Hey srevere51, I am of the opinion that you always study stats and who played well.
If a player played well you reward him. You have to show that great effort is noticed, and can be built upon.
If a team played poorly overall you give them a Loss and move on. A loss is its own anti reward.
I did not agree with no rewards after the McNeese game. I thought Burkhalter, Zanders, and Fleming had great games on Defense while Derrick Smith had a good receiving day and Wallace showed up for the return team. Turnovers lost that game.
Then again the didn't ask me so . . .
ps If it is any consolation they did not give a defensive player award this week so I guess you still got part of your wish.