...and now for the continuation of our awards ceremony!!!!
(Oh btw shouldn't this be 2009 awards show since it is after all the correct year we're on? N/M.)
Next award up for nomination is the Bill Parcells honor "Coach of the year" award for the Panthers.
All head coaches, coordinators, and assistants were eligible. Even Trgovac. And the winner goes to...
Running Backs Coach/Assistant Head Coach Jim Skipper!!! Jim Skipper taught DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart how to stiff arm and run with power to complement their speed and vision. They say the Panthers' offense is the "3 yards and a cloud of dust" kind of running game, but defenses knew it more as "8 yards and a sore shoulder in the morning" running game. DeAngelo ran for a Panthers record 1,515 rushing yards and Jonathan Stewart had just about as many yards as a rookie than DeShaun Foster had as a starter, all while splitting time with the dominant Williams.Up Next is our Super Slam "Roadgrader of the year" award for linemen. And the winner is...
Jeff Otah. Jeff Otah, despite being a rookie, mauled defensive linemen, some of them seasoned, solid vets. His raw power and stamina will only grow with experience and learning technique in the future. He may be a future pro bowler. Who knows, but what's good to know is he had one of the best rookie seasons for linemen in the 2008 NFL draft, especially for someone people questioned compared to guys like Clady, Branden Albert, Jake Long, and others. A lot of people questioned his technique and experience to succeed at the pro level, and he overcame the odds and silenced the naysayers. There may be an Otah jersey in my future.Host: Jeff, please tell us how you learned to drive people 5 yards behind the LOS at the point of attack.
Jeff: I practiced by shoving 200lb guys into lockers in high school.
Host: Wow, did they fit?
Jeff: They fit when it was me pushing them in.
Host: That's pure power right there.
And now for the Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger "Give Me A Shot Coach!" buried player of the year award!!!!
The winner is...
Dwayne Jarrett (ed's note: I couldn't find a pic of him on the field as a Panther because he never gets to play)Host: Dwayne, its apparent that the coaches don't give you a chance. DJ Hackett didn't do anything as a receiver and they kept him active until late in the season, and the fact that Jake only sees two players on the field, Smitty and Moose, and will force it in triple coverage to get it to those guys before he sees you wide open in the middle of the field did not help you produce much at all.
Dwayne: Yea it's frustrating. People have already labeled me a bust and it's not fair. Of course with my route running i can get open, but I also need the QB to throw the ball to me too.
Host: Well in any event you've earned yourself a glass football award.
Up next is the "Flash in the Pan" award, given to a player who has just one good game and disappears the rest of the season. And the award goes to...
Dante Rosario penned in a near 100 yard receiving performance against San Diego in the regular season opener. He was the best TE on the field that day, and that's saying something, considering Antonio Gates was lining up when the SD offense was on the field. Perhaps the most important reception, though, was the one that WON THE FRIGGING GAME (^see above^). That put Rosario on the map and that play was highlighted as one of the top ten in the entire league for week one. Then he got bored or something and we never saw any of that again, which is a shame because I really thought we finally had a good tight end, the best since Wesley Walls. Oh well, looks like we're gonna be looking at Owen Daniels or LJ Smith in the offseason.Oh, and Dante couldn't be here tonight. Nobody's seen him since he caught that game winning ball in week one. Charlotte area sports writers have speculated that he crawled into a cave after the game, frightened by an angry mob of Chargers fans. Urban legend has it that he spends his days now as a drifter, trying to earn enough money to buy a flat in SoHo by cleaning peoples' windows at stoplights with a squeegee and windex, making a dime a windshield, on average. STILL another source told me he took to a life in the sea and works as a Pirate in Southeast Asia. Whatever fate he has met, we will store this glass football for him in a designated area, and once he resurfaces, deliver it to him.
And finally, the last award, the surprise player "Jack in the Box" award for production despite being unknown previous to this year. And the award goes to....
CHARLES JOHNSON! Charles, pictured above as 95, was second on the team in sacks, which was pretty good considering the leading sacker was Julius Peppers, and he had to split time with Tyler Brayton, someone who's pass rushing abilities are not his MO.Host: Charles, what can we expect from you in the future?
Charles: More of the same, but definitely more in the future.
Host: With Peppers gone you are the brightest star as a defensive lineman, and it's only your second year. How will you handle your newfound status?
Charles: I will take the ball, and run with it, back into the offense's own endzone of course!
Host: That's the spirit!
Well that does it for the 2008 Panthers award show. Thanks again for reading.
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