Summary

Coaching arguably has the biggest impact on whether NFL teams win or lose and plays a major role in determining the landscape of the league. However, the Coach of the Year award does not always go to the league’s best coach or the coach of the team with the best record. It typically rewards the coach who exceeds preseason expectations, engineers a major turnaround or takes a franchise to the next level.

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