[vincesanity82]

The Boston Herald contacted all 50 journalists and got responses from 41 of them. Of those 41, 25 said they were voting for New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, meaning that Belichick is the 2007 NFL Coach of the Year. As a result of the Herald story, the Associated Press made its announcement a week earlier than originally planned.

As the first coach ever to lead a team to a 16-0 regular season, Belichick was an obvious choice -- except that the NFL caught him cheating in Patriotgate, which made some voters reconsider whether they wanted to choose him. Peter King of Sports Illustrated, for instance, said he initially planned to hold Patriotgate against Belichick but then changed his mind.

The other coaches receiving votes were the Packers' Mike McCarthy (15 votes), the Cowboys' Wade Phillips (two), the Jaguars' Jack Del Rio (two), the Colts' Tony Dungy (one) and the Buccaneers' Jon Gruden (one).

Bill Belichick Wins NFL Coach of Year - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

[vincesanity82]

Such a high honor for a coach who was caught cheating..

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

Such a high honor for a coach who was caught cheating..

People far worse than him have been given far higher honors.

[Lefty Noob]

It's a joke. Look, the Pats are a great team, but everyone expected them to be good. What about recognizing one of the coaches was on the hotseat, who took an unexpected team to the playoffs? I think Romeo Crennel would've been my choice. Jack Del Rio, Jon Gruden, even Wade Phillips would've been better choices than Belichick IMO.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

It's a joke. Look, the Pats are a great team, but everyone expected them to be good. What about recognizing one of the coaches was on the hotseat, who took an unexpected team to the playoffs? I think Romeo Crennel would've been my choice. Jack Del Rio, Jon Gruden, even Wade Phillips would've been better choices than Belichick IMO.

are you serious ?

he did something NEVER done before 16-0 in the regular season .... P-E-R-F-E-C-T

and he didnt even have the most pro-bowlers on his team

he is the obvious choice

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by simple simon

are you serious ?

he did something NEVER done before 16-0 in the regular season .... P-E-R-F-E-C-T

and he didnt even have the most pro-bowlers on his team

he is the obvious choice

AND HE WAS CAUGHT CHEATING!!!

you dont give a coach of the year award to a cheater who broke the rules..

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

you dont give a coach of the year award to a cheater who broke the rules..

apparently you do

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

AND HE WAS CAUGHT CHEATING!!!

you dont give a coach of the year award to a cheater who broke the rules..

Come on Vince, he's the Rick Hendrick of football. He gets what he wants.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by simple simon

are you serious ?

he did something NEVER done before 16-0 in the regular season .... P-E-R-F-E-C-T

and he didnt even have the most pro-bowlers on his team

he is the obvious choice

No, his PLAYERS went undefeated. Not him. Are you seriously telling me that he did a better job of coaching this year, with all that talent around him, than Crennel did - molding a patchwork offensive line into a strong unit, finding a cast-off QB in Derek Anderson and helping to mold him into a star, and taking a team most people expected to finish dead last in the AFC North and winning 10 games with them? Puh-leeze!

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

No, his PLAYERS went undefeated. Not him. Are you seriously telling me that he did a better job of coaching this year, with all that talent around him, than Crennel did - molding a patchwork offensive line into a strong unit, finding a cast-off QB in Derek Anderson and helping to mold him into a star, and taking a team most people expected to finish dead last in the AFC North and winning 10 games with them? Puh-leeze!

youre such a homer

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by simple simon

youre such a homer

Yeah, I'M the homer here. Face it, the Pats are a great team, but their guy didn't do the best coaching job in 2007.

[bears9]

I'm not going to argue with the fact they picked Belichick, though I do think the better would've been Joe Gibbs.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Yeah, I'M the homer here.

acceptance of the problem is the first step

Knowing is half the battle <------------ G. I. Joe told me that

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

No, his PLAYERS went undefeated. Not him. Are you seriously telling me that he did a better job of coaching this year, with all that talent around him, than Crennel did - molding a patchwork offensive line into a strong unit, finding a cast-off QB in Derek Anderson and helping to mold him into a star, and taking a team most people expected to finish dead last in the AFC North and winning 10 games with them? Puh-leeze!

Now tell me this .. if his players had lost 16 games would he be looking for another coaching job ??? Joe Torre couldn't win so he's gone. Like it or not he headed the players/team that set a record. One that may take years before it is even tied. The cheating issue is bunk. Anyone who thinks that there isn't "unfair tactics" (aka - cheating) going on all the time, must trust politicians & used car salesmen.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Now tell me this .. if his players had lost 16 games would he be looking for another coaching job ??? Joe Torre couldn't win so he's gone. Like it or not he headed the players/team that set a record. One that may take years before it is even tied. The cheating issue is bunk. Anyone who thinks that there isn't "unfair tactics" (aka - cheating) going on all the time, must trust politicians & used car salesmen.

Yeah, I'm not trying to belittle his contributions, really. But LSC, do YOU think he did the best coaching job this season? I sure don't.