Making award predictions is as much an off-season staple as festivals and cookouts. Normally, this includes possible candidates from across the NFL. But for this, the second part of our exercise, we will be awarding the NFC North.\u00a0The standard awards like MVP and Defensive Player of the Year are present but also included are Most Improved and Newcomer of the Year.<\/p>\n
Part I<\/a><\/p>\n It has been a rough couple of years for Dalvin Cook<\/a><\/strong>. After being drafted 41st overall in 2017, the running back has missed more regular-season games (17) than he has played in (15). Durability (and other) concerns preceded<\/a> Cook into the NFL and the Minnesota Vikings<\/a> are taking no chances. They drafted Alex Mattison<\/a><\/strong> out of Boise State in the third round.<\/p>\n Cook was considered a first-round talent coming out of college and when he’s healthy it is easy to see why. Of those 15 games he has played, he had at least 10 carries and four receptions five times, with another game with nine carries and eight receptions. Perhaps Mattison will be a good thing for Cook. Either as motivation or even a partner to split the workload and keep the latter fresh.<\/p>\n #Vikings<\/a> running back Dalvin Cook (@dalvincook<\/a>) shares his expectations headed into his 3rd pro season fully healthy. pic.twitter.com\/2dE59cwVti<\/a><\/p>\n — Blake DeVine (@bladevine) July 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nPredicting NFC North Award Winners – Part II<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Breakout Player of the Year: Dalvin Cook<\/h3>\n
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