The 1st Annual Sam Mills Fan Awards!

[Sam Mills Fan]

Unsung Hero Award: Ryan Kalil, Kalil has quietly become one of the best centers in the league. Even on a great offensive line that doesn't get much notoriety besides Jordan Gross, Kalil doesn't get mentioned nearly enough.

Most Improved Award: Thomas Davis, Definitely the worst loss for the Panthers this season was when TD went out with his injury. Before he was injured, he was playing every bit as well as Beason does and probably would have been in the Pro Bowl discussion had he stayed healthy.

Rookie of the Year: Captain Munnerlyn, Captain was a huge surprise this year. Has a knack for finding the ball, good tackler, pretty good in coverage for a 7th round rookie. Captain Munnerlyn is surely the best 7th round pick in team history.

Coordinator of the Year: Ron Meeks, I had bashed Meeks for some very conservative looks earlier this season, but he started to take a few more chances as the defense got settled into the new system and BOY were they looking Super Bowl-worthy in the second half of the season.

Offensive MVP: Travelle Wharton, Unusual choice? Sure, but Moore wasn't in the lineup long enough, 89 was limited, and it's hard to pick between Williams and Stewart. So I went with the best offensive lineman still standing at the end of the year. The offensive line is collectively the best group on the team.

Team MVP: Jon Beason, Beason had a slower start this year than he did last, but that can be attributed to settling into the new Meeks system. Once repetition got drilled into his brain enough that things became second-nature again, he became that all-world linebacker that we all remembered from last year. Intensity, sure-fire tackling, solid coverage, great leadership...Beason is the total package. He's going to break a lot of team records one day.

Jon Beason, your 2009 Carolina Panthers MVP.

[Guild]

Underwear Eating Award: Dwayne Jarret. He caught a touchdown. Get to it.

[Sam Mills Fan]

Boy, I sure am glad I stopped doing those challenges earlier this year.

Congrats to Jarrett for finding get one.

[Sam Mills Fan]

Boy, I sure am glad I stopped doing those challenges earlier this year.

Congrats to Jarrett for finding get one.

[Kurb]

DAMN SMF made a thread that doesn't suck.

I can agree with all of those.

[Kurb]

DAMN SMF made a thread that doesn't suck.

I can agree with all of those.

[Jackofalltrades]

Hard to find fault in any of those.

Also, to Whartons credit he did switch positions in the middle of the season and was terrific all season long.