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Of all the NFL seasonal awards Juan Thornhill Jersey Cheap , the one shaping up as the closest and most intriguing is for Comeback Player of the Year.How could it not be with the likes of Aaron Rodgers and Adrian Peterson , who have won league MVP honors, plus three-time Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt and Colts quarterback Andrew Luck as front-runners?Quite a few big names are back in action after curtailed 2017 seasons, among them Carson Wentz, Odell Beckham Jr., David Johnson and Deshaun Watson. Unless they have spectacular second halves of the schedule, though, the attention belongs on that impressive quartet of Rodgers, Peterson, Watt and Luck.All four have had a significant impact, perhaps most notably Peterson, the previous non-quarterback to win the league's MVP award (in 2012) and the only non-QB to take it since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006. Remember Juan Thornhill Jersey Womens , Peterson, 33, was available to everyone as a free agent before the Redskins reached out.He has paid them back by ranking fifth in rushing with 587 yards, has four touchdowns, and is surrounded on the stats sheet by guys who weren't even in high school when Peterson broke in for Minnesota in 2007."I think he's embodied kind of a little bit of what we want to be about not only as an offense but as a team," says Redskins quarterback Alex Smith. "I just think the way he's played on that edge 鈥?physical, relentless. I think that's what we want to be about, not only as an offense, but a football team playing with that kind of an edge all the time. That kind of physicality certainly helped set the tone for us quite a few times this year."Washington leads the NFC East at 5-2 even though its passing game ranks 26th. Credit a strong defense and the work of "All Day."That moniker would certainly fit Watt, too. No one puts in more effort on the field 鈥?and Watt has put in the same level of diligence recovering from not one but two major injuries. He played a total of eight games in 2016-17.His return to the Texans started slowly, as did Houston with three straight defeats. Then Watt began dominating, and the Texans (5-3) began winning. They now lead the AFC South Harrison Butker Jersey , and Watt is tied for the conference lead with eight sacks while stopping the run as well as any edge rusher around."I'm still not where I want to be yet," Watt says; that's a scary thought for opponents. "I still have plenty of growth and plenty of things to work on. But I didn't make it to Game 8 in either of the last two seasons so I'm happy with that ..."Like I've always said the whole time, I don't blame anybody who didn't know if I was going to be the same again because there were times I didn't know. So, I can't sit here and get too mad at people who thought I might be washed up or thought I might be done. Because I was sitting in that same boat when I was sitting at home with a cast on my leg and not being able to walk, and thinking: 'Man, will I be the same again?'"Certainly, Luck could have asked that same question after missing 2017 with a shoulder problem. It's never truly been clear if the injury was misdiagnosed or mistreated, or that Indy simply was fooled by the length of time its starting quarterback would need to recover.But recover he has, and even with a paucity of skill position talent around him, Luck is looking very good. He has thrown for 23 touchdowns, second only to Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes, who has tremendous talent at wideout and running back to work with. Luck is moving well and Reggie Ragland Jersey , most significantly, his arm strength is excellent.Then there's Rodgers, who might have grabbed last year's comeback award had he returned from his collarbone problems and revived Green Bay's season, getting the Packers into the playoffs. But it didn't play out that way last December, and he finished the season on injured reserve.So he definitely qualifies in this category, and he has also battled a knee issue most of the season. Yet Rodgers has been at his MVP form even as the rest of the Packers struggle."He's still the best or is tied for the best on the planet," 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan says. "He always has been. He's the man. I know he's not 100 percent, everyone knows that, but he seems to be a little bit better each week. He's still the best."But is he the guy the AP's 50 voters will support for Comeback Player of the Year in such a loaded field?Tune in Feb. 2 when the award winners are announced.AP Sports Writer Kristie Rieken contributed. Wednesday’s press conference gave a look into what Spagnuolo might do in 2019."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Kansas City Chiefs NewsOpen ThreadsFull ArchiveLibrary Community GuidelinesContact InformationOdds Shop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁昑he Chiefs’ move to Steve Spagnuolo as defensive coordinator is less about scheme and more about styleNew,55commentsWednesday’s press conference gave a look into what Spagnuolo might do in 2019.CSTShareTweetShareShareThe Chiefs’ move to Steve Spagnuolo as defensive coordinator is less about scheme and more about styleDenny Medley-USA TODAY SportsSince rumors started swirling that Steve Spagnuolo was becoming the Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator, many of us have dissected the switch from Bob Sutton’s 3-4 base defense to Spagnuolo’s hybrid-front 4-3 Under defense. I posted an insta-reaction to where the Chiefs personnel fit after the Spagnuolo hire, and I dissected Brett Veach’s conference call from a couple weeks back as to how he thinks players fit in the scheme.However Cameron Erving Jersey , a comment from Spagnuolo this week shed some light on what he thought about the current personnel. When asked if he thought the current Chiefs front seven were versatile enough to play in his scheme, he responded with the following:While the prevalence of sub packages in the defense isn’t something new—Sutton ran his nickel and dime defenses 78.72 percent of the time in 2018, per my charting—there are a couple of Spagnuolo quotes that have me excited for his hybrid scheme.One of my biggest complaints about Sutton was the rigidity of his scheme. I felt like Sutton would too often sacrifice a player’s natural fit to fill a specific role that he needed on the defense. Instead of putting the player in his best position to succeed, he would find spots in which players were marginal fits and tried to make it work. An example — Jordan Lucas.Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY SportsLucas was the Chiefs’ rangiest safety on the back end in 2018, but he found himself as a box safety for a number of weeks while the Chiefs’ obvious lack of deep speed was exposed. Rather than finding what his personnel did best, it appeared Sutton did what he felt fit his scheme best.Spagnuolo wasn’t throwing any shade Sutton’s way with his comment in the above quote. He went on to praise Sutton as a coach and a man. However, while many have been focused on the switch to the 4-3, perhaps the most significant change occurring this year will be a coaching staff that’s going to tune its scheme to the strengths of the Chiefs’ personnel.Installing a new scheme in year one is typically a tough ask. It’s hard to overhaul personnel to get players that fit the roles that you want. It’s even harder to construct a scheme around a group of existing players, unless you’re willing to be extremely flexible — which it sounds like Spagnuolo will be in 2019.None of this is more obvious than evaluating his coaching hires for his front seven players. The New England Patriots are the kings of hybrid fronts, switching to match personnel and opponent tendencies. The Chiefs hired the Patriots’ defensive line coach, Brendan Daly, to coach multiple fronts and be the primary coordinator of their run defense. New Chiefs linebackers coach Matt House ran shifting Demetrius Harris Jersey , hybrid fronts as the Kentucky defensive coordinator, moving players around at will to get the best matchups and maximize his players’ potentials. He’s used to having a regular rotation of players each year and having to match his scheme to the guys on the field.While there’s still a lot to do between now and the start of the season — and Spagnuolo definitely has his work cut out for him — I’m ecstatic at the thought of the multiple fronts the Chiefs defense could employ this year. While we’ve been piecing together the personnel to try to make his 4-3 Under front work for the last month, Spagnuolo appears to be evaluating the flexibility and fit of players in an evolving front.For Chiefs fans that may have been frustrated with a rigid, stubborn scheme for the past few years, Spagnuolo’s comments and coaching staff could offer a welcome respite in 2019 and beyond. At the least, we can feel comfortable knowing that the staff is looking for ways to best fit the scheme to the players this year, rather than the other way around.