The 2012 NFL season was one of the best in recent memory,
from comebacks to Rookie stars shining like never before and one of the
greatest the game has ever seen going out on top. Here is what I think showed what this season
was about…
Ray Lewis leaves a Champion in his final
game- What a storybook ending to one of the greatest NFL careers ever, his
charisma is what has brought the Ravens together for 17 years and made fans of
all teams respect and root for him. He
played on some bad offense Raven teams led by the likes of Kyle Boller and Troy
Smith and had fell short two times of reaching the big game after winning his
first ring in 2000. He finally won his
second ring the other night and his leadership brought a team together to make
an improbable post season run beating Peyton Manning and Tom Brady on the road.
Harbowl- It was great seeing two greatly
talented coaches in the super bowl, and also seeing two brothers go head to
head. I think that as long as they both
coach in the NFL every year on Thanksgiving their teams should go head to
head. After all, Thanksgiving is about
family…
Comebacks- Adrian Peterson and Peyton
Manning had comebacks for the ages, it is hard to really say which one is
better because both are so talented at the position they play. Seeing Peterson break the 2,000 yard mark and
Peyton rattle off 11 straight wins to end the regular season were both amazing
to witness in one season.
Rookie quarterbacks- Russell Wilson, RGIII
and Andrew luck shined and led their teams to a playoff berth, all three put on
a show every Sunday whether it being an electrifying run, a bomb downfield for
a score, or a 4th quarter comeback.
Brandon Weeden and Ryan Tannehill both were sensational at points in the
season as was Kirk Cousins who backs up RGIII.
3 or 4 years down the road this class could potentially be the best QB
class that the NFL has ever had.
Pistol Offense- This offense has taken the
NFL by storm, and nobody does it better than RGIII and Colin Kaepernick who
both ran it so well, this may fade out next year, but it really defined what
the 2012 season was all about.
Butt-fumble- Probably the worst play in the
NFL this season, and also went to show the wild and whacky side of the season
as well. It also summed up the Jets
problems, only a play this bad would be fitting for them.
“Tebow-Mania”- Where happened to Tebow
Time?! Poor guy never got a chance, but
the Jets fans and fans all over the NFL including myself wanted to see him
start and run more plays then the Jets were running him in. He certainly brought a large amount of
attention to the Jets, and really not for good reasons.
Joe Flacco- Finally reaching the Super Bowl
in third attempt to get in, and being successful once he made it, he said he
was elite and went out and proved it by winning all 4 playoff games and having 11
touchdowns to 0 interceptions. Flacco
may not always have a pretty game but he gets it done.
AFC West- Broncos were the only team that
had promise in that division, and again this year this division was weak, a far
cry from most divisions outside of the AFC east
NFC East- A struggle for playoff spots
again this year, all but the Eagles were in the hunt and it came down to the
final week of the season to see who made it.
“Fail Mary”- Showing the NFL that yes,
indeed the actual refs are needed over the replacements who botched so many
calls including this game which Green Bay should have won had it not been for
the awful call.
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