Awards
This is why we do it. Aside from the grandaddy of them all, our Victor Bowl Championship trophy, we also offer six additional annual awards to really allow you to show off how good your team is. If you're fortunate enough to have a well-rounded group, you could vie for every award from our Joe Montana MVP award to our Randy Moss Rookie award. Don't fret if you fall short and can't hoist the VB trophy; there is plenty other hardware to take home.
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Named after arguably the best quarterback in NFL history, the Joe Montana MVP Award is given to the player that proved himself as an every-week starter that consistently outplayed his projection and won games single-handedly. To take the crown of MVP, this player will likely stand among the elite in points at the end of the season and also have a large impact on his team's success. The first two FCS seasons saw the MVP play for our FCS champion.
Dan Marino led his Miami Dolphins to the Super Bowl in 1984 behind his 5,084 passing yards and 48 touchdowns. Basically operating without a running game, the '84 Dolphins pioneered the air attack by almost completely relying on the pass game to move the ball and score. And it worked. This award will simply go to the franchise that put up the most points at the end of the regular season. Easy to track, easy to know where you stand. Get to scoring.
Kurt Warner may be the greatest sleeper of all time, going from bagging groceries to Super Bowl MVP in less than a year. This trophy will go to the owner that lands the undrafted talent that ends up being an every week starter. If you are observant enough to land the diamond in the rough, you'll get to boast this award, as well as a pretty cheap keeper.
Even with his high expectations after being taken by Minnesota in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft, Moss still managed to blow his projections out of the water. Randy Moss ended the '98 seasons with over 1,300 yards (3rd all time for rookies) and 17 touchdowns (1st all time for rookies). Moss would go on to set the all time record with 23 receiving touchdowns in a single season. The Randy Moss Rookie Award goes to that 1st-year player that shines and outplays potentially astronomical expectations. You can assume the winner of this award could be a fantasy star for years to come.
Dungy gets his name attached to this award because of how well he meshes his coaching knowledge with his spiritual wisdom and integrity. There are obviously dozens of other coaches in NFL history with the stats to take this title, but Dungy really introduced us to a new style of coaching where meekness and leading by example take center stage. Being the first African-American coach to win a Super Bowl doesn't hurt either. This award takes into account both the weekly coaching statistic as well as the intangible ability to assemble a winning team as the season progresses.
Hearst really had multiple comebacks throughout his career. After a 1,000 yard rushing season in 1995, he was quickly cut by Arizona and signed in Cincinnati. He fully broke out in '98 as a 49er, eclipsing 1,500 yards and 7 touchdowns. In the playoffs that season, Hearst suffered a gruesome ankle break. After over two years of rehabilitation, Hearst was back in 2001 and became the first player in NFL history to come back to football after suffering avascular necrosis. He amazingly rushed for over 1,000 yards that season and led the 49ers to a 12-4 record. This award goes to the player, injured or just disappointing, who bounces back in a major way and helps propel their team to success.