Mid-season NFL awards

Coach of the Year:

Sean McVay

Once again, there were some guys who absolutely deserved to be in the conversation for this award, including two veteran coaches whose teams have just one loss themselves, but when you call the shots for the only undefeated squad in the NFL, you get the nod. Sean McVay won this trophy last year already as a rookie coach, but this season with all the additions they have made in the offseason, this team has to be the Super Bowl favorite right now.

Of course, you can’t accomplish all of this without an excellent staff around him, as McVay has outstanding veteran defensive and special teams coordinators in Wade Phillips and John Fassel, but let’s focus more on the head coach and his work with the offense here. Right now the Rams are third in the league in points per game, but to me, this is the most well-rounded unit with the best all-around playcalling in the NFL. By far their lowest-scoring game came at Denver where they were held to 23 and when you consider that Todd Gurley could have walked into the end-zone last Sunday versus the Packers, but decided to go down in bounds instead, they have reached the 30-point mark in all but that one game.

While Andy Reid’s offense might be the most confusing for defenses with all those different formations and motions and Sean Payton might have a better screen and deep shot game, McVay’s offense is the most balanced and consistent one to me. The way he strings plays together and runs a multitude of different plays out of the same looks is incredible. They are top five in total points, yards, 20+ yard plays and least amount of turnovers, but with all those fireworks you see you forget that they also are the league’s number one rushing offense.

Also considered: Andy Reid, Sean Payton, Ron Rivera