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Thank you for staying with us for the 2002 Puck's World Fantasy Football Awards Show! In this segment, we will honor the accomplishments of the owners in the league for great management of their teams.

Bob Vila Award

The Bob Vila award goes to a very deserving team that was able to turn around their franchise and post the greatest improvement from the previous year. The Nominees are: Rocko Bengals, Benton Harbor Hoodlems, and Rhode Island Ridicule

Winner: Benton Harbor Hoodlems

The Hoodlems turned around the biggest joke in the league, a 0-14 team into a 6-8 team. Benton Harbor was able to edge out the Rocko Bengals seven win turnaround and Puck Bowl berth by increasing their fantasy point output by an amazing 464 points.

Coulda-Shoulda Award

The Coulda-Shoulda award goes to the owner that has to be the most frustrated with his team. This team was usually in a position to win but by either coaching errors or by a surprise career game out of one of their players ended up forcing this team to come out on the losing end of the matchup. The Nominees are: Green Bay, Timbuktu, and Detroit

Winner: Detroit Drive

The Drive was one of the most surprising teams in the league this year. They could have possibly won 11 of their 14 games this year and with their roster should have at least won five of their losses due to having the superior optimal score that week. One notable win should have been against the Kalamazoo Vikings in week 11 (which would have had serious playoff implications).

Vince Lombardi Award

The Lombardi Award is given to the Coach of the Year. This coach was able to consistantly play the best players over the course of the season with the most options at their disposal. Nominees are: Wisconsin, Rocko, and Rhode Island

Winner: Wisconsin Wannabes

(Owner Sue of Wisconsin) It is so good to win something in this league. I have to thank the President, Puck, for his outstanding job during the season in making this league possible. I would like to thank my good friend Priest Holmes for his outstanding job and making my job of coaching the Wannabes that much easier. And to my love Brett, please don't retire. I live to see your hunkness every Sunday lighting up the scoreboard for my Pack. Thank you, GO PACK!!

Jerry Jones Award

This award is earned by stringing together the best team through the draft, free agency, and the waiver wire. The Jerry Jones award recognizes the General Manager and Owner of the year. Nominees are: Detroit, Rhode Island, and England.

Winner: Detroit Drive

(Owner, Bob) Thank you. I'm very proud to be able to come into this league and in my first year be able to win an award such as this. I never imagined that I would be able to be as successful as I have been in such a short time. Thanks go out to Sue for introducing me to this league, and to Puck for allowing me to join this merry group.

Marathon Award

Taking a look back to the draft of three years ago will help determine who wins this award. The Marathon Award is given out to the team that had the best draft in 2000 with regards to how well each player would help the team in years to come. The teams with the best three year plan could be any of the following: Seattle, Rhode Island, and Kalamazoo

Winner: Kalamazoo Vikings

The Vikings sure did have a great 2000 draft. Kalamazoo has ten players remaining on their team from the 2000 draft. The players drafted in the 2000 draft led the Vikings to their first and only Puck Bowl victory. Due to the protection limit, some of those players that are no longer on the Vikings had to be thrown back into the draft. Those players were quickly snatched up in the 2001 draft.