Coach of the Year for Rivera Again?

[B.BERSIN]

As we already had a lot of suspect that Cam will win the MVP award, now let's have a little discussion about the possibility for Ron winning his award this year.

I strongly believe he will win it again considering how great this season is.

Opinions?

[tukafan21]

Only if we go 16-0

Since he just won it 2 years ago and there are a lot of great candidates for the award this year, we'll probably have to go undefeated for him to get it this year.

[Donald LaFell]

Yeah a lot of awards seems to have the "let someone else have a turn" kind of thing going on. We definitely need the best record in the NFL at the minimum. I don't think we need 16-0 as long as we beat the Falcons and we obviously rest our starters against Tampa. 

[CarolinaCoolin]

If you manage to coach a 16-0 team you get the award. It's automatic. How many 16-0 teams have existed in NFL history? Oh wait you mean to tell me that is it super rare and we are embarking on making history? Yeah no one deserves it more than ron. 

[Khaki Lackey]

I think if we lose a game Arians would get it 

[Khaki Lackey]

Just now, thebigcat said:

He just had it last year. If we lose a game it's zimmer's award to lose

True. Forgot he won it last year.

[KendrickPanther]

I like Mike Zimmer but has his team really exceeded expectations? Maybe a little but not much. All the top candidates have won it before. I would throw Andy Reid into the mix. Maybe a Marvin Lewis or Mike Tomlin.

[NcPsa10]

On October 1, 2012,  Arians was named the interim head coach of the Colts following coach Chuck Pagano's leukemia diagnosis.Arians led the Colts to a 9–3 record in 2012

Arians was named the 2012 Coach of the Year  , making him the first interim head coach to win the award , Then he won it in 2014  with 11-5 record with the  Arizona Cardinals  .

So if he did win it this year that would be  3 times in the last 4 years ,  If so hell they should just rename it the Coach Arians Award /sigh...  But yea when Ron gets 16 wins i would say its all his and it would be well deserved ..  

 http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000597506/article/ron-rivera-tops-list-of-coach-of-the-year-candidates

The last Coach to win it back to back was Joe Gibbs 1982/1983 I think ,...

[enikville]

To me, Rivera is a no brainer. He may get snubbed but, at this point, Rivera could probably care less. The man is going after a Super Bowl title.

[Cyberjag]

After losing Benjamin and going into the season with our WRs and Michael Oher at LT? If we go 16-0 and Rivera doesn't get it I think that it will be discussed for years as one of those "how did that happen" type of things.

[NcPsa10]

8 minutes ago, Cyberjag said:

After losing Benjamin and going into the season with our WRs and Michael Oher at LT? If we go 16-0 and Rivera doesn't get it I think that it will be discussed for years as one of those "how did that happen" type of things.

Indeed , And seeing they have only been 2 other Coaches to go undefeated 1972 Don Shula 14/0 and  2007 Bill belichick 16/0 And they both won Coach of the year for going undefeated, I do not  see how Ron would not win it if he goes undefeated as well ,

[joemac]

I think that we could lose our last 2 games and Ron will still win it, running away. We have been the best team in the NFL all season. I think the only question is whether Ron wins it unanimously or not.

This is kinda off topic, but considering Cam has pretty much locked up the MVP award, who is gonna get the NFL Offensive Player of the Year award? Is that Cam too? I can't think of another offensive player doing it at a higher level than Cam this season...Palmer maybe? Russell Wilson? Idk...I think that's Cam too. Hell, the Panthers have a very legit shot of sweeping all the postseason awards. That would be the icing on a hopefully historic season.

[tondi]

I think coaching a team that many picked to finish last in the NFCS to the best record in the league,  and potentially one of only three undefeated regular seasons ever, means he wins it this year.

[Jimmy]

I hate to say this and I feel the bant stick close to my neck but if you are truly objective..,Belichek deserves some looks with the amount of injuries the Pats have had this year. 

With that said (and three showers later) is there any doubt that RR is the runaway favorite to win? I think he is without a doubt.