Best of 2007: NFL Nominees

Another round in the books and another round on the horizon...

This is by far the best way to decide a team's fate: Let the fans decide for themselves. So now that the college football nominees are in, it's time to switch to the pros.

Just as the previous nominees have shown, write-in votes are strictly encouraged. So why wait any longer? The NFL nominees are broken into two halves: First Half (End of Dec. 2006-Super Bowl XLI) and Second Half (NFL Draft-Dec. 20).

So are you ready? Here ya go—the nominees for the Best of the NFL:

Best Team (First Half)

1) Indianapolis Colts

2) Chicago Bears

3) New Orleans Saints

4) New England Patriots 

5) Seattle Seahawks

6) Other/Write In

Best Team (Second Half)

1) New England Patriots

2) Dallas Cowboys

3) Green Bay Packers

4) Indianapolis Colts

5) Cleveland Browns

6) Other/Write In

Best Quarterback (First Half)

2) Tom Brady, NE

3) Tony Romo, DAL

5) Philip Rivers, SD

6) Rex Grossman, CHI

7) Other/Write In

Best Quarterback (Second Half)

2) Brett Favre, GB

3) Tony Romo, DAL

4) Peyton Manning, IND

5) Drew Brees, NO

6) Ben Roethlisberger, PIT

7) Other/Write In

Best Running Back (First Half)

2) Joseph Addai, IND

3) Marion Barber, DAL

4) Reggie Bush, NO

5) Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX

6) Other/Write In

Best Running Back (Second Half)

2) Marion Barber, DAL

3) Ryan Grant, GB

4) Fred Taylor, JAX

5) Adrian Peterson, MIN

6) Other/Write In

Best Wide Receiver (First Half)

2) Dante Stallworth, PHI

3) Chad Johnson, CIN

4) Marques Colston, NO

5) Marvin Harrison, IND

6) Torry Holt, STL

7) Other/Write In

Best Wide Receiver (Second Half)

2) Donald Driver, GB

3) Randy Moss, NE

4) Torry Holt, STL

5) Wes Welker, NE

6) Brandon Marshall, DEN

7) Other/Write In

Best Coach (First Half)

2) Bill Belichick, NE

3) Tony Dungy, IND

4) Lovie Smith, CHI

5) Sean Payton, NO

6) Other/Write In

Best Coach (Second Half)

2) Wade Phillips, DAL

3) Mike McCarthy, GB

4) Romeo Crennel, CLE

5) Mike Tomlin, PIT

6) Other/Write In

Worst Coach

Worst Team

 Biggest Bust of 2007

2007 Derrick Thomas Memorial Award Recipients: Darrent Williams, DEN and Sean Taylor, WAS