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J.J. Watt is crowned the Face of the NFL
By SB Nation NFL News on Apr 5, 2016
Our Face of the NFL tournament featured several close contests, but the championship round wasn't one of them. With 14,465 fan votes cast, J.J. Watt crushed Rob Gronkowski with a whopping 93.6 percent of the vote. Though the NFL is now largely an offensive game, Watt's dominant showing indicates that the people still love a beast who can get after the passer.
As it turns out, both Watt and Gronkowski were underestimated forces heading into this tournament. Neither player was a No. 1 seed, as that honor went to four quarterbacks -- Tom Brady, Cam Newton, Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson. Given how quarterbacks are the focal point of the NFL, it seemed to be a safe bet that at least one of those four passers would advance to the championship round. But surprisingly, Watt and Gronkowski took down Newton and Brady in the Elite Eight.
The relatively early exits from Brady and Newton were surprising, but perhaps their polarizing reputations worked against them in this bracket. Watt and Gronkowski have a few detractors, but they're much more universally loved.
Read much more: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2016/4/...ackets-jj-watt-rob-gronkowski-face-of-the-nfl
By SB Nation NFL News on Apr 5, 2016
Our Face of the NFL tournament featured several close contests, but the championship round wasn't one of them. With 14,465 fan votes cast, J.J. Watt crushed Rob Gronkowski with a whopping 93.6 percent of the vote. Though the NFL is now largely an offensive game, Watt's dominant showing indicates that the people still love a beast who can get after the passer.
As it turns out, both Watt and Gronkowski were underestimated forces heading into this tournament. Neither player was a No. 1 seed, as that honor went to four quarterbacks -- Tom Brady, Cam Newton, Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson. Given how quarterbacks are the focal point of the NFL, it seemed to be a safe bet that at least one of those four passers would advance to the championship round. But surprisingly, Watt and Gronkowski took down Newton and Brady in the Elite Eight.
The relatively early exits from Brady and Newton were surprising, but perhaps their polarizing reputations worked against them in this bracket. Watt and Gronkowski have a few detractors, but they're much more universally loved.
Read much more: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2016/4/...ackets-jj-watt-rob-gronkowski-face-of-the-nfl
