• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

The Cold Wire

Breaking News, Sports, Entertainment, TV, Tech ...

  • Home
  • Sports
    • NFL
    • NBA
    • MLB
  • World News
  • Entertainment
  • Cold Hard Facts
  • About
You are here: Home / Sports / NFL / 3 2021 NFL Coach Of The Year Preseason Favorites

3 2021 NFL Coach Of The Year Preseason Favorites

By Andrew Pistone May 21, 2021

NFL head coach frank reich
(Photo by Stephen Lew/Icon Sportswire)

 

Even though the NFL season doesn’t start for another three and a half months, fans and wagering enthusiasts alike love to take a look at storylines they can pencil in when the games begin.

These include which teams figure to contend well into January and February, which rookies project to take the league by storm, and which coaches will do the most with their rosters.

Unlike last year, coaches will have the benefit of using the summary months a little bit more traditionally with regards to preparation.

With that said, the coaching landscape is far from a level playing field, and there will be some who scheme, motivate, and communicate better than their counterparts.

Which head coaches figure to be the early contenders to win Coach of the Year in the 2021 NFL season?

 

3. Joe Judge

Welcome to the Giants Family! #TogetherBlue https://t.co/pHzyzoRJfa

— Joe Judge (@_JoeJudge) November 25, 2020

For the most part, the guys that get the most attention for coach of the year awards are head men who lead teams to great records that the general population expected next to nothing from.

At this moment in time, the New York Giants are viewed as a talented team, but are not written into the NFC playoff picture in pen.

Giants head coach Joe Judge did a solid job in his first year with the team, establishing a competitive culture and keeping the franchise competitive against superior competition.

Their offense received a large jolt of talent this offseason, and if Saquon Barkley can return to his old form, Big Blue will be a force to be reckoned with.

Judge also has the benefit of coming from the New England coaching tree, whose branches always seem to get a lot of attention (see Judge, Vrabel, Flores).

 

2. Sean Payton

Just how @Saints coach @SeanPayton drew it up. đź–Š

Up-and-down from the grandstand! 👏 pic.twitter.com/M3b1iRUg7E

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 21, 2021

There are a select handful of head coach-quarterback tandems in NFL history that just roll off the tongue.

Belichick-Brady, Shula-Marino, and Walsh-Montana are three of the most popular duos, but Sean Payton–Drew Brees deserves to be recognized in that conversation.

When the New Orleans Saints play their first game of the 2021 season, it will be the first time in 15 years that Payton will lead his team into battle without Brees on the roster.

Sometimes it’s difficult to parse the true value of the head coach when their quarterback is so special, but the 2021 season will be a true test of Payton’s brilliance.

It seems like either Jameis Winston or Taysom Hill will get the nod at quarterback, and if either of them can excel this season, Payton will receive a ton of credit.

 

1. Frank Reich

He doesn’t always get the most attention, but Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich is off to a solid start in his head coaching career.

Reich has led his team to a winning record in two out of his three seasons at the helm, and there’s no reason to think that 2021 will result in anything less than another playoff appearance.

Indianapolis is set up nicely to take a jump from their 11-5 record last year.

Talented second-year running back Jonathan Taylor figures to seize control of the backfield from the start of the preseason, and Indianapolis remains strong along the offensive line and defensive front seven.

Reich’s biggest avenue to winning the award will depend on whether he can help resurrect Carson Wentz’s career.

If Wentz can at all resemble the player he was in Philadelphia while Reich was his quarterback coach, it will result in serious consideration of both men for some of the NFL’s most prestigious individual awards.

Recent News

Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills walks off the field after being defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 23, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Josh Allen Has 1 Task To Complete To Become A Superstar
Malik Willis #QB16 of Liberty throws during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 03, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Video Shows The Strength And Accuracy Of Malik Willis
Wide receiver Hunter Renfrow #13 of the Las Vegas Raiders takes the field for warmups before a game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Allegiant Stadium on January 9, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Raiders defeated the Chargers 35-32 in overtime.
Hunter Renfrow Asks A Hilarious Hypothetical Featuring Hot Dogs

Filed Under: NFL Tagged With: NFL

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Search The Cold Wire

Footer

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

Editorial Guidelines

Contact Us

Sitemap

Advertise

Follow us on

Copyright © 2022 · ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ·TheColdWire.com

Suggest a Correction

3 2021 NFL Coach Of The Year Preseason Favorites

1000 characters remaining