The League Recap: End of Regular Season
Awards:
| 2016 NFL Honors |
| Award | Player | Pos | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Philip Rivers | QB | San Diego Chargers |
| Coach of the Year | Gus Bradley | HC | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| NFC Offensive Player of the Year | Dak Prescott | QB | Dallas Cowboys |
| AFC Offensive Player of the Year | Philip Rivers | QB | San Diego Chargers |
| NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year | Dak Prescott | QB | Dallas Cowboys |
| AFC Offensive Player of the Year | Paxton Lynch | QB | Denver Broncos |
| NFC Defensive Player of the Year | Luke Kuechly | MLB | Carolina Panthers |
| AFC Defensive Player of the Year | Justin Houston | OLB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year | Keanu Neal | SS | Atlanta Falcons |
| AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year | Xavien Howard | CB | Miami Dolphins |
| NFC Best Running Back | Ezekiel Elliot | HB | Dallas Cowboys |
| AFC Best Running Back | Todd Gurley II | HB | New York Jets |
| NFC Best Wide Receiver | Jordy Nelson | WR | Green Bay Packers |
| AFC Best Wide Receiver | Antonio Brown | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Black Monday:Detroit Lions fire
HC Jim Caldwell after 5-11 season
Indianapolis Colts fire
HC Chuck Pagano after team lost final 6 games
Cincinnati Bengals fire
HC Marvin Lewis after 14 seasons, 0 playoff wins
One Final Author's Note:
So, this is new territory for me. This is the first time since chronicling Madden dynasties on OS that I have failed to make the playoffs, so I'm not sure what to do. I decided to keep Todd Bowles, since it clearly wasn't his fault that we lost our last two games. We need a QB, and a couple of wide receivers. Playing in the New York Metropolitan Area, we have plenty of funds available to use during free agency, since we sent most of our early draft picks to New England and Los Angeles.
In the coming posts, I'll summarize the rest of the postseason, and then get right into the offseason. I look forward to making amends in 2017 with what should be a new look Jets team. Muhammad Wilkerson has declined initial offers and will test free agency, and most likely leave.