Jim Harbaugh Named NFL Coach Of The Year, Aldon Smith Second In DROY Balloting
by David Fucillo on Feb 4, 2012 3:49 PM PST
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PrintFooch's Note: Jim Harbaugh got 45 votes, Mike McCarthy got three votes, John Fox got two votes. Ummmm...ok?
Coach of the Year votes: Harbaugh 45, McCarthy 3, Fox (?!) 2
— gregg rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) February 4, 2012
The NFL is handing out their postseason awards today, with a tape-delayed show airing on NBC at 9pm ET/PT tonight. However, @nfl is tweeting out the winners, as is half the twitter universe in attendance at the event. The news from Indy is that Jim Harbaugh was named AP NFL Coach of the Year and Von Miller was named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year.
The NFL Coach of the Year award is really not remotely surprising to anybody that watched or read anything related to the NFL in 2011. Jim Harbaugh took a team that struggled in 2010 and had several additions to the roster and helped guide them to a 13-3 season in spite of the lockout preventing any contact for much of the offseason. Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis was a candidate for the award, but really was playing for second place. It's also worth nothing that Alex Smith accepted the award on Coach Harbaugh's behalf. Check out the show at 9pm tonight to see what Alex had to say.
As for Von Miller claiming DROY, it is not surprising. Aldon Smith had a compelling case for the award, but it's not like Miller was some slouch. His candidacy likely benefited from Tim Tebow both in terms of the media coverage of the Broncos, and the fact that many folks were making the argument that the Broncos defense deserved a lot of the credit for the team's turnaround. It was a two-man race as Miller grabbed 39 of the 50 available votes and Smith grabbed the remaining 11.
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Bummer on aldon
But I can understand why he didn’t get DROY. not an every down player. But he had a great rookie year.
by STR8CASH..HOMIE on Feb 4, 2012 3:54 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Richly deserved for Harbaugh.
Would have liked to see Aldon get it, but Von was deserving too so no real problem with it. Loved watching him over the year change that Broncos’ D.
Just hoping that if Justin loses, it’s not to Suggs or Allen.
Not shocked at all....
Harbaugh is not the type to accept individual awards…….TEAM first. He deserved it.
by Youve been Gored on Feb 4, 2012 4:34 PM PST reply actions
How do you beat that ?
Here comes a coach out of college to take over a floundering NFL team during a lockout and makes some great player choices along with tons of motivation and great play calling skills. He rebuilds the team to a 13-3 season and then takes them to the NFC playoffs. Personally I think he should have set the bar a little lower during his first year because it’s really going to be hard to top what he’s done this past season. But from what I’ve seen so far, I’m sure he still has a lot up his sleeve for next year and many more years to come.
Congrats for a job superbly done!
Aldon got jobbed outta the award
stupid Tebowmania bullcrap gave it to Miller, who, despite starting, is only one dimensional (pass rushing) and Aldon, with less playing time, showed up better in the stat sheets
VM was a starter, AS wasn't.
Though I agree Aldon deserves DROY.
Who's got it better than Honey Badger? Honey Badger don't give a ....
Kaepernick's raw talent + Harbaugh's coaching = Hall of Fame QB
which makes Aldons accomplishments even more impressive
they say he was a liability against the run, but so was Miller
by sanfranfanmdk on Feb 4, 2012 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
Miller is not one-dimensional.
I don’t think you saw him play if you think all he can do is pass-rush.
I saw him get benched
Because the Chargers were running right at him — again and again. That’s bad news for a linebacker.
Every time Jamie Dukes says something enlightening and informative about football Jerry Rice and I mount up on our flying grizzly bears and claim pirate treasure from the moon. That's how often it happens.
Congrats Harbaugh
Though I’m surprised by the sudden hatred towards Harbaugh exhibited by other fans. I can understand that Lions fans hate him, but people don’t seem to like him personally.
Easy to understand
Harbaugh brings a take-no-prisoner attitude along with him, and takes an us-against-everyone-else stance. It’s going to polarize everyone else because they’re set up as the enemy. And he has real feuds with guys like Schwartz and Payton.
And success breeds resentment and jealousy. Harbaugh needed a single, lockout-damaged season to do more than most coaches and franchises have ever achieved. Most fanbases would kill to have a taste of the success the Niners have had, and now it looks like they’ve picked up another fantastic HC. Rich got richer.
And NFC West teams in general are probably upset that he’s basically going to curb stomp them for years.
My brother is a Lions fan
“Punk” is the nicest word he used for Harbaugh.
I think he isn’t liked because he emulates Honey Badger. That grates on the nerves of many fans. That, and his sense of humor. :-)
Who's got it better than Honey Badger? Honey Badger don't give a ....
Kaepernick's raw talent + Harbaugh's coaching = Hall of Fame QB
has your brother seen Jim Schwartz, does he know who he is? lol
by sanfranfanmdk on Feb 4, 2012 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
He said Schwartz is "driven". lol
Who's got it better than Honey Badger? Honey Badger don't give a ....
Kaepernick's raw talent + Harbaugh's coaching = Hall of Fame QB
Will there be a posting of the acceptance speech later on here?
I don’t want to actually sit through the entire thing just to see it
I prefer video
If they don’t have it available, would you mind reenacting it?
by E-Train on Feb 4, 2012 5:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Congratulations Harbaugh!
Well deserved award. Not too surprised you wern’t there for the trophy; I have a feeling the first trophy you want to be seen with is the Lombardi. Now that we have our “rebuilding year” out of the way we can go and get #6!
Who's got it better than Honey Badger? Honey Badger don't give a ....
Kaepernick's raw talent + Harbaugh's coaching = Hall of Fame QB
i know, right?
Too bad voting ended before the playoffs started, because Suggs was basically invisible during the playoffs, and Smith dominated everyone
by sanfranfanmdk on Feb 4, 2012 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
Who else can sack the QB with the OFFENSIVE LINEMAN?
Who's got it better than Honey Badger? Honey Badger don't give a ....
Kaepernick's raw talent + Harbaugh's coaching = Hall of Fame QB
Justin Smith was DPOY
But I agree Von Miller is DROY, Aldon Smith was not a starter
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
I gif stuff
Don't believe everything you read on the internet - Abraham Lincoln
Do you think Von Miller would've started for the 49ers?
We don't need 8 in the box. We have 52 in the box.
Well.....
Not like Aldon started either…
extrabaggs
"Just your typical Giants scoring rally: A faceburger on the basepaths, two errors from the second baseman and a bases-loaded balk."
by Badly Browned on Feb 4, 2012 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
Yay Jim extend the ... Oh wait ... yeah extend the Man ...!!
I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ..( .AleX ) was asked , what do you think about all the game manager talk ... AleX i guess i just managed myself a VIctory ... Extend the Man ...!!
Excellent work, NFL.
Now tell me who wins the Super Bowl before putting it on TV.
We don't need 8 in the box. We have 52 in the box.
winner
The team in red, white and blue….I think that might be the most played out joke at this point.
by David Fucillo on Feb 4, 2012 6:11 PM PST up reply actions
I think the team that has a New in their location's name will win
And when we win, we want to dominate. We want to take guys out. We want to hurt guys. We want to win. We just want to dominate, hit them in the mouth. - Rathman
Follow @manraj76
Who won executive of the year?
Rule #1) If you hate Joe Buck, watch this www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkCSZKbyL94
Rule #2) Follow rule #1
Does the AP hand out one of those?
Baalke won it from PFWA, but I don’t know if the AP even does an Executive of the Year award.
We don't need 8 in the box. We have 52 in the box.
not sure
I heard a lot of people mentioning it so I just assumed they did
Rule #1) If you hate Joe Buck, watch this www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkCSZKbyL94
Rule #2) Follow rule #1
award
AP doesn’t but PFWA and I think The Sporting News do. Baalke won PFWA
by David Fucillo on Feb 4, 2012 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
And there it was....
good job, Alex, nice acceptance speech
anything notable?
I have to wait for the 9pm pacific version.
by David Fucillo on Feb 4, 2012 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
He basically said that Harbaugh wouldn't take credit for the award
and that it was due to the players and staff and that the Harbaugh receiving the award is well deserved
Rule #1) If you hate Joe Buck, watch this www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkCSZKbyL94
Rule #2) Follow rule #1
not really
I mean their speeches are like 30 seconds long lol…he mentions how Harbaugh would deflect credit/praise to the coaches and players for the teams success, and Alex makes a crack about having many coaches through his career
by sanfranfanmdk on Feb 4, 2012 6:48 PM PST up reply actions
OT.. but did you guys see Patriots released a guy from their roster tonight...Still will get a ring thou.. if they win
"You have to reinvent yourself each year, ... What helped us was that there was some turnover each year." Bill Walsh...
Sorry for the long link.. just figured out could of copied to end of html & been fine with the link
"You have to reinvent yourself each year, ... What helped us was that there was some turnover each year." Bill Walsh...
I can't wait until next season
so everyone in the media realizes how horrible tebow is
Rule #1) If you hate Joe Buck, watch this www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkCSZKbyL94
Rule #2) Follow rule #1
Jim Harbaugh dont give a dam bout no COTY
I bet he puts in a box in the attic catching mad dust i like it because he feels the pain of that crappy lost
by Moflush on Feb 4, 2012 9:33 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Good job, Coach. And good job, Niners
for carrying out what coach…coached.
And, for Aldon and Justin: even though coach Harbaugh got an award (they kinda had to give it to him, I mean, come on), Niners don’t give a (site decorum) about awards! Niners just do what they do, right? Wins speak louder than hardware and stats.
I would take Aldon over Von Miller any day, and Justin over Sluggs twice on Sundays. Well, especially on Sundays. Since that’s when the games are… (cough)…ok, I’m leaving now. Go Niners!
Niners Nation on the Reservation
so Smith didn’t get DROY, Smith didn’t get DPOY, but Smith did accept the award for Coach of the year on behalf of harbaugh. OK
by KGboomer on Feb 4, 2012 10:40 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
So it's basically set that Alex is coming back, right?
He even accepted Harbaugh’s award.
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
I gif stuff
Don't believe everything you read on the internet - Abraham Lincoln
So Stafford beats Alex out for the comeback player of the year award
If you're watching a blowout, you can pass the time by counting the double teapots.
Samurai Champloo > Macross
I gif stuff
Don't believe everything you read on the internet - Abraham Lincoln
Suggs getting DPOY is just wrong
Seems to me like the voters didn’t want to seem shallow so they didn’t vote for J. Allen, so they went for the next most popular defender. Suggs makes lots of noise with the media so they know the guy. It’s as simple as that.
Oh well, we all know who the true winner is.
by neder on Feb 4, 2012 11:22 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
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