Most Valuable Player Award
Co-Winners- Aaron Rodgers/GB and Drew Brees/NO- QB
Last time two players split the award was in 2003 when Peyton Manning and Steve McNair took home the award but it looks like it will happen again with both these players having played on such a high level.
Rodgers: 68.3 cmp %, 45/6 td/int, 4,643 yards, 122. 5 QB rating (record)
Brees: 71.2 cmp % (record), 46/14 td/int, 5,476 yards (record), 110.6 QB rating
Runner Up: Tom Brady: 65.6 cmp %, 39/12 td/int, 5,235 yards, 105. 6 QB rating
Defensive MVP
Winner - Justin Smith/SF - DE
Could have given the award to more flashy sack artist guys like DeMarcus Ware or Jared Allen but they played on bad defenses. San Francisco has been the best defensive unit the entire year and Justin Smith has been the one of the main reasons why. His veteran leadership has brought the 49ers back into the playoffs for the first time in nine years.
Smith: 58 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles
Runner- up: Jared Allen/MIN-DE 63 tackles, 22 sacks, 4 forced fumbles
Offensive Rookie of the Year
Winner- Cam Newton/CAR- QB
Many thought Newton would be a bust some even calling him the next JaMarcus Russell!! But what he did as a rookie in the passing game and running game for the Panthers was something a rookie QB has never done before.
Newton: 4.051 passing yards (rookie record), 21/17 td/int, 706 rushing yards, 14 rushing tds (QB record)
Runner-up: Andy Dalton/CIN- QB 3,398 yards, 20/13 td/int, 80.4 QB rating
Defensive Rookie of the Year
Winner- Von Miller/DEN- LB
From week 1 on Miller has been giving offensive lines and Quarterbacks tons of trouble with his amazing quickness and agility.
Miller: 65 tackles, 11.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles
Runner-up: Aldon Smith: 36 Tackles, 14 sacks, 2 forced fumbles
Comeback Player of the Year
Winner- Steve Smith/CAR- WR
Once one of the most highly regarded receivers in the game, Smith began to decline in recent years because of injuries and problems at the quarterback position in Carolina. But with the emergence of Cam Newton, Smith was once again back atop the receiving leader board.
Smith: 79 catches, 1,394 yards, 7 tds
Runner-up: Reggie Bush/MIA-RB: 216 att, 1,086 yards, 6 rushing tds, 5.0 yards/carry
Breakout Player of the Year
Winner- Rob Gronkowski/NE-TE
2011 will go down as the year of the QB but it was also the year of the Gronk. Gronkowski had the most prolific season by a Tight End in NFL history. He used his unusual 6-6 frame and his remarkable speed to make him uncoverable and a nightmare for the rest of the league.
Gronkowski: 90 catches, 1,327 yards(tight end record), 17 tds (tight end record)
Runner- up: Jimmy Graham/NO-TE: 99 catches, 1,310 yards, 11 tds
Coach of the Year
Winner- Jim Harbaugh/SF
In Harbaughs first year with the 49ers he took a underachieving team and turned them into a 13 win team. The 9ers are back in the playoffs with a bye week and the fans can thank Harbaugh as the main reason.
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