Frisco, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are working this offseason under head coach Mike McCarthy to find ways to translate continued regular season success into a postseason berth in 2024, but several At least there can be some consolation that the players finished the game. We are taking a new step toward 2023.
Returning to the role of offensive play-caller for the first time since his time at Wisconsin, McCarthy had an impressive regular season, leading the Cowboys' offense to No. 1 in the league. And he took both Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb to another level.
Both have been named finalists for the top award on the upcoming NFL Honors show, which will air Feb. 8 in advance of Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas.
MVP: Dak Prescott, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Christian McCaffrey, Brock Purdy.
Offensive Player of the Year: Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Lamar Jackson, Tyreek Hill, Christian McCaffrey
Remember, who deserves credit on the defensive side of the ball? Names are included in the discussion. 1706218551 That's no surprise, but for the majority of the season he didn't earn the reputation of being a potential candidate for DPOY honors.
Defensive Player of the Year: Daron Brand, Micah Parsons, Maxx Crosby, Myles Garrett, TJ Watt.
Brand set an NFL record with five pick-sixes in 2023, only his second year in the league and first year as an outside cornerback. But the competition in this category is fierce, to say the least, and Brand will be up against his own defenseman in Parsons and other impactful players from around the league.
Parsons brought back the defense. rookie He won Player of the Year in 2021 and set a career-high in sacks (14) in 2023.
It will be interesting to see if Brand can overcome the potential edge rusher bias in his category, and if Lamb narrowly edges out his own quarterback for OPOY nominations — Prescott wins on offense. Ta rookie 2016 Awards of the Year – All of which brings a little fun to the Associated Press voting process.
If any of the Cowboys' finalists take home any hardware on February 8, it will be a first for each player.
