2008 Owner Awards.

[Ben E Lou]

Re-posting these here, in case anyone missed them...

Originally Posted by SkyDog

Thanks to everyone for the great participation in the Owner Award voting. 26 Owners and 2 Vultures submitted ballots. Outstanding! With so many of you having increased interest and participation this season, the league seems to be getting more and more fun for everyone. Well, that's enough of my butt-kissing; it's time to honor the players and GMs that you have deemed worthy.

[Ben E Lou]

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

K Stephen Meadows

FG	FGA	Pct	Long	U40 FG	U40 Att	U40 Pct	40-49FG	40-49Att	40-49Pct	50+FG	50+Att	50+Pct	PAT	Att	Pct
38	49	77.6	53	21	24	87.5	9	12	75	8	13	61.5	44	44	100(t)

Meadows was an effective weapon for the 13-3 Recalcitrants in 2008. He didn't merely lead the league in several kicking categories, but his 38 FGs and 158 points were league records. To date, he has been the WOOF's most prolific long-distance kicker, going 21 for 37 from beyond the 50.

[Ben E Lou]

OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

RB Julio Stagg

Att	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	RZRsh	Yards	Avg	3DRsh	3DCnv	Pct	FDRu	10+R	100+G
160	707	4.42	42	8	25	58	2.32	24	12	50	39	23	1

Targ	Ctch	Pct	Yards	Avg/C	Avg/T	YAC	Long	TD	Drop	PPlay	TPct	20+C	100+G
11	11	100	60	5.45	5.45	26	9	0	0	294	3.7	0	0

The dearth of candidates for this award would be clear from the time of the draft: no offensive player went until the 10th pick; the first offensive skill position player went at pick #15; no RB went in the first round. The voters considered Stagg, the 21st pick of the 2nd round, to be the best candidate in a weaker field this year, though. He did lead the 10-6 Sharpshins in rushing this year, providing them with a decent change of pace in their predominantly passing attack.

[Ben E Lou]

DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

CB Steven Weaver

Ints	IRYds	IRTD	Defn	Caught	PPlay	PDPct
7	83	1	15	19	517	91.4

Tackle	Assist	Sack	Block	Hurr	QBKnc	RPlay	PPlay	PRPct	TkPct
35	15	3	0	0	0	396	517	0.6	5.8

Weaver was scary-good as a rookie this year. Opposing quarterbacks learned not to challenge the #3 overall pick, and when they did throw in his directions, the results were not good. With Weaver taking away half of the field, it's no surprise that the 7-9 Shivs had the #1 passing defense in the league in 2008.

[Ben E Lou]

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Morris Marrero

Att	Cmp	Pct	Yards	Avg/C	Avg/A	Long	TD	Int	20+P	300+G	Rate
520	367	70.6	4817	13.13	9.26	91	47	8	60	9	123.2

RZAtt	RZCmp	Pct	Yards	Avg/C	3DAtt	3DCmp	Pct	3DCnv	Pct	FDPss	Sckd	Yards	QBKnck
87	64	73.6	553	8.64	157	103(t)	65.6	82	52.2	261	17	96	39

Marrero had a season for the ages for the 10-6 Gators. In addition to leading the league in the eleven passing categories bolded above, Marrero set league records in the following categories this year:

• Passing Yards (Single Game): 483, vs. Lappland
• Yards Per Pass Attempt (Single Game): 14.64, vs. Lappland
• Quarterback Rating (Season): 123.2
• Completion Percentage (Season): 70.6

[Ben E Lou]

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Daniel Myers

Tackle	Assist	Sack	Block	Hurr	QBKnc	RPlay	PPlay	PRPct	TkPct
69	22	18	6	22	32	473	538	8.6	10.8

Myers was one of few bright spots for the 6-10 Cheetahs in 2008. His dominant pass rushing played a major role in Columbus allowing the lowest third down conversion percentage of any team in the league: 29.1. The all-time WOOF sack leader, he set a single-season record for sacks this year.

[Ben E Lou]

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Ben Krueger, PAL

Att	Cmp	Pct	Yards	Avg/C	Avg/A	Long	TD	Int	20+P	300+G	Rate
519	350	67.4	3845	10.99	7.41	79	29	4	42	4	104.5

RZAtt	RZCmp	Pct	Yards	Avg/C	3DAtt	3DCmp	Pct	3DCnv	Pct	FDPss	Sckd	Yards	QBKnck
74	49	66.2	401	8.18	152	103(t)	67.8	83	54.6	220	17	99	37

The Krueger-led Whirlwind became the first team in league history to win 15 games in the regular season. Most impressive about Krueger was the fact that the Whirlwind had a running game that was relatively ineffective for most of the season. The opposition knew that the Whirlwind were going to have to throw to win, yet they were unable to stop the passing attack with any real consistency.

[Ben E Lou]

GM OF THE YEAR

Anthony "Antmeister" Marks

Antmeister's aggressive moves in free agency and shrewd drafting played a major role in the change of direction for the Oceanside franchise. After finishing 2-13-1 in 2007, Antmeister went to work in the offseason, acquiring 9 new players who would start for a significant portion of the season. The most important of those signings was him going out and being willing to risk a multiyear salary and bonus on aging veteran QB Oscar Bruce, who ended up throwing for 3,653 yards and 26 TDs to lead the Sandsharks from the cellar to the playoffs.

[Ben E Lou]

Here's the vote count. Like I said, some of these were quite close. If the league would be up for a 1st/2nd/3rd vote for every award with a 3/2/1 points system, I'd be willing to do it that way in the future.

MVP	OPOY	DPOY	OROY	DROY	STPOY	GM
QB Ben Krueger, PAL (16)	QB Morris Marrero, LWC (27)	DE Daniel Myers, COL (14)	RB Julio Stagg, HWK (11)	CB Steven Weaver, LEV (25)	K Stephen Meadows, RAL (9)	Antmeister, OCE (9)
QB Morris Marrero, LWC (10)	QB Ben Krueger, PAL (1)	CB Steven Weaver, LEV (9)	QB Joel Woodfield, WBA (6)	CB Roderick Farkas, MEX (1)	K Neil Brock, PAL (5)	WSUCougar, PAL ( 8 )
QB Oscar Bruce, OCE (1)		S Deron Barker, WBA (3)	Jared Brown, SCR (3)	ILB Keith Janssen, DWT (1)	CB/KR/PR Norm Barker, HRS (4)	gstelmack, RAL (5)
RB Ralph Ellard, WBA(1)		ILB Zack Caruthers, COL (1)	G Donnell Jenkins, ACG (3)		CB/KR Trevor Sielschott, CAM (3)	dann, CUR (2)
		S Vernon Fenno, ACG, COL (1)	FB Mickey Vaughn, LEV (3)		P Richard Coles, CUR (1)	fantastic flying froggies, CAM (1)
					K Dwayne Hagans, RUS (1)	Fonzie, STU (1)
					CB/PR/KR Raymond Kennedy, PAL (1)
					RB/PR Brant Lee, ROM (1)
					P Ron Schwartz, SCR (1)