So how did Dan Campbell lose out twice to Coach of the Year over Stefanski?
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Boonapalist
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The first year Stefanski won COY Campbell wasn’t even a HC yet. The 2nd year Cleveland started multiple different QB’s and still made the playoffs.
And Dan Campbell is looked as a meathead. Like a more likable Sirianni. Ben Johnson seems to get more credit for the Lions turnaround than him
And Dan Campbell is looked as a meathead. Like a more likable Sirianni. Ben Johnson seems to get more credit for the Lions turnaround than him
triplehate
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Always underestimate people.!!!!! The times you get it wrong are rare
This. You have to give him tons of credit for changing the mentality of a losing franchise and moulding them into his image but he also has the most talent in the NFL and an All-Star coaching staff on both sides of the ball.
Coach of the Year is usually narrative based and about who did the "most with the least" or else Reid would have way more than 1.
Heelmatic
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Stefanski won 11 games his first year after the Browns combined for 14 total wins in the previous 4 seasons. That’s why he won it that year. I don’t think he deserved it last year, but the media was all over the Browns, they had two coaches and two players win awards. I think Campbell deserved it more than Stefanski but I also think Ryans was who should’ve actually won.
Honestly, the talent and the coaching staff are also reasons why Campbell is a great coach. He brought AG with him and he also elevated Ben Johnson to OC. He recognized where the previous OC wasn't it rather quickly and made a pivot with in house talent. And regarding the talent, Dan and the staff do a great job of coaching those guys up and putting them in situations to succeed. The majority of their top players are homegrown and developed and weren't considered blue chip players to start. I would say only Sewell and Hutch were thought of as can't miss guys. There were strong doubts with most of the other players.
Campbell's image is a bit of a gift and a curse. He gets tons of love because he comes off as the big fired up motivator that all his guys will run through a wall for and it's a great quote machine. But he also doesn't get credit for being a strategist that has his team prepared for all situations and extremely focused so they execute on a level better than most teams when it comes to situational football. He's just the loveable meathead that flys by the seat of his pants when it comes to making decisions.
The browns had 4 different qbs start multiple games, deshaub was a disaster
For the browns to win 11 games with that situation said a lot about Stefanski
Coach of the year is I thought you was gonna suck, our bad award
Piff Perkins
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Watch them give it to KOC for the same weird reason: we thought this team would be bad but they're good, so the coach auto wins. Meanwhile Campbell lost 6 starters on defense and much of the depth yet still got the #1 seed. That last game should have settled this.
They werent a losing franchise before Patricia, thats the funniest thing to me.
They were on the up swing and hired fukking Patricia
Kunty McPhuck
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Andy Reid hasn't won since 2002. 
JesusFOREVER
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Dan Campbell is a meathead savant who will never get the credit he deserves for his strategic ability and playcalling due to his image
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Same reason why MLF has never even been considered COTY after reviving Rodgers and now guiding Love and his young Packers to their 2nd playoff season after everyone said we woukd suck for years and be rebuilding.
