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Oakland Raiders: 2017 regular season team awards

By John Buhler

CARSON, CA - DECEMBER 31: Marshawn Lynch No. 24 of the Oakland Raiders breaks the tackle during the third quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at StubHub Center on December 31, 2017 in Carson, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
CARSON, CA - DECEMBER 31: Marshawn Lynch No. 24 of the Oakland Raiders breaks the tackle during the third quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at StubHub Center on December 31, 2017 in Carson, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 17: Marshawn Lynch No. 24 of the Oakland Raiders looks on during their NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on December 17, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Don Feria/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 17: Marshawn Lynch No. 24 of the Oakland Raiders looks on during their NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on December 17, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Don Feria/Getty Images) /

Offensive Player of the Year: Marshawn Lynch

At the start of the year, picking out Offensive Player of the Year might have been the toughest team award to sort out for these Raiders. The amount of talent coming back from the 2016 offense was ridiculous. Unfortunately, the offense would crater and fate would have it that a newcomer would end up being its best player.

So Offensive Player of the Year goes to none other than Beast Mode himself. Marshawn Lynch might have struggled at times out of the gate for the Silver and Black. However, he was the Raiders’ best offensive weapon from Week 9 on after his Week 8 suspension for shoving an official in the Thursday night game at home against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7.

After being retired for the 2016 NFL season, Lynch would rush the ball 207 times for 891 yards and seven touchdowns. He averaged 4.3 yards per carry in 15 games. As a receiver, Lynch had 20 catches for 151 yards. Lynch had two games where he rushed for over 100 yards and a third where he had over 100 all-purpose yards.

Overall, Lynch got better as the season wore on. His punishing running style was a huge talking point in a bad year for the Silver and Black. Needing 98 yards to join the exclusive 10,000 career rushing yards club in Week 17, Lynch had 101 yards and capped off what was actually a very good season for Beast Mode. Not bad for a guy that is 31 years old and spent 2016 away from the game.

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