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General Manager of the Year
1. Jukkie
+ Patriots entered playoffs for the first time
+ Offense went from the bottom half of the league to the #8
+ Signed or traded for 5 new starters

- Most productive new acquisition was at the suggestion of another user
- Even with three new starters on defense, the unit regressed from 5th to 11th
- Rookies had a decent amount of playing time but did little with it


2. KCF
+ Drafted and traded for four new members of their secondary after three 90+ members retired and finished with the #5 passing D in the NFL
+ Drafted 3/5 nominees for Offensive RotY
+ In designing all the offseason trades involving HBs, one such yielded an MVP candidate (Jets HB Romance Taylor)

- While the Dolphins still retained the top seed in the AFC, they technically regressed to a 12-4 record
- Was not responsible for any of the Defensive RotY candidates
- Lost to Colin Kaepernick


3. Ranlom
+ Reached 8-8 with a talent-starved team with good in-season adjustments
+ From what little his 10 draft picks played, they performed well on the stat sheet
+ Decent production from his trade/FA acquisitions, namely HB Brandon Jackson and WR T.J. Houshmandz

- They were 27th on offense and 13th on defense
- Brandon Jackson, arguably his best acquisition, came at the suggestion of another user
- Did not make the playoffs


To be clear, GM of the Year award is for what the user did and accomplished through the season in question and not for what they did over multiple seasons even if things finally came together this season (aka why I didn't include Wiz for last season). I could have thrown in playoff users who did next to nothing or toss in very active users whose teams significantly regressed or flatlined, but I decided to only go with three. The last time I did that, one of the candidates was a user who ended up with the worst record in the league. At least things are different this time.

Also I have come to the conclusion that Pro Bowlers aren't completely decided until after the Super Bowl, so I have refrained from including them in GM of the Year considerations and won't post them until after the Super Bowl
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KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy
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