,Cheap Laveranues Coles Jersey Presenting the 2011 AFC South awards NFL Nation Blog ESPN Well wait until next week to start building the AllAFC South Team, and youll have a big chance to offer input there. This week well pass out hardware for individual awards. Drum roll please: [+] Enlarge Bob Levey/Getty ImagesJohnathan Joseph, new to the Texans in 2011, helped revitalize Houston's secondary.Player of the year: Johnathan Joseph, Texans cornerback. Runner up: Brian Cushing, Texans inside linebacker. Joseph,Cheap Dallas Clark Jersey, Cushing and Antonio Smith were the players I sorted through here, and you can make a case for any of them. While the Texans were a better defense at every level, it was the secondary that had the biggest room for improvement. Josephs ability to match up with a teams best receiver eased the pressure on everyone else in the secondary and helped transform a miserable pass defense into an excellent one. In the Texans playoff loss in Baltimore he blanketed Ravens receiver Torrey Smith, rendering him a nonfactor. Offensive player of the year: Maurice JonesDrew, Jaguars running back. Runner up: Arian Foster, Texans running back. Its hard to fathom that JonesDrew was the NFL rushing champ considering that defenses could regularly key on him without fear of any real threat from the passing offense, which ranked dead last in the NFL. He showed no signs of wearing down and averaged 100 yards a game. It felt like a waste on a fivewin team. Foster missed some action early with hamstring issues or he would have likely challenged JonesDrew in rushing yards. Hes a tremendous combination of power and speed and does excellent work as a pass catcher. Rookie of the year: J.J. Watt, Texans defensive end. Runner up: Brooks Reed, Texans outside linebacker. Watt was installed as a starter the moment the Texans drafted him and was an impactful player from his first snap. A relentless player, he was a force against the run and the pass and played beautifully in concert with the rest of the defensive front. His ability to get his hands on balls at the line of scrimmage turned into a monumental interception return for a touchdown in the playoff win over Cincinnati. Reed filled in very well after Mario Williams was lost for the season and may actually help the team decide Williams is expendable. Best assistant coach: Wade Phillips, Texans defensive coordinator. Runner up, Mel Tucker, Jaguars defensive coordinator. Phillips was a factor in the personnel decisions that brought Joseph, Danieal Manning, Watt and Reed into the fold for Houston. In his first year as defensive coordinator, he injected a huge dose of confidence into the Texans defenders and wisely drew up schemes that featured guys strengths and marked their weaknesses. The sort of turnaround the defense made in one year is practically unheard of. In Jacksonville, Tucker was given a huge boost with new personnel, but as he took over playcalling from Jack Del Rio, he excelled. Best position coach: Dave Ragone, Titans receivers coach. Runner up, Vance Joseph, Texans secondary coach. Ragone had no experience working with receivers coming into this job, but did fantastic work. He deserves a great deal of credit for the vast improvement and maturation of Nate Washington and the emergence of Damian Williams as a threat and Lavelle Hawkins as a guy who did some good things with the ball in his hands. In his first season with the Texans, Joseph helped some guys regain confidence while overseeing a successful move of Glover Quin from corner to strong safety. Executive of the year: Rick Smith, Texans general manager. He had lots of help, but completely nailed free agency, signing Joseph and Manning rather than Nnamdi Asomugha. And the top of the draft was fantastic, with Watt and Reed. As Houston suffered injuries at running back, receiver, linebacker and even punter, the Texans showed good depth and an ability to fill in holes with quality outsiders. Best unit: Texans offensive line. Runner up: Texans linebackers. Led by center Chris Myers,Cheap Colin Kaepernick Jersey, who may be the divisions most unsung player, Houstons offensive line blocked consistently well for the run game and protected three different quarterbacks well. Left tackle Duane Brown and right tackle Eric Winston both earned mentions on various AllPro teams. Antoine Caldwell filled in nicely when Mike Brisiel missed time at right guard. The Texans linebackers, even without Mario Williams, did spectacular, work stuffing the run and swarming quarterbacks all season long. Worst unit: Jaguars receivers. Runner up: Colts cornerbacks. Mike Thomas might be a No. 2 receiver and can certainly be a good No. 3, though his play in 2011 dropped off after he got a contract extension. But Jason Hill, who started as the No. 2 guy, wound up getting cut and guys like Jarett Dillard, rookie Cecil Shorts, Chastin West and Kassim Osgood did little to show they were NFLcaliber guys. Blaine Gabbert suffered the consequences. The Colts were insufficiently stocked at corner, though Jacob Lacey bounced back well late in the season after he was benched. Most improved: Nate Washington, Titans receiver. Runner up: Connor Barwin, Texans outside linebacker. [+] Enlarge Timothy T. Ludwig/US PresswireFollowing a big contract signing prior to the season, Titans RB Chris Johnson failed to play up to the high expectations.Washingtons maturation was remarkable. An excitable guy really calmed down and settled in working under offensive coordinator Chris Palmer and Ragone and with Matt Hasselbeck. Washington figured to be better with those guys while working as the No. 2 behind Kenny Britt, but Britt was lost for the season early on and Washington wound up with a 1,000yard season and seven touchdowns. I give him the nod because I didnt believe he had untapped upside. That was not the case with Barwin, who the Texans have expected to be a passrushing force since they drafted him in 2009. Most disappointing: Chris Johnson, Titans running back. Runner up: Marcedes Lewis, Jaguars tight end. I dont care what sort of defenses are offered up for Johnson. He simply did not run as hard after coming out of a holdout with a giant new contract. There were other issues, but too often he appeared to lack fire and desire. In the rare instances he wound up in a oneonone situation he was hardly the threat hes been in the past. If he doesnt bounce back in 2012, the contract will turn out to be disastrous. Lewis was supposed to be transformed by his MMA training during the lockout. If it impacted him, it made him worse. Expecting another 10 touchdowns was unreasonable. Producing none was unacceptable. Best position revamp: TIE, Jaguars safeties and Texans safeties. Both teams were terrible at the position a year ago and despite a draft class that was incredibly thin, reshaped the spot with great results. The Texans shifted Quin from cornerback and he was very solid alongside freeagent addition Manning. The Jaguars signed Dawan Landry from Baltimore and traded for Dwight Lowery, shifting a guy whod played mostly corner to play with Landry. Applause to both teams for fine work addressing a trouble position. Surprise of the year: T.J. Yates, Texans quarterback. The finish in the playoff loss to Baltimore was a big disappointment. But Yates took over a good team when Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart went down in quick succession and played beyond what could reasonably be expected from a fifthround rookie quarterback. Colt of the year: Pat Angerer, middle linebacker. 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