Of course this depends on if the team continues this success so let’s imagine it does for the sake of this argument.
Now, did I place a $5 bet that he would win COTY at the beginning of this season? Yes. However, I would say their aren’t too many coaches that are crushing it right now. And if anything, showing a dramatic improvement mid season shows exactly how big of an impact he was able to make in corrections.
If not Payton, then who?
Oddsmakers have the following coaches ahead of him right now: Dan Campbell +125, DeMeco Ryans +300, Mike McDaniel +500, Kevin O’Connell +1400, Nick Sirianni +1400, Mike Tomlin +2000, Kyle Shanahan +2200, Doug Pederson +2500, Kevin Stefanski +2500, John Harbaugh +2500, Pete Carroll +3000, Shane Steichen +3000