If the voting ended today, Sean Payton would win Head Coach of the Year
 

I mean who else?

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"Should" not would, but we all know how it goes...

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He would be snubbed again, as he's been over the past several years.

Remember when Jason Garrett won coach of the year? LOL

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My point exactly, that being said I'll take a SB ring over any other award.

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COTY? Way too early to be handing out awards. Coach Of The Year means nothing. How many "Coaches Of The Year" have been fired?

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Great... start a poll. :rolleyes:

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Given how they like to give it to new coaches who improve a team, my bet right now is on Matt LeFluer in Green Bay.

Even though Aaron Rodgers hasn't improved at all under his offense and is still a mediocre QB who takes a ton of sacks and throws the ball out of bounds instead of risking an INT down field, they'll give it to LeFluer if they go 10-6 and get bounced in the first round.

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49ers Coach. Bills Coach. Colts Coach.

The Saints have played the toughest schedule. They are 4-1. Payton and his staff have done a great job. But, all of the above have done very well with FAR less talent across the board. If any of the above makes the playoffs with their roster, they deserve it more.

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The 49ers and Bills are both beating up on crap teams. Let's see how they look when they finally play a decent team.

The Colts were 10-6 and a playoff team last year. They were the hottest team going into the playoffs after turning a 1-4 start around. Under Ballard, they have drafted exceptionally well to build a decent line on both sides of the ball and they made some good free agent signings in the off season. People underestimate how good that team truly is just because Luck retired.

Re: If the voting ended today, Sean Payton would win Head Coach of the Year
 

He's won it before. Let's bring home another Lombardi and if he wins coach of the year that's just lagniappe.

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The Colts starting QB retired in the offseason and just beat the hottest team in the AFC with an unknown backup QB. There's still a lot of season left to go but Reich has that team playing smashmouth football and it's pretty impressive.

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They won a playoff game last year.

People act like that team was trash last year and only good cause of Luck. They were better than people are currently giving them credit for. As I said in a previous post, Chris Ballard at GM has really put them on the right track as far as drafting goes. They were able to quickly assemble a good offensive line and work on their defensive line. They also made some key free agent signings, like Justin Houston (whom the Chiefs let go of and then had to deal with last night).

And the Chiefs are overrated as they are every year. If Adam V makes his kicks in that playoff game, it's a 7 point game going into the 4th. That game had all the makes of a classic blown lead, but it helped that the Colts kicker couldn't do much and the offense waited until the second half to show up.

I like Frank Reich, but he's not COTY material just cause Luck retired. Jacoby Brisset is not Curtis Painter, whom they were stuck with in 2011 when they tanked.

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Frank Reich also isn't "Coach Cliche" Chuck Pagano. Two of the local sports talk guys started the "Chuck Pagano Cliche Bell" and rang it after he'd spout a "coaching cliche" during interviews. Frank Reich was nice enough to agree to play along after his hire. That bell was just about worn out under Pagano.

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1. Payton
2. McDermott
3. Shanahan
4. Reich
5. Patricia

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Second that Rugs...

But to be perfectly honest, what Colts Coach Frank Reich is doing, with far less talent, is more impressive...

...and he just went into Kansas City and beat one of the heavy SuperBowl favorites missing:

• his best linebacker, Darius Leonard,
  
  
• his best safety, Malik Hooker,
  
  
• and second best safety, Clayton Geathers,
  
  
• his slot receiver Parris Campbell,
  
  
• along with eight other injured starters including a banged-up No. 1 WR T.Y. Hilton, and No. 1 RB Milton Mack...
  
  
• ...and Reich lost his projected starting QB Andrew Luck to start the season...

If the Colts finish 10-6, or make the playoffs at 9-7 and win a wildcard, the award is Reich's unless some does more with less...

, say Jon Gruden and the Raiders win the AFC West (yeah, I know, but that's what would be more impressive than Reich's work)...