St. Gabe 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2005 I've got to go with Lovie. It's a close one though, with Marvin Lewis. I give the nod to Lovie though, because his team was successful without the amount of offensive talent that lewis has in Cincinatti. What do YOU think? Hmmmmmmmmmmm??....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted December 28, 2005 Yeah I'd probably go for Lovie as well. He's gotten the Bears to buy into his system since last year, and now they're winners because of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cartman 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2005 I'd say Lovie as well, awesome job. Also notable: Bill Bellichick - Despite numerous injuries to key players and losing BOTH coordinators the Pats are having a pretty decent year and are inching closer to becoming favorites in January. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The 7 Word Bandit Report post Posted December 28, 2005 I would probably go with Lovie Smith. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2005 Dungy? Gruden?? What'd you do, pull names out of a hat? I'd give it to Lovie, with (hometown bias) Belichick being my runner-up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2005 The Bears are the #2 team in the NFC despite losing their starting QB in the pre-season. It really has to be Lovie Smith. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2005 My first thought was Belichick, but they'll give it to Lovie or Lewis because the mainstreamliberalpress wants to see a Black Coach do well. *looks around for Berman...* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted December 28, 2005 A lot of credit should be given to Nick Saban, as well. He took pretty much the exact same team that went 4-12 last year, somehow mediated and patched up the whole Ricky Williams situation, actually brought in a decent o.c. and even was able to cope with the loss of his great d.c. to go 9-7 and come pretty damn close to making the playoffs, even winning the division. Even if they don't beat the Patriots this coming Sunday, 8-8 is still a lot better than some of us would have thought for a team with an offense that terrible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2005 I thought about saying Saban, but I can't see them giving him an award for making a bad team average/good. They tend to give it to guys that take average/good teams to the next level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Leelee Report post Posted December 28, 2005 Lovie should get it. Coach of the Year is a silly award, anyway... it's basically whoever the coach is on the most improved team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2005 Yeah Lovie has gotta get it but hats off to Marvin Lewis for FINALLY getting the smell of suck off the Bengals franchise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 Lovie Smith did as great a coaching job as we've seen in the last five years. He wins. Interesting note...black coaches could go 1-2-3 in the voting. Nicely done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 I'm glad Tom Coughlin isn't being considered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Gabe 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 Dungy? Gruden?? What'd you do, pull names out of a hat? I'd give it to Lovie, with (hometown bias) Belichick being my runner-up. N Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St. Gabe 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 Dungy? Gruden?? What'd you do, pull names out of a hat? I'd give it to Lovie, with (hometown bias) Belichick being my runner-up. No No No, The colts had the best start by any football team in what 8, 9 years? Dungy is an incredible head coach, granted he has plenty of talent to work with, but still. Gruden hasa much less talent to work with, and has turned the Bucs back around again. They are a good team again after faltering quite a bit over the last 2 years. I put them in because there are plenty of opinions, but Im sure it comes down to Lewis and Lovie Smith. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted December 29, 2005 And Saban. He's the most underrated coach in the league right now. Amazing improvement over the `Stache. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 If the Skins somehow went DEEP into the playoffs then I wouldn't consider Gibbs out of the running. The team was 6-10 last season and predicted by most to be a last place team this season. If they go one-and-done in the playoffs, then I'd go with Lovie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 No No No, The colts had the best start by any football team in what 8, 9 years? Dungy is an incredible head coach, granted he has plenty of talent to work with, but still. Gruden hasa much less talent to work with, and has turned the Bucs back around again. They are a good team again after faltering quite a bit over the last 2 years. I put them in because there are plenty of opinions, but Im sure it comes down to Lewis and Lovie Smith. Not to be callous, but if Dungy gets the award it'll be more for his kid passing than for what the Colts did on the field. They're a very good team that would have won 12+ games even if they had a joke like Tice as a coach. The hardest thing he did was help them not get caught up in the undefeated streak, and they blew it in one of the first games that challenged that streak. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 Interesting note...black coaches could go 1-2-3 in the voting. Nicely done. Oh God, if that were to happen ESPN would devote a month to this... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 If the Skins somehow went DEEP into the playoffs then I wouldn't consider Gibbs out of the running. The team was 6-10 last season and predicted by most to be a last place team this season. If they go one-and-done in the playoffs, then I'd go with Lovie. What the fuck did Joe Gibbs do this year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iggymcfly 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 I disagree with the prevailing sentiment here; I'd go with Dungy. The problem with the coach of the year award, is that it's almost impossible for coaches on consistently good teams, (i.e. coaches that are doing their jobs right) to get it. That's why I think that when a team accomplishes something special, (like the Colts getting to 13-0), then that coach should be rewarded. I mean honestly, what more could Tony Dungy have accomplished this regular season? If the criterion for winning coach of the year on a good team is going undefeated, then that award's bullshit as far as I'm concerned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2005 My first thought was Belichick, but they'll give it to Lovie or Lewis because the mainstreamliberalpress wants to see a Black Coach do well. *looks around for Berman...* Uh yeah, Lovie Smith's coaching dragged an 8-game winning streak out of Kyle Orton, and Chicago has allowed the fewest points in the league. The fuck did Belichick do? Not suck? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2005 If the Skins somehow went DEEP into the playoffs then I wouldn't consider Gibbs out of the running. The team was 6-10 last season and predicted by most to be a last place team this season. If they go one-and-done in the playoffs, then I'd go with Lovie. What the fuck did Joe Gibbs do this year? The team was 6-10 last season, and now a playoff team, largely in part to Gibbs decision to pull Ramsey in Week 1 after an "injury" and make Brunell the official starter again. Remember the scruity he faced at the time for that decision? Yet as it turns out it was one of the KEY DECISIONS in making the Skins a playoff team again. Things like that are what makes guys like Gibbs great coaches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gert T 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2005 I disagree with the prevailing sentiment here; I'd go with Dungy. The problem with the coach of the year award, is that it's almost impossible for coaches on consistently good teams, (i.e. coaches that are doing their jobs right) to get it. That's why I think that when a team accomplishes something special, (like the Colts getting to 13-0), then that coach should be rewarded. I mean honestly, what more could Tony Dungy have accomplished this regular season? If the criterion for winning coach of the year on a good team is going undefeated, then that award's bullshit as far as I'm concerned. You're absolutely right Iggy, and its why in the NBA Jerry Sloan has never won the award. I still have to go with Lovie Smith, but I agree Dungy is a worthy candidate. I thought that was a great article about him in ESPN Magazine that will probably get overshadowed (content of the article) due to the death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike546 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2005 I'd say Coughlin has done a better job than Gibbs. Gibbs had two experienced QBs, one a former pro bowler. He had a veteran team, with a good D. Coughlin came in with a very very young team, with a QB not even having played an entire season, a terrible D beside Pierce and the two ends, and a team that had broken done each of the last two years. he changed the training camp routine to stop injuries (worked until latley) and somehow got this team to be on the brink of winning its division. I don't think Coughlin should win, but theres no way I can see you can argue Gibbs winning it over Coughlin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2006 (edited) http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5228362 Results are in. Lovie Smith - 24.5 votes Tony Dungy - 20.5 votes Bill Belichick - 2 votes Mike Holmgren - 1 vote Marvin Lewis - 1 vote Tom Coughlin - 1 vote No votes for Nick (Hail) Saban? Edited January 7, 2006 by Spaceman Spiff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Failed Bridge 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2006 Tony Dungy - 20.5 votes Bill Belichick - 2 votes And knowing the Patriots they'll be using that as motivation should they end up facing the Colts in the playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
