7. Lavonte David wins Defensive Player of the YearDavid might've been best known last year -- by the general public -- as the dude who shoved Geno Smith out of bounds and allowed the Jets to sneak past the Buccaneers in Week 1 of last season.The reality is he played at an All-Pro level but was obscured by the drama in Tampa. Voting for the DPOY stupidly comes down to wins a lot of times and that's the only reason I'm not confident in David here.He fits everything Lovie Smith could ask for in a linebacker (honestly, David might've been worth taking the job in Tampa alone), he's growing as a player and he could put up statistical numbers next season to blow everyone far enough out of the water to warrant consideration even if the Bucs only go .500.Real quickly, would you rather have from 2013:Player A: 16 games, 2 sacks, 4 interceptions, 8 passes defensed, 0 forced fumbles, 166 tacklesPlayer B: 16 games, 7 sacks, 5 interceptions, 9 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles, 145 tacklesI'm not going to bother asking you which player you'd prefer, because it's obvious. But Player A is 2013 DPOY Luke Kuechly -- guess who picked him before last year started! -- and Player B is David.
