Big Blue Shoe at Stampede Blue took the time to collect the votes and calculate the winners, so big thanks to him for that. Check out his original post here.
Here are the SB Nation NFL Mid-Season Awards as voted on by the various SB Nation Football bloggers:
The Studs:
Offensive Player: Peyton Manning, QB Colts
Defensive Player: Champ Bailey, CB Broncos
Coach: Sean Payton, Saints
Rookie: Marques Colston, WR Saints
The Duds:
Worst Coach: Tie between Dennis Green (Arizona Cardinals) and Nick Saban (Miami Dolphins)
Worst Rookie: Reggie Bush, RB Saints. Somewhere, Stewart Scott at ESPN is crying.
Some funny nuggets from the SB Nation writers as they turned in their ballots:
From WCG:
I'm sure Skin Patrol appreciates that.
From saint:
Walsh is the offensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders, the team saint blogs for. Oakland was shut out again on Monday Night Football this week. As you can see, saint is a little upset.
Though not a category, the best write-in stuff game from Gonzo at Daily Norseman:
That concludes the 2006 Mid-Season awards. We'll do a 2006 Season Awards when the regular season concludes.