Well Nickelbacks, I'd like to be the first staffer, other than the commish, to go on record by saying that Season IV has been the BEST in 40 Nick yet! Some of the best competition around, and even better, the most creative and active group on the net - as evidenced by the activity all over the boards.

Below you'll see some of the same awards that you've seen in season's past, along with a few new ones. We're always open to new ideas, so if you'd like to see an award for next season that's not on this list, feel free to let anyone on the staff know and we'll do whatever we can to make it work!

This year, we're going to start off with the Hall of Records, then we'll get into the Awards.

Hall of Records

Season IV Passing Title - Gamingking - Rex Grossman, CHI 134/318 2546 yards, 15 tds

Season IV Receiving Title - V2NeverDie - Chad Johnson, CIN 59/1603 yards, 15 td's

Season IV Rushing Title - V2NeverDie - Rudi Johnson, CIN 239/1373 yards, 15 td's

Season IV Sack Leader - DaHeater - Javon Kearse, PHI 18 sacks


Team Performances
Total Offense Pittsburgh Steelers (STEEL TOUGH): 503 (Week 8)

Total Rushing Yards Baltimore Ravens (StoneCold X): 313 (Week 3)

Total Passing Yards Green Bay Packers (bengalsonly): 377 (Week 11)

Touchdowns Houston Texans (facemask): 7 (Week 4)

Interceptions Indianapolis Colts (Nw00dy33J): 6 (Week 9)

Sacks New Orleans Saints (str8stlmo): 10 (Week 3)


Passing
Passing Yards

Brett Favre (Green Bay Packers): 384 (Week 11)

Passing Touch Downs

Carson Palmer (Cincinnati Bengals): 5 (Week 11)

Passing Interceptions

Doug Flutie (New England Patriots): 6 (Week 9)

Passing Completions

Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers): 20 (Week 6)

Passing Attempts

Rex Grossman (Chicago Bears): 40 (Week 6)

Rushing
Rushing Yards

Jamal Lewis (Baltimore Ravens): 307 (Week 3)

Rushing Touch Downs

Jamal Lewis (Baltimore Ravens): 4 (Week 3)

Rushing Attempts

Jamal Lewis (Baltimore Ravens): 34 (Week 3)

Rushing Fumbles

Michael Vick (Atlanta Falcons): 2 (Week 5)
Chester Taylor (Baltimore Ravens): 2 (Week 10)
Rudi Johnson (Cincinnati Bengals): 2 (Week 7)
LaDainian Tomlinson (San Diego Chargers): 2 (Week 3)

Rushing Long

Rudi Johnson (Cincinnati Bengals): 93 (Week 3)
Brandon Jacobs (New York Giants): 93 (Week 11)

Receiving
Receptions

Chad Johnson (Cincinnati Bengals): 9 (Week 12)

Receiving Yards

Chad Johnson (Cincinnati Bengals): 232 (Week 5)

Receiving Touch Downs

Chad Johnson (Cincinnati Bengals): 4 (Week 11)

Receiving Long

Marvin Harrison (Indianapolis Colts): 97 (Week 9)

Defense
Tackles

James Farrior (Pittsburgh Steelers): 11 (Week 7)

D Interceptions

Bryan Scott (Atlanta Falcons): 3 (Week 9)
Michael Lewis (Philadelphia Eagles): 3 (Week 10)
Tory James (Cincinnati Bengals): 3 (Week 1)

D Sacks

Darren Howard (New Orleans Saints): 5 (Week 3)
Jevon Kearse (Philadelphia Eagles): 5 (Week 9)

D Forced Fumbles

Jason Babin (Houston Texans): 2 (Week 10)
Daryl Smith (Jacksonville Jaguars): 2 (Week 12)
Mike Vrabel (New England Patriots): 2 (Week 7)
Jeremiah Trotter (Philadelphia Eagles): 2 (Week 3)
Ed Hartwell (Atlanta Falcons): 2 (Week 9)

D Fumbles Recovered

Dejuan Groce (St. Louis Rams): 2 (Week 8)

D Touch Downs

William Peterson (New York Giants): 2 (Week 11)

D Safties

Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (Green Bay Packers): 1 (Week 8)
Jamie Sharper (Seattle Seahawks): 1 (Week 8)
Akin Ayodele (Jacksonville Jaguars): 1 (Week 1)
Peter Sirmon (Tennessee Titans): 1 (Week 2)
Tommy Polley (Baltimore Ravens): 1 (Week 7)

Kicking
Field Goals Attempted

Shayne Graham (Cincinnati Bengals): 4 (Week 12)
Robbie Gould (Chicago Bears): 4 (Week 9)

Field Goals Made

Shayne Graham (Cincinnati Bengals): 4 (Week 12)
Robbie Gould (Chicago Bears): 4 (Week 9)

Field Goal Long

Mike Vanderjagt (Indianapolis Colts): 55 (Week 4)

Extra Points Attempted

Kris Brown (Houston Texans): 7 (Week 4)

Extra Points Made Kris Brown (Houston Texans): 7 (Week 4)

Kick Returns
Kick Return Attempts

Josh Scobey (Seattle Seahawks): 10 (Week 9)

Kick Return Yards

Josh Scobey (Seattle Seahawks): 345 (Week 9)

Kick Return Touch Downs

Jerry Azumah (Chicago Bears): 1 (Week 8)
Mewelde Moore (Minnesota Vikings): 1 (Week 2)
Bethel Johnson (New England Patriots): 1 (Week 2)
Josh Scobey (Seattle Seahawks): 1 (Week 6)
Josh Scobey (Seattle Seahawks): 1 (Week 9)

Kick Return Long

Mewelde Moore (Minnesota Vikings): 102 (Week 2)
Josh Scobey (Seattle Seahawks): 102 (Week 6)

Punt Returns
Punt Return Attempts

Troy Walters (Indianapolis Colts): 7 (Week 2)

Punt Return Yards

Lito Sheppard (Philadelphia Eagles): 72 (Week 3)
Lito Sheppard (Philadelphia Eagles): 72 (Week 9)

Punt Return Long

Lito Sheppard (Philadelphia Eagles): 40 (Week 3)

And now on to our individual awards....


Sportsmanship Award - Shadez...indoctrinated into the Nickel by taking over an Elite team with an Elite schedule – and never wavered.



Draftnik Award for the best use of an under rated team - Patzrazor, another solid season - but this time with a much weaker team than last year's Patriots.



Comeback Coach of the Year - Str8boroMa...finishing season IV 12-0 AND winning Nickel Bowl IV...after going 5-3 in season III - WOW!



12th Man Award – awarded to the best coaches off the field (on the boards)

AFC – STEEL TOUGH (Steelers) Great articles/interview style pressers all season long with some pretty accurate game analysis.



NFC – DaHeater (Eagles) some of the most colorful and comedic reading in the league this year.

Offensive Performance of the Year Stone ColdX – week 3 Jamal Lewis, 34/307 rushing, 4tds 75 long



Defensive performance of the Year DaHeater – week 4 Jeremiah Trotter, 6 tackles, 2 forced fumbles (1 to stop a game winning drive) & 1 fumble recovery.



40 Nickel RUDY Award Awarded for the best performance by an under rated player…Str8stlMo – Will Smith, DE New Orleans Saints – 25 tackles, 10 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception and 1 touch down.



Offensive Player of the Year Str8boroMa – Fred Taylor, Jax, Rushing- 225/1257 23 touchdowns Receiving – 18/265 5 touchdowns.



Defensive Player of the Year PatsRazor – Will Peterson, NYG, 34 tackles, 3 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, 3 fumble recoveries and 3 touchdowns.

Best Offense V2NeverDie – Cincinnati Bengal’s – 29.2 points per game, 323 total yards per game and 44 touchdowns.



Best Defense BengalsOnly – Green Bay Packers – 13.7 points allowed per game, 18 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 4 touchdowns.



The Forty Awards These awards are based on toughness, sportsmanship and playcalling…in other words, the total 40 Nickel package!

NFC Forty Award PatsRazor, New York Giants



AFC Forty Award DocZulu, Oakland Raiders



40 Nickel Rookie of the Year Shadez, Carolina Panthers.

and now for our final award...but before the announcement, I'd like to raise a glass to our past 2 time Coach of the Year receipient SweetTaz1 -- a coach that is destined for the 40 Nickel Hall of Fame!

Coach of the Year This particular coach has demonstrated that he is undoubtedly one of the BEST to hit the virtual gridiron here at 40 Nickel, and the recently crowned Nickel Bowl IV Champion!…Str8boroMa.




Congrats to all of our winners and to the entire league for a GREAT year!! On behalf of the 40 Nickel Staff, thanks for all that you guys do -- we're looking forward to an even better season when '07 drops!!!