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On Tuesday, we asked you to submit your choices for the best Packers of the first half of the 2013 season, as they fit into six categories. On Wednesday, we the writers of Acme Packing Company announced our choices for the same awards.
Today, we will break down the community voting for the awards and compare them to the writers' picks, and you will get a chance to see how your fellow Packers fans see the state of the team midway through 2013.
Offensive MVP: Aaron Rodgers
Writers' Pick: Rodgers
The only surprise to me in this voting was that Rodgers didn't win by a more comfortable margin. Lacy got a lot of consideration, and it is certainly well-deserved, but QB12 carried almost two-thirds of APC's votes.
| Player | Votes | % of Total |
| Aaron Rodgers | 84 | 64% |
| Eddie Lacy | 26 | 20% |
| Jordy Nelson | 18 | 14% |
| David Bakhtiari | 2 | 2% |
| Jermichael Finley | 1 | <1% |
Defensive MVP: A.J. Hawk
Writers' Pick: Hawk
Hawk earned nearly half of the community votes for this award, with Mike Daniels and Johnny Jolly as the only two others earning more than 10%. In what is perhaps an indication that there has been no true standout on defense this year, a total of 12 players earned votes. Yes, 12, one more than can be on the field at any one time.
| Player | Votes | % of Total |
| A.J. Hawk | 62 | 47% |
| Mike Daniels | 17 | 13% |
| Johnny Jolly | 16 | 12% |
| B.J. Raji | 9 | 7% |
| Sam Shields | 9 | 7% |
| Jamari Lattimore | 8 | 6% |
| Clay Matthews | 6 | 5% |
| Morgan Burnett | 1 | <1% |
| Micah Hyde | 1 | <1% |
| Mike Neal | 1 | <1% |
| Ryan Pickett | 1 | <1% |
Special Teams MVP: Mason Crosby
Writers' pick: Crosby
Crosby earns the pick from both the writers and the APC community, but he had some competition from Micah Hyde and Tim Masthay. In the end, Crosby got nearly double the votes of any other individual player, as his bounce-back season earned him consideration for most improved player as well, as you'll see shortly.
| Player | Votes | % of Total |
| Mason Crosby | 56 | 43% |
| Micah Hyde | 29 | 22% |
| Tim Masthay | 25 | 19% |
| Jamari Lattimore | 10 | 8% |
| Brett Goode | 4 | 3% |
| Chris Banjo | 3 | 2% |
| Davon House | 2 | 2% |
| Brandon Bostick | 1 | <1% |
| Jarrett Bush | 1 | <1% |
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Eddie Lacy
Writers' pick: Lacy
This was a two-horse race, with Lacy and fourth-round pick David Bakhtiari earning all the votes. Not surprisingly, Lacy's big numbers from the running back position won out over Bakhtiari's relatively quiet but steady play on Aaron Rodgers' blind side.
| Player | Votes | % of Total |
| Eddie Lacy | 109 | 83% |
| David Bakhtiari | 22 | 17% |
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Micah Hyde
Writers' pick: Hyde
This one also comes as no shock - Hyde has been a major contributor from the start of the season in the slot and has far exceeded expectations as a fifth-round pick, while Datone Jones just put up his first sack of the season on Monday night against the Bears. Hyde's choice for this award was the most lopsided of all of them.
| Player | Votes | % of Total |
| Micah Hyde | 114 | 87% |
| Datone Jones | 11 | 8% |
| Andy Mulumba | 5 | 4% |
| Josh Boyd | 1 | <1% |
Most Improved Player: Mike Daniels
Writers' pick: Daniels
It's a clean sweep - APC's community and writers agreed on the winners of all six awards. This one, however, was the most contentious, as the top three candidates each were within six votes of each other. While Hawk and Crosby were close, it was Daniels' progression into the Packers' best pass-rushing lineman in his second year that earns him the spot. Not only was the award hotly contested, but it was widely distributed as well, with a whopping 17 players earning votes! (Note that we did not include rookies in the voting, since we were looking from improvement over previous years' performance, not improvement within the season.)
| Player | Votes | % of Total |
| Mike Daniels | 31 | 24% |
| A.J. Hawk | 28 | 21% |
| Mason Crosby | 25 | 19% |
| Jamari Lattimore | 14 | 11% |
| Jarrett Boykin | 9 | 7% |
| Evan Dietrich-Smith | 6 | 5% |
| Nick Perry | 3 | 2% |
| B.J. Raji | 3 | 2% |
| Jermichael Finley | 2 | 2% |
| Davon House | 2 | 2% |
| Mike Neal | 2 | 2% |
| Randall Cobb | 1 | <1% |
| Brad Jones | 1 | <1% |
| T.J. Lang | 1 | <1% |
| Jordy Nelson | 1 | <1% |
| Sam Shields | 1 | <1% |
| James Starks | 1 | <1% |
There you have it, our midseason awards as voted on by you, the readers of Acme Packing Company. Thank you to all who participated, and let's all hope that we will be able to postpone our postseason awards until mid-February!
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