2014 Season MVPs

The 2014 season saw standout performances on a weekly basis; While many players ebbed and flowed, stars shining brightly for an instant before burning out, some players withstood the test of time and defined their team's season. These are those players:

Offensive MVP: RB Le'Veon Bell, HCM Lead Farmers (339.2)

The Lead Farmers did not experience much success this season, but they did hand eventual champion NYF their final loss of the season, a 65 point shellacking in week 11. Le'Veon had some truly monstrous performances, and not a single dud on the year. He's put himself on the short list for top pick in 2015: versatile and durable, he is the year's top scorer.




Defensive MVP: DL JJ Watt, Phoenix Uprising (265.85)

Three years in a row Watt has been the league's biggest positional asset, and his value has been proven by three years of playing in the league's biggest game. After getting drafted by M-Ville with the 31st overall pick, Watt was traded to the Uprising before week eight, and continued his era of terror. The highest scoring IDP in 2012 and 2014, he finished within a point of the title in 2013 as well.




List of Team MVPs:
(Must have played at least nine games and finished the season with the team)

Saskatoon Sasquatch: RB Justin Forsett (225.6)
Picked up off the wire before week two, Forsett was a revelation at tailback for a moribund Sasquatch squad. He provided solid numbers all year, one of the few bright spots for 2-11 team.
HCM City Lead Farmers: RB Le'Veon Bell (339.2)
Drafted in the second round, he formed the best one-two punch in the league, along with Eddie Lacy. What surprised is that he was the knockout.
Oakwood Drivers: WR Golden Tate (205.6)
The fourth pick in the seventh round provided WR1 returns, a silver lining for Oakwood's talent deprived team. He might not approach these heights again, but he's proven himself reliable.
California Swag: QB Tom Brady (265.26)
Back where he won it all in 2012, 3rd round pick Brady couldn't lead the Swag an a playoff run, but it wasn't for a lack of trying: A pedestrian first month segued into MVP numbers the rest of the way.
Hill Valley McFlys: WR Julio Jones (242.7)
What might have been? The McFly's second round pick was dominant, while the rest of the talented WR corps (AJ Green and Josh Gordon) struggled to get on the field.
Manitoba Moosecrew: TE Rob Gronkowski (225.4)
The MooseCrew had All-Larkspur WRs Demaryius Thomas and Jordy Nelson split and flanker, but 4th round pick GRONK was the biggest mismatch for opponents.
Oniontown Massacre: QB Andrew Luck (310.64)
Don't call it Luck: The second rounder ended up number two in QB rankings, just a shade back from the top slot. He still has not reached his potential, either.
Pawnee Pride: QB Aaron Rodgers (313.3)
After being swiped in the second, the third selected QB ended up first at the end of the year. He came over from Indiana in a blockbuster, and was the catalyst for their winning season.
Indiana Turbanators: WR Mike Evans (201.2)
Drafting the rookie in the seventh was smart, holding on to him was smarter; Evans blossomed mid season and helped cement the Turbanator's playoff run. His size and speed promise a bright future.
Manhattanville Parrots: WR Odell Beckham Jr (226.88)
NYF drafted ODB in the 13th round, but dropped him when he missed a month due to injury. The Parrots added him for free, and saw him quickly become the league's premier playmaker.
Toronto Les Tres Petites: RB DeMarco Murray (327.7)
Murray dropped to the second round, due to his inevitable injury. When that never happened, he was the obvious MVP, scoring the second most points in the league and returning LTP to the playoffs.
New York's Finest: LB DeAndre Levy (196.15)
Any championship is going to feature several key guys, but under heralded Levy, drafted in the 10th, was the key. He led all linebackers in scoring with a combination of tackles amassed and playmaking.
South Park Cows: WR Antonio Brown (301.8)
The league's number one WR probably wont go in the second round again. He was #2 by a point in 2013, so this was no fluke. On a great team, Antonio Brown was the greatest.
Phoenix Uprising: LB Lavonte David (188.0)
With Watt elsewhere for 8 games, David was instrumental in the Uprising's dash for silver. Drafted in the 6th, he and 8th round S Harrison Smith gave the Uprising MVPs at all three levels on D.