In the 2012 season, Lu Ke, the best offensive player of the year, and Watt, the best defensive player of the year, and after entering the 2013 season, the two players went head-to-head for a game, but unfortunately, Watt faced the dilemma of an overall decline in the strength of the whole team, which also made this "last season's best of the year" showdown, showing a one-sided trend, and failed to spark after all.

In the 2013 season, Lu Ke, the offensive player of the year, and Kikley, the best defensive player of the year, these two players have faced each other in the regular season and the playoffs, and both matchups ended in Lu Ke's victory, so entering the 2014 season, will the confrontation between the two sides take on a new look? Will the showdown be able to create a gratifying spark?

In addition to Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Coach of the Year, other awards also presented a hundred flowers, and the most interesting was undoubtedly the selection of rookie players, and the overall performance was far from expectations.

Offensive Rookie of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year, and Rookie of the Year are three different rookies, especially the Rookie of the Year was won by San Diego Lightning wide receiver Keenan Allen, which really surprised everyone.

The 2013 draft was hailed as the "year of the quarterback", and all the eyes of the entire league were focused on the forward players, and the first seven draft positions were all occupied by offensive and defensive forward players; At the same time, the proportion of defensive players also has the absolute upper hand, with a full eighteen players selected in the first round, which can be said to be a relatively rare draft in recent years, but it also makes the league expect more from the forward line and defense throughout the season.

According to common sense, the defensive team players tend to be relatively strong, and the importance of the tactical manual is slightly less than that of the offensive group - after all, it is the offensive group that holds the initiative; However, at the end of the season, the first-round rookie performance was a big disappointment, especially since the top three rookies failed to live up to expectations.

I can't say whether it is a parallel import, after all, it is just a season, and it will take more time to verify the strength; But after the collective explosion of rookies in 2011 and 2012, those sophomores and juniors have become the league's main players - the offensive player of the year and the defensive player of the year in the past two years have all come from here, and the performance of the rookies will inevitably be compared and dwarfed.

Offensive Rookie of the Year Eddie Recy, the 61st pick in the second round.

Defensive Rookie of the Year Sheldon Richardson, 13th pick in the first round.

Rookie of the Year Keenan Allen, 76th pick in the third round.

First of all, Rookie of the Year was awarded to the wide receiver of the offensive group, not the defensive player, and not the forward player, which is a far cry from the overall expectations of the draft, just look at the draft picks of the two offensive team members of the Year team, the overall pick is generally lower than in previous years, and the final performance brought unexpected surprises, successfully occupying the main attention of the league, which proves once again that the draft is just the beginning.

Secondly, the defensive rookie of the year is a defensive end, which also proves that this is a big year for the forward, but Sheldon Richardson was not selected by the New York Jets until the 13th pick in the first round - the New York Jets who repeatedly made neurotic decisions in the draft, which also made the previous twelve selected forwards interesting, and people can't help but wonder what happened during last year's draft.

Of course, Keenan Allen's successful comeback has also been a boon for countless rookies - after Lu Ke and Russell Wilson, the rise of another low-pick rookie is undoubtedly an encouraging news for young people who are about to enter the league in the draft.

In addition to this, the accolade of Team Manager of the Year was given to Kansas Chiefs John Dosse, who successfully unearthed Alex Smith to Kansas City and began to rebuild the team around Alex, which also allowed the Kansas Chiefs to complete an amazing season.

Halfway through the season, they overtook the Denver Broncos to top the league with an all-win record, and came close to beating the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs. Despite this, their performance and quality are still obvious to all, and John Dosse can be said to be the number one contributor.

Three months later, it's a new year of drafts, and it's worth looking forward to seeing what the team managers are doing.

In addition, the major awards for the highlights of the regular season were also announced.

Tier 1 Offense and Defense of the Year, Calvin Johnson, wide receiver, Detroit Lions.

Never-Say Die Moment of the Year, Aaron Rodgers, quarterback, Green Bay Packers.

Fantesi Game Player of the Year, Jamaal-Charles, running back, Kansas Chiefs.

Most anticipated player of the year, Nick Falls, quarterback, Philadelphia Hawks.

FedEx Air Offensive Player of the Year, Payton Manning, quarterback, Denver Broncos.

FedEx Ground Offensive Player of the Year, LeSean-McCoy, running back, Philadelphia Eagles.

These awards recognize the players who have performed well during the season, and although they can't win the regular season MVP, they still light up the season with their outstanding performances, and they deserve to be in the spotlight.

However, one detail that is very, very interesting is that all of them are members of the offensive team - in addition to the quarterbacks, the running backs are all over the place, from Eddie Reisy to Jamal Charles to LeSean McCoy, and there are also the brothers Marshawn Lynch and Marcus Lynch, Adrian Peterson, etc., etc., etc So, what about the defensive players?

Objectively speaking, in terms of awards, offensive players do have more advantages than defensive players, and can often easily attract more applause; But this season is a little bit more special, with the defence being in full swing and really dominating the game:

Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, Kansas Chiefs, Arizona Cardinals, and many more, including the San Francisco 49ers, defense has become an important cornerstone of the entire team and has become the key to victory or defeat. Among them, the Seattle Seahawks, ranked first in the league, have changed the league's defensive system, and the rise of the "Bomber Army" has become a landscape that cannot be ignored.

If it weren't for the San Francisco 49ers' explosive form to "strangle" the Seattle Seahawks, then it would not be impossible for the latter to take advantage of the momentum to win the Super Bowl.

But right now, the names of the defensive players are not visible in all the awards, which is indeed a bit strange.

After an in-depth analysis, industry insiders concluded that the Seattle Seahawks' defensive group was used as an example:

Although the individual strength of each player in the Bombardment Legion is very outstanding, Richard Sherman leads the league's interception data ranking with eight interceptions, and the top individual strength is also the fundamental reason why it is difficult for other teams to replicate the "Seahawk model"; But the team's defensive strategy has really been able to reach such heights thanks to the entire defensive tactical system, and Pete Carroll has spent four years building a defensive group that builds a new technical framework on top of the cornerstone of retro tactics, and finally makes the defensive team complete the transformation.

In other words, the team contribution is the core reason - more attention is paid to the cooperation between players than the offensive group, forming a three-dimensional defensive system, which also makes the individual performance of the defensive players not fully outstanding, even Sherman has not been able to stand out.

"Offense wins the game, defense wins the championship", the first half of this sentence is vividly reflected in the selection of major awards, and the winning of the defensive group is undoubtedly more difficult; As for the second half of the sentence, it can only be said that the San Francisco 49ers gave a perfect performance in the National League finals, breaking the law and turning the situation around.

So far, the major awards have been released!

Compared to last season's undefeated season with a perfect performance, this season's San Francisco 49ers are much more low-key, not able to sweep thousands of teams in major awards, only Lu Ke won an offensive player of the year, but this situation is not surprising at all, just like the Seattle Seahawks are even behind the Carolina Panthers in the awards, and it takes some luck to win the award.

Even the Pro Bowl, All-America Team 1, and All-America Team 2 are no exception.

Still, in the Pro Bowl vote, the San Francisco 49ers still showed a strong appeal — remember? This year, the San Francisco 49ers surpassed the Dallas Cowboys in jersey sales for the first time, firmly holding the first place in the league and becoming the most popular team in the league today.

This is also reflected in the number of spots in the Pro Bowl: the San Francisco 49ers lead the second consecutive year with eleven spots, followed by the Kansas Chiefs with 10 spots and the Carolina Panthers in third place with a total of seven players. And neither the Denver Broncos, who are the league's offensive No. 1, nor the Seattle Seahawks, who are defensively No. 1, have been able to make it to the top.

It can be seen that the voting choice of the professional bowl is more of a test of popularity appeal, strength is part of the factor, but the shining moment and network popularity are the real key.

A total of five players were selected in the offensive group, with quarterback Lu Ke, close end Logan Newman, running back Frank Gower, offensive tackle Joe Stanley and offensive guard Mike Ruppati.

There are a total of six players in the defensive group, defensive tackle Justin Smith, outside guard Ahmed Brooks, interior guards Patrick Willis and Navoro Bowman, and safety guards Donter Wittler and Eric Reid.

Among them, Marcus Lynch was not selected and Frank Goyle was selected, which was also a very important change in the offensive group, and the wide receivers were all ignored, which once again made people feel that the San Francisco 49ers receiving team was stretched thin this season.