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I'm torn between Marvin Lewis and one other. If it were most improved and overcoming adversity, it would be Marvin. He is a close second choice for me.

But altough I doubt he will get it my first choice for many reasons including almost perfection the last 11 games...............

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Norv merits strong consideration.

I'd vote for Sean Payton.

SD won their division last season.
N.O. finished last last season.

Granted both were 8-8 last year and both went 13-3 this year.

Marvin Lewis will get some love and I may have chosen him if Cincy had played better in the 2nd half of the season.

I don't know who should be COTY, but I'll name some honorable mentions:



1. Tom Cable: the team showed flashes of competence at times. Considering the circumstances, that's a hella good job.

2. John Harbaugh: playoffs every year of his tenure...

3. Rex Ryan: not bad.



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Seems a bit early to proclaim any coach for coach of the year. The most important part of the season is just now starting, and most candidates are still in the mix. Norv looks good now, but if the Chargers get the boot early that won't be the case, as it will be for any of the candidates, or should be IMO.

It's going to be Sean Payton vs. Norville in the SB. With Norv coming out on top.

trev wrote:It's going to be Sean Payton vs. Norville in the SB. With Norv coming out on top.

Norv "out" and "on top" is a visual I could have done without.

I'd say Marvin Lewis HANDS DOWN- his team SWEPT the defending World Champs and the rest of his division in the process.

Joe in PB wrote:Seems a bit early to proclaim any coach for coach of the year. The most important part of the season is just now starting, and most candidates are still in the mix. Norv looks good now, but if the Chargers get the boot early that won't be the case, as it will be for any of the candidates, or should be IMO.

I think voting is done PRIOR to the start of the playoffs. I would have voted for Marvin Lewis. The turnaround of the Bengals is pretty remarkable when you consider how bad they've been the past few years.

USA Today has weighed in.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football ... year_N.htm

It sure is a nice honor and great for Norv and his team to be recognized for ending the season with 11 straights wins. So props on the award. However. I am sure Charger fan would trade this for a deep run in this year's playoffs.

mvscal wrote:

poptart wrote:I'd vote for Sean Payton.

Yeah, but they have fallen apart at the finish and will most likely get cod slapped in the divisional round.

"fallen apart" is a little extreme. They had already clinched their division and home field advantage before dropping a few meaningless games. I think the Saints get their shit together and win the NFC. If anything, those losses might have provided extra motivation to go out and kick some ass since people are now starting to doubt them.

ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 wrote:It sure is a nice honor and great for Norv and his team to be recognized for ending the season with 11 straights wins. So props on the award. However. I am sure Charger fan would trade this for a deep run in this year's playoffs.

I do think it's nice for Norv to be recognized for it. It doesn't really mean a whole lot. What means more is that the team seems to be playing for him and they are on the same page. For all the flack Norv has taken I just find it amusing that he's even getting a coach of the year. Every time he talks I still think he sounds a bit retarded.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:

mvscal wrote:

poptart wrote:I'd vote for Sean Payton.

Yeah, but they have fallen apart at the finish and will most likely get cod slapped in the divisional round.

"fallen apart" is a little extreme. They had already clinched their division and home field advantage before dropping a few meaningless games. I think the Saints get their shit together and win the NFC. If anything, those losses might have provided extra motivation to go out and kick some ass since people are now starting to doubt them.

I don't think they clinched any kind of home field advantage until the Vikes lost to Chicago on monday night. So losses to the Boys and Bucs were games they needed to win and didn't. Keep in mind I said the Bucs.

Fallen apart is appropriate verbage. They should be one and done if they play the Packers or Eagles.

Touche on the technicalities. Nevertheless I just don't see how a team that a) won its division and b) clinched home field advantage has "fallen apart." How would you characterize the playoff teams that accomplished neither of those things? I guess the benefit of winning an assload of games was the luxury of being able to drop a few at the end, and still wrap everything up. Bottom line is they took care of business. But we'll see.

DallasFanatic wrote:
Fallen apart is appropriate verbage. They should be one and done if they play the Packers or Eagles.

After having watched Romo/Jones/Barber torch the Eagles defense last week, what make you think they'd be any better against the Saints? Though it was early in the season the Saints put up quite a few against the Eagles with relative ease and I suspect they would do the same on their turf. The Eagles have generally been very good about letting their older players walk and have the youth or another free agent step in and fill the void. They made a huge mistake letting him walk.

jiminphilly wrote:

DallasFanatic wrote:
Fallen apart is appropriate verbage. They should be one and done if they play the Packers or Eagles.

After having watched Romo/Jones/Barber torch the Eagles defense last week, what make you think they'd be any better against the Saints? Though it was early in the season the Saints put up quite a few against the Eagles with relative ease and I suspect they would do the same on their turf. The Eagles have generally been very good about letting their older players walk and have the youth or another free agent step in and fill the void. They made a huge mistake letting him walk.

Teams have figured out the Saints. That part is obvious. If Philly is fortunate to get by the Boys, I expect them to blitz well and follow the patterns of the Boys and Bucs (the Panthers game doesn't count). Pay no attention to last weeks game jimbo, you and I both know the Eagles didn't show crap in that defensive scheme. But we'll see.

Good luck tomorrow.

trev wrote:It's going to be Sean Payton vs. Norville in the SB. With Norv coming out on top.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA

you just want out the easy way huh? Sorry, you aren't going to get a pass and get to face to shittiest team in the NFC playoffs. Oh, if only you could face that one team with no defense and no running game, that elusive SB ring would be so easy wouldn't it?

Sorry babe, you've got a date with America's Team. Romo is going to show Rivers what it takes to play QB in the NFL.

And coach of the year is Wade for crafting that D into the best in the NFL.