Tony's Mid-season Awards

On a few occasions I will deviate from the normal content of this blog. This is one of those times. Prepare yourselves for my very own NFL mid-season awards!
10 - NFL's biggest embarrassment goes to: Terrel Owens (This guy has no concept of what it means to be on a team. He is an amazing reciever. Imagine how good he would be if he would shut-up and play football. On a side note, if he is going to claim to be the best in the NFL, he hasgot to stop dropping balls. He has dropped way too many passes to be the best reciever in the league, or ever as he would lead you to believe.)

9 - NFL's worst rule goes to: Illegal contact (This rule, or the over-enforcing of this rule, is the number one reason that Manning broke Marino's TD record. It remains one of the main reasons that he continues to throw TDs. Watch the Colts a couple of times and see how often the defense is called for this violation. It is a lot...and usually it is the sort of contact that should be allowed. The enforcing of this rule came about because the Colts did not like how physical the Patriots were with them in the AFC Championship game...so they complained and whined. The rule is now enforced which may explain why the Colts get all the calls. This just proves that if you want to get your way...just whine and complain...maybe even cry about it...Peyton fits will here. With this rule in place, defensive backs should be called defenseless backs. But, I digress.)

8 - NFL's biggest disapointment goes to: Cincinnati Bengals (I thought at the beginning of the season that the Bengals were going to win the Super Bowl. I rarely switch teams in mid-season but they have me on the edge getting ready to jump ship.)

7 - NFL's most errogant team goes to: Pittsburgh Steelers (Come on guys. You were beat by the Oakland Raiders and your season has been flushed down the toilet, yet you continue to think that you are someone special. One Super Bowl and even Hines Ward struts like he is Terrell Owens. Any time they get a first down, they celebrate and jump around as if they just scored a 30 point touchdown. I guess with a QB like Roethlisberger, a first down is a big deal. Hate to break it to you guys...but you have already lost your crown as the NFL champs. Party is over. I think someone forgot to tell them that defending Super Bowl champions were supposed to defend their title.)

6 - NFL's worst pregame analyst goes to: Jerome Bettis (He wins this one hands down! Sterling Sharpe and Chris Collinsworth simply laugh at him every single Sunday night because he has no idea what he is talking about. Maybe he should just stick to the "Man Law" commercials. But, hey, I guess every show could use some comic relief.)

5 - NFL's worst Color Commentator goes to: John Madden (I am shocked that this man ever coached football. He never says anything of substance and always sounds as though he is explaining football to fourth grade girls. Secondly, he is one of the reasons that people like Ben and Peyton are overrated...because he never stops worshipping them. I think he has a shrine of Peyton Manning in his bedroom that he bows to every night...facing East of course.)

4 - NFL's most underrated team goes to: Miami Dolphins (I know, I know. You are probably saying, "He only says the Dolphins because he is a Dolphins fan!" Well, that is the benefit of it being MY list! We are going to see, however, that the Miami Dolphins will play havic with their opponents along the line in their chase for the playoff spots. Keep in mind also that Miami has the third toughest schedule throughout the rest of the season.)

3- NFL's most overrated team goes to: Indianapolis Colts (With a run defense that opens like the Panama Canal...they have no shot at winning the SuperBowl. Plus Manning will choke anyway...hence one reason he is one of the most overrated player category.)

2 - NFL's most underrated player goes to: Mark Bulger (Is this a surprise to you? If it is...it is probably because you have not heard that he has thrown for 2300 yards, 13 TDs, only 1 INT, and has a QB rating of 102.1. Pretty impressive for a guy you never hear about or talk about. By the way...he plays for the Rams.)

1- NFL's most overrated player goes to: Peyton Manning and Ben Roethlisberger (There is a tie! Ben Roethlisberger is horrible. He has managed to lose games all by himself, which, I guess, is impressive that he does not need the rest of the team to help him. Ben has 7 TDs and 14 INTs!! He is better than Charlie Frye though...but not by much. And what about Peyton "The Cry-Baby" Manning, or Captain Choke as I like to call him. The analysts and announcers, especially Madden, treat him like he is just a small step from being Christ. Any time that a QB can throw four incomplete passes, that should have been completed, in a row and follow it with a five yard screen pass, and you hear someone say, "That is why Peyton Manning is the greatest quarterback in the NFL," you know that they are overrated. I wonder if his middle name is Midas. It seems, by listening to people like Madden and all the fans that are influenced by someone like Madden, that everything he does turns to gold. However, he can't seem to put a gold ring on his finger.)


So, there you have it! Tony's mid-season awards for the NFL. The winners of these awards will be notified in the coming days of their honors. I believe that the Steelers were notified of their award yesterday when they lost to the Broncos.