How this strange NFL season broke the Coach of the Year mold
by Oliver Connolly from on (#72GQM)
In a season defined by chaos and turnarounds, the award should go not to surprise, but to the coach who solved the hardest problems
The NFL's Coach of the Year award is simple. It typically serves as a mea culpa. We're sorry our preseason predictions about your team were wrong.
In theory, it's a straight line: the coach who oversaw the biggest turnaround is handed the award. In practice, it's a yearly argument about expectations and whether we're rewarding actual coaching or just the greatest surprise.
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