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Top Five Coach of the Year Candidates

By Parker Hurley

CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 25: Head coach Matt Nagy of the Chicago Bears (L) talks with head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs before a preseason game at Soldier Field on August 25, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 25: Head coach Matt Nagy of the Chicago Bears (L) talks with head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs before a preseason game at Soldier Field on August 25, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 09: Head coach Frank Reich of the Indianapolis Colts reacts in the second quarter against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 09: Head coach Frank Reich of the Indianapolis Colts reacts in the second quarter against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

Frank Reich

Frank Reich seems to be Matt Nagys biggest competition as the first year coach who completely turned his team around to win coach of the year. Like Nagy, Reich was picking in the top ten for his first NFL draft. The Colts had a worse 2017 than the Chicago Bears did.

With that in mind, his accomplishments may even be more significant. However, he also was aided in being a bad team that just so happened to get a franchise quarterback back from injury. When you have the high draft picks and the addition of Andrew Luck, it helps the cause.

That shows in the team’s season win total. They were projected to win about seven games this season, one more than the Chicago Bears. Despite that, the Chicago Bears have two more wins than the Indianapolis Colts.

Frank Reich was not even expected to be hired by the Colts. They had their eyes on Josh McDaniels. To rise as that underdog and show the team they made the right decision will help his case. A narrative is also starting to build that he was the brains back in Philadelphia when they won a championship last year.

He is going to make a run at it, but will undoubtedly need a playoff berth to compete with Matt Nagy, who overthrew the Vikings of last year and Aaron Rodgers. He is undoubtedly one of the top candidates for the award, but having the same first-year argument as Nagy with fewer wins is going to make it a tough case.

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