Both the Federation finals ended, and the Super Bowl lineup was released, which also means that the 2008 season has entered the final sprint stage. Before the final battle of the Forbidden City Top officially arrived, the Pro Bowl weekend will allow the audience and players to relax a little and adjust their pace to welcome the final excitement.

Of course, the Pro Bowl weekend is not just a star-studded one. More importantly, various season selection awards are about to debut, including major awards, Pro Bowl lineup, and the first and second teams of the United States, etc. This is the summary moment of a season.

For more than 2,000 players in the entire league, there are only two Super Bowl teams, but their regular season efforts are still worthy of recognition and rewards. This weekend is a harvest moment - this is not the honor of the team, but pure personal honor, which is crucial to every player.

A season of hard work has not been able to get the chance to win the Super Bowl Championship ring, but it does not mean that their performance has not been seen by fans, nor does it mean that their battle should not be rewarded.

At the same time, it is also important for the team, because this may be an important reference factor for contract renewal, transfer, and salary contract. It is not only a table of strength, but also a reference data for the market value of players. No team will be willing to miss it.

All of this makes the Pro Bowl weekend very lively. They will not exclude themselves from the fun, including the Super Bowl team.

First of all, the selection of major awards.

Valerie mentioned at the press conference after the game that Atlanta Falcons' Mike Smith won the honorary title of Coach of the Year.

Mike Smith, 49 years old this year, has been in the league for 26 years. He joined the Baltimore Ravens in 1999 and started his career in the professional league. He followed the team to the Super Bowl as a linebacker coach. The Super Bowl MVP was ray-lewis, who was known as "Thor" and Smith's training ability can be seen from the side.

He then served as defensive coordinator for five seasons at the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the Atlanta Falcons this year, and served as head coach for the first time in his career - another brand new head coaching newbie.

Under the leadership of Smith, the Atlanta Falcons achieved an excellent record of 11 wins and 5 losses in the regular season, and returned to the playoffs after three years. In the end, Smith defeated a group of strong opponents and won the title of coach of the year!

In a season that is so close and so intense, the coach of the year should be the closest season to the competition, which can also be called the highlight of Smith's career.

So, how are the major awards selected in the regular season? So what is the authority?

This was chosen by 50 professional sports journalists, but all 50 journalists must maintain relatively professional opinions and rich experience, and cannot be official journalists under NFL. They are screened by the alliance every year, and the members of each year are not fixed and need to be re-screened to ensure the fairness of the selection.

It is precisely because of this that the authority of the award has been unanimously recognized.

According to rumors, the competition is particularly fierce and anxious in the selection of the best coach of the year:

Among them, Mike Smith of the Atlanta Falcons won twenty-nine votes, Jeff Fischer of the Tennessee Titans won eleven votes, and Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers won six votes. In addition, Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants and Lu Yiqi of the Green Bay Packer won two votes respectively.

Although the rumors cannot be verified and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false, it is indeed an accident and a surprise to be able to see Lu Yiqi's name. Not only because of Lu Yiqi's own subjective factors, but also because the Green Bay Packers entered the National League final last year. From the perspective of the team's lineup, they still have a foundation. Compared with the Atlanta Falcons, which have been at a low point for three consecutive years but have rejuvenated this year, the role played by the head coach is still different.

However, Lu Yiqi's name still appears on the voting list of the best coach of the year. From the side, it can be seen that Lu Yiqi's ability has been initially recognized in the league - reporters are willing to abandon their prejudice, and it is very rare to give Lu Yiqi a vote when the Green Bay Packers' regular season record is not outstanding.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, at least, Lu Yiqi has taken a solid first step.

Some reporters even said that Lu Yiqi's wisdom and calmness in the playoffs once again proved that he is a top-level coach, and even broke through the results created by McCarthy and Fapheus last year and returned to the Super Bowl stage. If it is included in the playoff considerations, the coach of the year should be awarded to Lu Yiqi. This young coach has indeed proved himself.

But... the regular season is the regular season, and the playoffs are the playoffs, which are two things. The award selection should also be separated and limited to regular season performance. Lu Yiqi's performance in the playoffs should not be taken into consideration. Smith's ability in the regular season is indeed worthy of the praise of the best coach of the year.

Judging from the scattered votes, the selection of the best coach of the year this year is indeed full of possibilities, with a total of five coaches winning votes. Among them, the two American League and the three National League have also reflected the trend of the entire regular season to a certain extent, and it is indeed a season of competition among the heroes.

The selection of other awards can also deeply feel the existence of controversy - it is not that it is impossible to convince the public, but that there are indeed too many players who performed well, and there is no situation where they swept through the thousands of troops in previous years. This also led to the closeness of the twelve teams in the playoffs, and the competition became more intense.

Therefore, when selecting awards, the reporters were brave enough to express their opinions and insisted on their own votes, which created a grand occasion of blooming flowers. Of course, the winners who were able to win the chaos in the end also proved their excellence again, which won the reporter's vote.

Regular season MVP, Payton Manning, quarterback, Indianapolis Colts.

Offensive Player of the Year, Drew Brees, quarterback, New Orleans Saints.

Defensive Player of the Year, James Harrison, linebacker, Pittsburgh Steelers.

Offensive rookie of the year, Matt Ryan, quarterback, Atlanta Falcons.

Defensive rookie of the year, Jarod-Mayo, linebacker, New England Patriots.

Chad Pennington, quarterback, Miami Dolphins.

Walter Payton Award of the Year, Kurt Warner, quarterback, Arizona Cardinals.

The above are the main awards of the year, which are clear at a glance.
Chapter completed!