**voting Pt 1**

[GridIronKing34]

Tonight we will begin voting on rosters who make their respected conference's playoffs, the nominees for the "Best Of" categories, and whether or not the VIP Member should be allowed to vote for the playoff version when the 12 teams are set in stone. Teams can vote for themselves. Below is a formatt that I want everyone to follow.​

Team Voting
Please vote for the best of each division in each conference, as well as two wildcard teams in each conference. Division winners will receive 2 points while wildcard winners will receive 1 point. Teams with the most points in their division will be the Division Winners while the out of the remaining teams, two teams are selected to be wildcard winners. If a tiebreaker occurs, the most division votes between the two will win.
AFC
1. Division Winner (2 pts)
2. Division Winner (2 pts)
3. Division Winner (2 pts)
4. Division Winner (2 pts)
5. Wildcard Winner (1 pt)
6. Wildcard Winner (1 pt)​

NFC
1. Division Winner (2 pts)
2. Division Winner (2 pts)
3. Division Winner (2 pts)
4. Division Winner (2 pts)
5. Wildcard Winner (1 pt)
6. Wildcard Winner (1 pt)​

"Best Of" Categories
Each GM can nominate two GMs, teams, or whatever the category is about. The top five from each category will be placed as the finalists in each category. Every few days of voting (after this there are 4 parts after this) you will vote OFF one of the nominees from the categories. Here are the following categories:​

Team "Built to Last"
Team on the Rise
Best in Trades
Best in Free Agency
Best in Draft
General Manager of the Year
Rookie General Manager of the Year (first year GMs only)
Free Agent Steal of the Year
Trade of the Year
Draft Steal of the Year​

VIP Members
Choose whether we should go with the same deal as last year and allow VIP members vote during the playoffs. And ONLY for the Playoff sections. ​

Yes/No​

Votes will be tallied up in a post directly after this. I will update the voting as much as possible. Thank you for such a great year, without you this wouldn't have been a success!​

YOU HAVE UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 7th TO VOTE. VOTING WILL END AT 10 PM EASTERN.​

 

[GridIronKing34]

FINAL VOTING RESULTS
Note: Teams in red have submitted their final rosters. Teams in black can still be voted for, they just haven't submitted their final roster. Updated as of banzaitrey's vote.​

AFC EAST
Buffalo Bills -- schisno (22) **DIVISION WINNER**
Miami Dolphins -- GridIronKing34 (20) **WILDCARD WINNER**
New England Patriots --Marino2234 (0)​

AFC NORTH
Baltimore Ravens -- JTBRLZ (6)
Cincinatti Bengals -- vadolfan (24) **DIVISION WINNER**
Pittsburgh Steelers -- @@@ (11) **WILDCARD WINNER**​

AFC SOUTH
Indianapolis Colts -- Sean (4)
Jacksonville Jaguars -- AggieFin21 (2)
Tennessee Titans -- His'nBeatYour'n (25) **DIVISION WINNER**​

AFC WEST
Denver Broncos -- saves (27) **DIVISION WINNER**
Kansas City Chiefs -- B.Sebo (0)
Oakland Raiders -- azfinfanmang (9)​

NFC EAST
Dallas Cowboys -- Sancho (17) **DIVISION WINNER**
Philadelphia Eagles -bigwalt18 (13)
New York Giants -- Stitches (3)
Washington Redskins -- b4twan (0)​

NFC NORTH
Chicago Bears -- EddieIrvine13 (4)
Detriot Lions -- Straztheman (0)
Green Bay Packers -- vinlakers22 (20) **DIVISION WINNER**
Minnesota Vikings -- Minnphin (15) **WILDCARD WINNER**​

NFC SOUTH
Atlanta Falcons -- banzaitrey (14) **DIVISION WINNER**
Carolina Panthers -- adamprez2003 (2)
New Orleans Saints -- Saint Greg (14) **WILD CARD WINNER**
Tampa Bay Bucaneers -- Alex44 (9)​

NFC WEST
Arizona Cardinals -- lynchmobb34 (25) **DIVISION WINNER**
St. Louis Rams -- Y-TownPhinVet (2)
San Francisco 49ers -- TractorTraylor (10)
Seattle Seahawks -- playmaker1 (2)

Note: With the NFC South Division, division winner was determined by the most Division Winner votes.​

Nominees for "Best Of Category"​

Team "Built to Last"
Miami Dolphins
Dallas Cowboys
Buffalo Bills
Denver Broncos
Arizona Cardinals

Team on the Rise
San Francisco 49ers
Tennessee Titans
New York Giants
Oakland Raiders
Pittsburgh Steelers

Best in Trades
Buffalo Bills
Philadelphia Eagles
Indianapolis Colts
Green Bay Packers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Best in Free Agency
New Orleans Saints
Tennessee Titans
Buffalo Bills
San Francisco 49ers
Oakland Raiders

Best in Draft
New York Giants
Arizona Cardinals
Cincinatti Bengals
Buffalo Bills
New Orleans Saints

General Manager of the Year
vinlakers22 (Packers)
Saint Greg (Saints)
TractorTraylor (49ers)
saves (Broncos)
lynchmobb34 (Cardinals)

Rookie General Manager of the Year (first year GMs only)
Stitches (Giants)
Sean (Colts)
Alex44 (Bucs)
vadolfan (Bengals)
@@@ (Steelers)

Free Agent Steal of the Year
Derrick Dockery (1.5 mil, Oakland)
Brett Farve (2.4 mil, Jags)
Asante Samuel (8.5 mil, Saints)
Jay Feely (300K, 49ers)
Kawika Mitchell (1 mil, Bills)

Trade of the Year
Miami sends Dan Wilkinson (DT) to the Indianapolis Colts for Marvil Smith (LT).
Indianapolis Colts send Renaldo Hill (CB), LJ Smith (TE), and Cadalliac Williams (HB) to the Baltimore Ravens for Samari Rolle (CB), Todd Heap (TE), Kelly Greg (DT), and a 2nd round pick.
Seattle Seahawks send Michael Boulware (S) and Nate Burleson (WR) to the Baltimore Ravens for a 2nd round pick and Todd Heap (TE).

Green Bay Packers send 1st and 3rd round picks for Philip Rivers (QB).
Dallas Cowboys send Marco Rivera (OG) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Davin Joseph (OG).
(S)

Draft Steal of the Year
Levi Brown (NFL: 5th overall//GM: 20th overall)
Gerard Alexander (NFL: 2nd round//GM: 5th round)
John Beck (NFL: 2nd round//GM: 5th round)
Turk McBride (NFL: 2nd round//GM: 5th round)
JaMarcus Russell (NFL: 1st overall//GM: 6th overall)​

Should VIP Members Be Allowed To Vote?​

VIP Members will be allowed to vote for the PLAYOFF SECTION ONLY.​

 

[Alex44]

AFC East:
Buffalo Bills

AFC North:
Cincinatti Bengals

AFC South:
Tennessee Titans

AFC West:
Oakland Raiders

AFC Wildcards:
Pittsburgh Steelers
Oakland Raiders

(Can we vote for ourselves?)


NFC East:
Eagles

NFC North:
Packers

NFC South:
Tampa Bay

NFC West:
Cardinals

NFC Wildcards:
Saints
Rams

Yes VIP should be able to vote

To everyone: There were some really tough choices I made in voting and I think everyone did a great job.

 

[His'nBeatYour'n]

AFC EAST - Bills
AFC NORTH - Steelers
AFC SOUTH - Titans
AFC WEST - Broncos

Wild Card - Dolphins
Wild Card - Bengals

NFC EAST - Cowboys
NFC NORTH - Packers
NFC SOUTH - Falcons
NFC WEST - Cardinals

Wild Card - Panthers
Wild Card - 49ers

Took me an hour to go through every eligible roster.
Give me another day for those "best of" categories. :wink:

Yes VIP should be allowed to vote.

 

[GridIronKing34]

Being Finheaven has been down as of late, I'm extending the voting until Monday. By the way, Alex44, I don't think Oakland can win the division and be a wildcard team lol... Fix that if you get around to it... :)

 

[GridIronKing34]

Playoff Voting

AFC EAST
Miami Dolphins

AFC NORTH
Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC SOUTH
Tennessee Titans

AFC WEST
Denver Broncos

WILDCARDS
Buffalo Bills
Cincinatti Bengals

NFC EAST
Dallas Cowboys

NFC NORTH
Minnesota Vikings

NFC SOUTH
New Orleans Saints

NFC WEST
San Francisco 49ers

WILDCARDS
Arizona Cardinals
New York Giants

"Best Of" Categories
Team "Built to Last" -- Dallas Cowboys
Team on the Rise -- San Francisco 49ers
Best in Trades -- Buffalo Bills
Best in Free Agency -- New Orleans Saints
Best in Draft -- New York Giants
General Manager of the Year -- n/a
Rookie General Manager of the Year (first year GMs only) -- Stitches (NYG)
Free Agent Steal of the Year -- Kawika Mitchell, MLB, Buffalo Bills
Trade of the Year -- Miami sends Dan Wilkinson to Indy for Marvil Smith.
Draft Steal of the Year -- JaMarcus Russell at #6 (Arizona)

Should VIP Members Be Allowed To Vote?
Yes

 

[Alex44]

Being Finheaven has been down as of late, I'm extending the voting until Monday. By the way, Alex44, I don't think Oakland can win the division and be a wildcard team lol... Fix that if you get around to it... :)

Oops my fault

Division:
Denver

WC:
Oakland

 

[schisno]

AFC EAST
Buffalo Bills

AFC NORTH
Cincinatti Bengals

The Bengals have an awesome passing game with Palmer and Ocho Cinco, but have added more speed and a great target at slot with Jerry Porter. There's not much more you could add to the offense, but Kyle Brady is a good blocking TE to open the passing and running game further.

The Defense is good, but is it ready for the playoffs? Jusin Smith is a good DE, but the LB core is still young and prone to mistakes. I like DBs, especially the drafting of Aaron Ross who could supplant Deltha O'Neal. Mike Doss will be a reliable starter at safety.


AFC SOUTH
Jacksonville Jaguars

This one is sort of by default because the Titans are still a few pieces from really winnig the division but the Colts have done something I have never seen before and really dismantled a winner several times over.

However the offense should be really interesting with Brett Farve in a hot sweltering swamp and with actual targets in Drew Bennett and Ted Ginn. Mike Anderson should be a good compliment to the electric Jones-Drew. Mercedes Lewis is a big ol TE that Brett will find to be a good target like Bubba Franks. The defense should remain strong but the additions of Terrell Suggs and HB Blade should make them even more fearsome.

AFC WEST
Denver Broncos

Travis Henry and Ricky Williams offer a great one-two out of the backfield and if there's on thing Denver knows, its the running game. Cutler in his second year will show just how strong his arm is, airing it out to targets like Ben Troupe at TE, Javon Walker and Brandon Marshall, not to mention the reliable Rod Smith. Their offensive line remains pretty much the same.

The defensive remains relatively the same too, except they've added more depth and a game changer in Bob Sanders who can help eliminate the run. Samari Rolle should be a good number 2 corner after the tragic death of Darrent Williams. Definitely a playoff team.

AFC Wildcard
Miami Dolphins

Is Culpepper healthy enough? The QB situation will be a question mark this season with C-Pep at the helm and Brady Quinn won't be ready until next season. Also there has been some solid addition to the WR Corp, but not enough was done to take the pressure off Chambers who will once again find himself unable to get back to pro bowl form. Reggie Brown is good, but not great, Kevin Curtis offers great speed and a deep option but Jason Hill will have to learn fast to make any kind of impact. The strength of the offense will remain Ronnie Brown behind a much better O-Line with key veteran additions. Dallas Clark offers a big target at TE and should take some load off the WRs.

The Defense will still be good with the likes of Taylor and Thomas still around, some key additions like Okoye and Tripplet add some youth to the team. The DBs will be good, just not spectacular and have trouble picking off opposiing QBs. Jason Allen isn't ready to be a number one, and Hobbs could regress without someone like Asante Samuel across from him.

Tennessee Titans

The Titans have a special player in Vince Young, but they addressed issues that would have crippled their team by drafting the second best back with Lynch and adding a good compliment with Dominic Rhodes. The Widerecievers will prove to be a weakness without a star amongst them, but the likes of Furrey, Wilford or Welker are capable of being good #2s or slots who aren't afraid of going over the middle.

They did their best to add to the defense, with a trade for Gary Brackett, and a big body like Sam Adams at DT. They brought back Kearse which is good, but the secondary needs work after overpaying for the likes of Macklin and Fisher. I like the lowkey signing of 50 tackles Kiwaukee Thomas, and Daymeion Hughes should be a solid cover corner.

NFC EAST
Philadelphia Eagles

McNabb should be healthy and has a speedy go to guy in Stallworth as they had some chemistry last season as well as a big target with Burress. Jeremy Shocker will add another dimension at TE and Andy Reid should find use for him.

I like the youth injection into the defense, Paul Posluszny will be a good left side LB. Tambi Hali is a good addition to the Right End and the cornerbacks are an upgrade with DeAngelo Hall with Jason David a worthy #2.

NFC NORTH
Chicago Bears

Very little has changed, so we'll still see a strong running attack with the duo of Jones and Benson. Rex Grossman will either grow or flounder this year but Brian Griese is a good backup plan.

The defense is similar to the Superbowl team last year as well, some younger guys getting a chance but the Bears will always be a dominate defense. Brandon Meriweather has talent, but Mike Brown was just as good.


NFC SOUTH
Tampa Bay Bucaneers

Talk about an offense, Shaun Alexander, Hines Ward and Keyshawn Johnson catching. The only problem is the degressing play of Steve McNair. However with weapons like these the Bucs should be able to pull out enough to win the NFC South.

The defense will still be good, but aging. However they should be able to propel this team with their crafty veteran play from leaders like Takeo Spikes and Derrick Brooks at LB, and Strahan coming off the end. Ike Taylor will be a decent option at corner with Sam Madison, but it remains to see how solid the the rest of the secondary is.

NFC WEST
Arizona Cardinals

I think the Cards are the class of the NFC West, first they have a potent passing attack now that Leinart has his first of NFL experience under his belt he should have built a bond with the best receiving duo in Fitzgerald and Boldin. I also like their running game now that they have added some speed with Bell and a bruiser in Brown. I love the Griffith pick up at FB because he can catch the ball or lead with some solid blocking. The O-Line will always be a little iffy but they built it to hold long enough to win the west.

They've also built a strong defense through various means, Brooking and Porter at LB is a good one-two. I like the drafting of Woodley and McDonald. Just a rock solid defense, and that is a scary secondary with Landry roaming around.

NFC Wildcard
Green Bay Packers

A rebuilt offense helps the Packers make the playoffs again, Philip Rivers proved he can play with talent around him and he's got plenty at the WR position. Harrison, Driver and Burelson should make any average QB good. The running game is shored up with the addition of Julius Jones but the other three are off and on. Nice young O-Line that gelled together well last year and should do better this year.

A good defense that will keep the less potent offenses at bay, Adalius Thomas and AJ Hawk on the outside will be scary, but the defensive line is only ok maybe if there was a better option than Pickett. Antoine Bethea is a stud at safety and teamed up with Al Harris and Jimmy Williams to complete a tough defensive backfield to throw on.

Carolina Panthers

Joseph Addai is a great addition and a much needed upgrade over the injury prone DeShaun Foster. Delhomme has the moxy you want from a QB but Kevin Kolb should be a solid project and will be able to jump over Sorgi as a backup. DJ Hackett was becoming a solid target in Seattle and will compliment the game breaker that is Steve Smith. Solid O-Line I like the addition of Diem, nice pick up.

The Defense has always been a strength and remains so, but more depth behind Dan Morgan would have helped. I think Thomas Davis will be a better option than Holdman at Weakside.

 

[lynchmobb34]

Cardinals Picks...

AFC EAST
Bills

AFC NORTH
Bengals

AFC SOUTH
Titans

AFC WEST
Raiders

WILDCARDS
Dolphins
Broncos

NFC EAST
Eagles

NFC NORTH
Packers

NFC SOUTH
Falcons

NFC WEST
Cardinals

WILDCARDS
Saints
Vikings

"Best Of" Categories
Team "Built to Last" -- Cardinals
Team on the Rise -- Titans
Best in Trades -- Eagles
Best in Free Agency -- Titans
Best in Draft -- Giants
General Manager of the Year -- N/A
Rookie General Manager of the Year (first year GMs only) -- Giants
Free Agent Steal of the Year -- 49ers... K-J.Feeley 300k
Trade of the Year -- Colts... Colts get S.Rolle,T.Heap,K.Gregg,and pick (61)in the 2nd for R.Hill,L.J.Smith,and C.Williams to the Ravens.
Draft Steal of the Year -- Cardinals... John Beck with pick #132 in the 5th rd.

Should VIP Members Be Allowed To Vote?
Yes

 

[bigwalt18]

AFC EAST
Bills

AFC NORTH
Bengals

AFC SOUTH
Colts

AFC WEST
Raiders

WILDCARDS
Dolphins
Broncos

NFC EAST
Eagles

NFC NORTH
Packers

NFC SOUTH
Bucs

NFC WEST
Cardinals

WILDCARDS
Saints
Vikings

 

[saves]

AFC East - Bills
AFC West - Broncos
AFC North - Ravens
AFC South - Titans
NFC East - Cowboys
NFC West - Cardinals
NFC North - Vikings
NFC South - Falcons
AFC Wildcard- Miami, Bengels
NFC Wildcards- 49ers, Bucs

VIP-Yes

 

[banzaitrey]

AFC
East-Bills
West-Broncos
North-Ravens
South-Titans
Wild Card-Miami, Bengals
NFC
East-Cowboys
West-Cardinals
North-Vikings
South-Falcons
Wild Card-Saints,49er's

 

[vinlakers22]

Afc
East- Bills
South- Titans
North- Steelers
West- Broncos

Wild Cards- Bengals, Raiders

Nfc
East-cowboys
South-bucs
North- Packers
West- Cardinals

Wild Cards- Eagles, 49ers

 

[TractorTraylor]

AFC
1. East- Miami Dolphins
2. West- Denver Broncos
3. North- Cincinatti Bengals
4. South- Tennessee Titans
5. WC1- Buffalo Bills
6. WC2- Baltimore Ravens
NFC
1. East- Dallas Cowboys
2. West- San Francisco 49ers
3. North- Green Bay Packers
4. South- New Orleans Saints
5. WC1- Arizona Cardinals
6. WC2- St Louis Rams

"Best Of" Categories
Team "Built to Last"- Denver Broncos
Team on the Rise- San Francisco 49ers
Best in Trades- Anyone if its with Indy
Best in Free Agency- New Orleans Saints (Saint Greg)
Best in Draft- New York Giants (stitches)
General Manager of the Year- Saint Greg (N.O.)
Rookie General Manager of the Year- Stitches (NYG)
Free Agent Steal of the Year- Derrick Dockery for 1.5M (Oakland)
Trade of the Year- Seattle for getting a 2nd Rounder and Todd Heap for Michael Boulware and Nate Burleson. (Post #375 in trades)
Draft Steal of the Year- John Beck in the 5th Round (Arizona)

VIP Members
No​

 

[Minnphin]

AFC EAST: Miami Dolphins

AFC North: Cincinatti Bengals

AFC South: Tennessee Titans

AFC West: Denver Broncos

AFC Wildcard: Buffalo Bills
Oakland Raiders

NFC East: Philadelphia Eagles

NFC North: Minnesota Vikings

NFC South: Atlanta Falcons

NFC West: Arizona Cardinals

NFC Wild Card: Green Bay Packers
New Orleans Saints

Team "Built to Last": Buffalo Bills: Good team, almost 10 million under the cap

Team on the Rise: San Francisco 49ers: Don’t have them in the playoffs, but give them a year or two

Best in Trades: Packers-several trades they pulled off had me shaking my head at the stupidity of other GM’s

Best in Free Agency: N/A: Don’t have time to go through every free agency thread

Best in Draft: Giants: Had a bunch of first day picks and made the most out of them

General Manager of the Year: Saint Greg: Had a great team to start out with. Made a couple of big additions without messing too much with a good thing.

Rookie General Manager of the Year (first year GMs only): Sean: Love him or hate him and his deals, he was a great participant and helped keep this thing going.

Free Agent Steal of the Year: N/A: See ‘Best in Free Agency’

Trade of the Year: Packers getting Phillip Rivers for mid first and third round picks

Draft Steal of the Year: New Orleans Saints: Turk McBride in the 5th. The Beck pick was up there, as well, but since almost everybody has that one picked, I thought I’d throw this one out there.

VIP: Yes