So the 2010 NFL regular season (more importantly, the 2010 fantasy football season) has finally come to an end. If you were fortunate enough to take home the gold this year, I congratulate you, and encourage you to soak it all in. Pat yourself on the back a few dozen times for 16 weeks of diligence. Rub your hard-earned victory in your friends' faces. Take satisfaction in the fact that the more unimpressed they appear, they more they actually can't wait until next season to shut you up. Enjoy your Shiva, be it a cash prize or an actual trophy with a photograph of an Indian girl from your high school framed at the top, because for the next 12 months, that b**** is all yours. Let's take a moment and hand out some very well-deserved awards for this season.

Biggest bust

A number of deserving candidates could have received this award. A handful of highly-drafted players produced a fraction of what they were capable of due to injury. Ryan Mathews should have been a first round draft pick in most 12-team leagues, but he was hobbled by a high ankle sprain all year, and his underwhelming numbers reflect it. Pierre Thomas was supposed to have a huge season as the lead back in the Saints explosive offense, but he too suffered a high ankle sprain that relegated him to the inactive list for 10 consecutive weeks. The Cowboys were not only getting back Miles Austin, Roy Williams, and Jason Witten, but they also added the freakishly athletic and talented rookie Dez Bryant, leading most of us to believe that a breakout season from Tony Romo was on the horizon. With a single hit, Giants linebacker Michael Boley changed all that, crushing Romo's collarbone and his season. Mathews, Thomas, Romo - all were monumental busts this year. But the BIGGEST bust award should go to someone who was healthy, played in every (or close to every) game, and just.flat.out.sucked. This year's biggest bust award goes to Randy Moss.

1. Randy Moss, WR (28 receptions, 393 yards, 5 touchdowns, 16 games played)
2. Shonn Greene, RB (886 total yards, 2 touchdowns, 15 games played)
3. Tony Romo, QB (1605 yards, 11 touchdowns, 6 games played)
4. Pierre Thomas, RB (470 total yards, 2 touchdowns, 6 games played) 

Hottest pickup 

Peyton Hillis and Brandon Lloyd tried to make this race close. Hillis finished the season with 1654 total yards and 13 touchdowns - a truly epic season. Early on, Hillis appeared to be matchup-proof, scoring all 13 of his touchdowns in the first 12 weeks. The more points you got per reception, the more formidable Hillis became, as he averaged 3.8 receptions during that stretch. Unfortunately, after his 194 total yard three touchdown explosion in Week 12, the beast went into hibernation. Lloyd checks in with 1448 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns - also a mind-boggling season for a waiver pickup. More importantly, Lloyd showed consistency throughout the season, failing to accumulate either 100 receiving yards or a touchdown in consecutive games JUST ONCE (Week 6 vs Revis, Week 7 vs Asomugha). Despite these two valiant seasons, the name on this award was etched the moment Andy Reid anointed him Philadelphia's new starting quarterback - Michael Vick.

1. Michael Vick, QB (3018 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns, 676 rushing yards, 9 rushing touchdowns, 12 games played)
2. Brandon Lloyd, WR (1448 yards, 11 touchdowns, 16 games played)
3. Peyton Hillis, RB (1654 total yards, 61 receptions, 13 touchdowns, 16 games played) 

Rookie of the year

For fantasy purposes, this award is given to someone who achieved the most success in his first year as a full-time starter. Two young running backs come to mind, and had Hakeem Nicks not suffered a compartment syndrome injury in his right leg causing him to miss two games, I likely would have given him the award. But he did miss those two crucial games, and this year's rookie of the year award turns out to be a tie! Congratulations LeSean McCoy and Darren McFadden. This category results in a tie given the variety of scoring formats (standard scoring, 0.5 ppr, 1.0 ppr, etc.). In ppr formats, Shady's ludicrous (LUDICROUS!) 78 receptions get the nod. In standard scoring formats, I'll take D-Mac. Throughout the year, McFadden always seemed to be battling something. Job security - after two disappointing seasons, McFadden had lost his starting job in the preseason to the less talented, more disciplined Michael Bush, only to regain his starting job due to a fortuitous Bush injury. Goal-line job security - even after taking back the starting job in Bush's absence, McFadden was robbed of countless goal-line touchdowns that were instead handed off to Bush (Bush finished the year with eight rushing scores in a backup role to McFadden's seven rushing scores in a starting role). Injury - McFadden struggled with a hamstring injury that caused him to miss two games, something that McCoy managed to avoid. Despite it all, McFadden finishes the 2010 season as an elite fantasy back, and deservedly shares the spotlight with McCoy as our Rookies of the Year.

1. LeSean McCoy, RB (1672 total yards, 78 receptions, 9 touchdowns, 15 games played)
1. Darren McFadden, RB (1664 total yards, 47 receptions, 10 touchdowns, 13 games played)

So with the first pick in next year's draft, do you take Arian Foster or Michael Vick? Let the debate begin...

By Brian Chen