check out who they selected as winners for every of the highest prizes!
MVP
LeSean McCoy: Baltimore Crows QB Lamar Jackson
Chase Daniele: Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
James Jones: Baltimore Crows QB Lamar Jackson
Emmanuel Acho: Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff
NFL on the FOX pod: Baltimore Crows QB Lamar Jackson
McCoy: “It’s been robust as a result of Pat is undefeated and Josh Allen performs elite. I’m going with Lamar Jackson. Winning these two MVPs was actually exhausting to do, however (he is) enjoying higher than their MVP (seasons).”
Daniel: “This man (Mahomes), he is had his finest two video games within the final two video games. The Chiefs are heating up.”
Jones: “(Lamar) is the perfect participant on the planet proper now and he performs within the National Football League. The voting occurred weeks in the past.”
I feel: “This, for me, was robust. Jared Goff leads the league in completion proportion. Jared Goff has the perfect offense in soccer. Jared Goff has the perfect crew within the NFC, among the best groups within the NFL.”
David Helman: “Lamar Jackson, completely unbelievable begin to the season. It’s simple for me to imagine he’ll repeat as MVP if he retains this up.”
Coach of the Year
LeSean McCoy: Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid
Chase Daniele: Washington commanders HC Dan Quinn
James Jones: Minnesota Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell
Emmanuel Acho: Washington commanders HC Dan Quinn
McCoy: “Every 12 months (Reid) wins time and again, and we do not give him any recognition as a result of he is a superb coach? Well, that is what the award is for. He’s on observe for a hat trick.”
Daniel: “(Quinn) gave them hope. He’s the chief of that franchise. In simply 9 video games, you have gone in the exact opposite course of the place your franchise was headed. It helps when you will have Jayden Daniels.”
Jones: “No one on this planet thought the Minnesota Vikings would appear like the Minnesota Vikings, particularly with Sam Darnold. And kudos to Sam Darnold, since you’re enjoying actually good soccer. But that has quite a bit to do with the coach and the participant’s recreation. who is looking you.”
I feel: “For me it is easy. I belief this individual to steer not only a nation, however a corporation. I belief this individual to provoke the troops. I belief this individual, although he was behind as a head coach earlier than… now he is proving me are able to take over: Dan Quinn.”
Midseason shock crew
LeSean McCoy: Washington commanders
Chase Daniele: Minnesota Vikings
James Jones: Arizona Cardinals
Emmanuel Acho: Washington commanders
McCoy: “I did not count on a rookie quarterback to do all this. You commerce all these gamers final 12 months and you continue to have a superb season.”
Daniel: “I just like the Vikings. Sam Darnold, Kevin O’Connell, the largest rent Kevin O’Connell made was Brian Flores. And that protection, that is why they solely have two losses proper now.”
Jones: “Where did we count on them (the Cardinals) to be proper now? Not earlier than! They’re not excellent defensively. Kyler Murray is simply making performs on the finish of video games to win soccer video games. They’re 5-4 proper now , Number 1 within the West. Respect the little man, Kyler Murray.”
I feel: “The Washington Commanders are the oldest crew in soccer. How are they 7-2? Their division ought to have been the hardest and they need to have been final within the league.”
Patrick Mahomes, Jayden Daniels and the Bears headline the NFL’s midseason awards
Offensive Rookie of the Year
LeSean McCoy: Washington commanders QB Jayden Daniels
Chase Daniele: Washington commanders QB Jayden Daniels
James Jones: Washington commanders QB Jayden Daniels
Emmanuel Acho: Washington commanders QB Jayden Daniels
NFL on FOX Pod: Washington commanders QB Jayden Daniels
I feel: “Jayden Daniels is the one factor that may carry all 4 of us collectively.”
Hem: “It actually seems to be like that is what Jayden can do from right here as a result of it seems to be like Offensive Rookie of the Year is within the bag.”
The greatest disappointment
LeSean McCoy: San Francisco 49ers AND Dallas Cowboys
Chase Daniele: Chicago Bears
James Jones: New York jet
Emmanuel Acho: Raiders of Las Vegas HC Antonio Pierce
Daniel: “Come on Bears, what are we doing? Even although they’re 4-4, the coach hasn’t been as much as par. We must get higher. Everything they’ve finished to construct this crew and encompass Caleb Williams with stuff has been a disappointment. “
I feel: “No one has damaged extra hearts, nobody has made extra incompetent choices week after week: Antonio Pierce.”
Other prizes
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Los Angeles Rams EDGE Jared Versetti
Hem: “It looks like the plain winner of this award to date is Jared Verse.”
Comeback Player of the Year: Atlanta Falcons QB Kirk Cousins
Hem: “If the Jets can pull it off, it isn’t a on condition that they are going to, however Aaron Rodgers is not enjoying unhealthy contemplating he is coming off the identical damage.”
Defender of the Year: Giants of New York DL Dexter Lawrence
Hem: “If you are asking me to foretell the winner, that is not the purpose. Lawrence is a deserving midseason Defensive Player of the Year. If he retains this up, he is a deserved winner and I hope individuals can look past the Giants’ file to acknowledge that .”
Offensive Player of the Year: Baltimore Crows RB Derrick Henry
Hem: “I feel Derrick Henry is without doubt one of the greatest tales within the NFL this 12 months. I’d be actually shocked if he goes down. Passing recreation manufacturing might be tough. Passing the ball to Derrick Henry is not difficult.”
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