2020 Postseason
My last “move” of the season is to work out a new, long term deal with TE Karl Sellers. He’s been very solid and productive, and even though it’s a ton of money to pay for a tight end, I think he’s a guy we build around. Plus, had we not worked out a new deal, he’d be furious with our tagging him and probably wouldn’t have returned at all. So, this is better, overall, I think.
On the field, it’s Tampa Bay and Buffalo in the Superbowl. Buffalo wins their first, keeping Tampa from becoming a two-time champion.
I just don’t have as much to write here as usual. Sorry.
Season Wrap-up
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2020 Awards List
Award Player Team
**Player of the Year Gus Stewart CLE
Front Office Bowl MVP Martin Tate BUF
**Offensive Player of the Year Gus Stewart CLE
Defensive Player of the Year Norman Liwienski NYJ
Offensive Rookie of the Year Jim Herndon JAX
Defensive Rookie of the Year Harry Schroeder MIN
All-League First-String Quarterback Bubba Avila TBY
**All-League First-String Running Back Gus Stewart CLE
All-League First-String Fullback Willie Bronson PIT
All-League First-String Tight End Johnnie Jennings CIN
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Jeff Quinn BAL
All-League First-String Wide Receiver Travis Chickson CIN
All-League First-String Center Tony Olsavsky NOS
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Ted Freeman OAK
All-League First-String Offensive Guard Rich Fisk CAR
**All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Conrad Craig CLE
All-League First-String Offensive Tackle Gene Skrepenak HOU
All-League First-String Punter Peter Swift GBY
All-League First-String Kicker Rico Boynton BUF
All-League First-String Defensive End Deon Heath DEN
All-League First-String Defensive End Calvin Carter GBY
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Dennis Schwartz DET
All-League First-String Defensive Tackle Norbert Hardee ARI
All-League First-String Inside Linebacker Norman Liwienski NYJ
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Lamont McDaniel CAR
All-League First-String Outside Linebacker Matthew Ingram CIN
All-League First-String Cornerback Alvin Joseph PIT
All-League First-String Cornerback Herb Beall DET
All-League First-String Safety Jim Foley NYJ
**All-League First-String Safety Kenneth Eskridge CLE
All-League Second-String Quarterback Courtney Schwake NOS
All-League Second-String Running Back Eddie Carr KCY
All-League Second-String Fullback Omar Jacobs NYJ
All-League Second-String Tight End Cory Gomez DET
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Lorenzo Zimmerman BAL
All-League Second-String Wide Receiver Sherman McGregor IND
All-League Second-String Center Dexter Gaylor PHI
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Artie Watkins ARI
All-League Second-String Offensive Guard Jamal Carlisle TBY
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Keith Lewis CIN
All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle Moe Yost BAL
All-League Second-String Punter Peter Battle HOU
All-League Second-String Kicker Darren Fleming HOU
All-League Second-String Defensive End David Franz TBY
All-League Second-String Defensive End Ross Beck OAK
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Kendrick Pardo SDO
All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle Joe Cote TBY
All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker C.J. Blackwell JAX
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Leon Coughlin ARI
All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker A.J. Alcott SEA
All-League Second-String Cornerback Jerry Sachs CIN
All-League Second-String Cornerback Dave Greene IND
All-League Second-String Safety Luther Stoutmire NYG
All-League Second-String Safety Jermaine Pierce IND
League's Fastest Man Hugh Haley STL
League's Strongest Man Ricardo Jordan CAR
So, Gus Stewart ends up being the triple award winner, for another brilliant season. Too bad it was while the team was declining, it seems. T Conrad Craig and S Kenneth Eskridge gained all-pro tickets as well, but most of our team remains role-players. On the defense especially, we regularly get no awards, but are among the top units overall.
And so it goes… a tough season, our first out of the playoffs since 2007 – a 12-year run comes to an end. Now, we’ll have to see just how cap-strapped we are going into next year, and how much of this team can come back for a rebound season.