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?

  • pfeifitsBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    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

  • gwumpus-lumpusBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    We’d have to beat the lions and Texans, if we end 11-6 after starting 1-5 and beat the top 2 other candidates then he has a shot

  • TotknaxBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Dan Campbell is pretty much a lock in Detroit unless they suffer a monumental collapse.

  • MothraJDiscoBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Just feel like it’s Ryans to lose. He was tbh, the best new coach hire & he’s been a big culture builder for Houston, which, impressive because Houston culture is hiring bad coaches and then firing them after one season

  • Impressive_Trust_395BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Sean Payton coming off a hiatus and taking virtually the same Broncos team that just went 5-12 and were an embarrassment. Starting the season off 1-5 and actually bringing the Broncos to playoff contention. If they keep going, and make the playoffs, idk how he isn’t CotY

  • Bobbyboysnap2BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Ultimately I say no. You can’t win the award because you corrected your own fuck up.

  • BurgessFoxBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Honestly Andy Reid must be in the mix because he’s got a team with literally no offensive pieces apart from Kelce to be competitive.

    • VisconitiKingBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      He literally has Mahomes, Pacheco, a great o-line, and a top 5 defense.

  • AnteaterIllBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    COTY is basically predicated on 1 stat: wins. The coach with the most wins typically gets the award. I personally think D. Campbell and Nick Sirianni are the frontrunners, with Sirianni probably winning the award in the end. The only way SP could get a sniff at the award is if we win out, go 12-5, and potentially win the division. Then the narrative would switch overwhelmingly towards Payton, giving him the kudos for the monumental turnaround