Chargers Team Awards

by John Gennaro on Dec 30, 2009 12:59 PM PST in San Diego Chargers News

As you may or may not know, each year each NFL team gathers votes from the players on the team for awards such as Team MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, and so forth. They usually have silly rules like the guy who is Team MVP can't also win Player of the Year for his side of the ball, and if the top 2 vote-getters are close they share the award. Although we don't know what those rules are in the Chargers locker room, the following list still shows which players are the most respected and most valued by their teammates .

For the 2009-2010 season, here are your winners:

Team MVP: Philip Rivers, QB

Offensive Player of the Year: Antonio Gates, TE and Vincent Jackson, WR

~~Offensive~~ Lineman of the Year: Marcus McNeill, LT

Defensive Player of the Year: Quentin Jammer, CB and Shaun Phillips, OLB

Special Teams Player of the Year: Kassim Osgood, WR

Inspirational Player of the Year: Stephen Cooper, ILB

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OPY???

Not VJ???…Antonio is great too,I was just kind of thinking it would be nice for VJ to have that for himself.

by Gorditoe1 on Dec 30, 2009 1:11 PM PST reply actions

i love Q buttttttt

id have given weddle serious consideration too

by $#%@ eli and his daddy on Dec 30, 2009 1:56 PM PST reply actions

Agreed

Weddle should have gotten the nod over Jammer, IMO.

by SoCalBoltFan on Dec 30, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions

They’re about tied for me.

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by John Gennaro on Dec 30, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions

I'm a big Jammer fan

And I consider him to be a shut down corner, but besides the fact that he has 1 more INT than Weddle and 1 more forced fumble, Weddle is ahead in every other category. EW- 68 solo tackles, 14 assists, 2 INTs, 1 TD, 0 FF.
QJ- 47 solo tackles, 11 assists, 3 INTs, 0 TDs, 1 FF.

It is about even but I would’ve givin it to Weddle.

by SoCalBoltFan on Dec 30, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions

Not to mention

Weddle has 2 KOs, Higgins and Boss. LOL

by SoCalBoltFan on Dec 30, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions

Really? I’d have given it to Jammer.

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by Richard Wade on Dec 30, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions

I'm happy for Jammer

And I think seniority has a lot to do with him getting it over Weddle. But if you see my above comments you’ll see that Weddle’s numbers are better than Jammer’s, with the exception of Jammer’s 1 more INT and 1 more forced fumble.

by SoCalBoltFan on Dec 30, 2009 3:20 PM PST up reply actions

His numbers are “better,” but Jammer is a more valuable player. He shuts down one half of the field and is very good in run support.

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Bloody Elbow // " looks like your comment violated rule #4. and it’s a heck of a rule, rule #4" - Kid Nate

by Richard Wade on Dec 30, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions

They are both extremely valuable

I’m just happy to have both of them playing at such a high level. We’ll just leave it at that.

by SoCalBoltFan on Dec 30, 2009 3:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

absolutely

bring on peyton and cindy brady, our seconday is the best ive seen in my 40 years as a charger fan

by $#%@ eli and his daddy on Jan 1, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions

I'd have given it

to S. Phillips alone; he is having one hell of a season.

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by Brian (DaBolts) on Dec 30, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs

He really is

Lets hope he can carry that momentum into the playoffs!

by SoCalBoltFan on Dec 30, 2009 4:36 PM PST up reply actions

Kaeding for ST MVP

in my book.

by 'Eaters on Dec 30, 2009 2:18 PM PST reply actions

Me too, actually

or maybe even Tolbert. However, since the players take into account leadership it belongs to Kassim. He has been the best Special Teams captain I’ve ever seen this eason.

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by John Gennaro on Dec 30, 2009 6:31 PM PST up reply actions

my awards

player mvp rivers off player jackson lineman dieman def play castillo st kaeding

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by j-man on Dec 30, 2009 2:24 PM PST reply actions

A big NO on Castillo getting defensive player honors.

he’s been inconsistent at best.

by Harsh_619 on Dec 30, 2009 6:00 PM PST up reply actions

ok

but without jamal u needer that achor on the d-line

by j-man on Dec 31, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions

Exactly

Castillo has helped a lot more than his numbers indicate.

by SoCalBoltFan on Dec 31, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions

Awesome

These players did play awesome

Reppin SD (Z-G)

by BFTB_zach on Dec 30, 2009 6:50 PM PST reply actions

you forgot rookie of the year...

MVP: Philip Rivers

Offensive Player: Vincent Jackson/Antonio Gates

Lineman: Marcus McNeill

Defensive Player: Quentin Jammer/Shaun Phillips (Eric Weddle is really close, but he missed two games)

Special Teams: Kassim Osgood/Nate Kaeding

Inspirational Player: This is a really tough one… possibly Dombrowski/Mruczkowski (due to them being put in without knowing they would play this much and playing pretty well for the majority of the season)… or u could go the D-line by committee – Scott, Boone, Johnson, Martin – have been pretty successful since Jamal has been down

Rookie: Louis Vasquez (Ellison is VERY close, but im giving the nod to Vasquez, hes been dominant

by jordanmowbray on Dec 30, 2009 7:06 PM PST reply actions

I think "Inspirational"..

Is impossible to tell as a mere fan, you need to actually be a member of the team to know who inspires you and everyone else. We just see the guys on Sunday, it’s easy to forget that that’s only about a sixth or seventh of their actual job.

by DanTails on Dec 30, 2009 8:04 PM PST up reply actions

good call

by jordanmowbray on Dec 30, 2009 8:26 PM PST up reply actions

Exactly

I bet Cooper gets a lot of love for his direction in practice, after practice, in the film room, before the game, etc. etc. With Merriman gone last year and Jamal out this year, Cooper has become the unrivaled leader of the defense. I really wouldn’t be surprised if Cooper spends the rest of his career in SD and then becomes a LB coach after retiring (I think Ray Lewis will do the same thing in Baltimore).

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by John Gennaro on Dec 31, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions

Ray Lewis

I think Lewis will focus his leadership abilities off of the football field. He’s a leader in the Baltimore community already.

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by Wonko on Dec 31, 2009 12:41 PM PST up reply actions

These are not my choices. These winners were chosen by the players on the team. There is no Chargers rookie of the year award.

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John Gennaro on Dec 31, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions

Are we going to have a BFTB member of the year?

by SJO on Jan 4, 2010 4:49 PM PST up reply actions

I have nominations for some awards

Awards I would assign differently:
ST: Most accurate kicker in history
Inspiration or OL: Mooch should have shared one of these awards

Awards not given out:
Rookie: Vasquez, Nwagbuo runner-up
Most Improved: Mruczkowski, Gregory runner-up

And not awards the team can dish out, but…
Goats of the Year: Hart, Injury Bug
Draft Pick of the Year: Ellison, Vasquez runner-up
Acquisition of the Year: The whole DL
Man of the Year: AJ Smith

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by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Dec 30, 2009 7:28 PM PST reply actions

One thing I've heard all year that I'm not sure about

I don’t think Nwagbuo is really a rookie. Didn’t he see some limited action with the Giants last year?

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by StrangeBroP25 on Dec 31, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions

According to Wiki

He was signed by the Giants as a UFA last year, so you are correct he is not a rookie.

by SoCalBoltFan on Dec 31, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions

He has no stats last season. If he spent the year on the practice squad, or went the entire year without being active for a game, he’s still technically a rookie according to NFL rules.

"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock

by John Gennaro on Dec 31, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions