3 reasons Rams Sean McVay, not Doug Pederson should be NFL Coach of the Year

The NFC East and West look to have a sea-change at hand, as two teams have risen up to claim the top spots in their divisions and may not be going anywhere anytime soon. Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay has had such an impact, he should be Coach of the Year, plain and simple.

The Los Angeles Rams seemed to have hit the lottery when they pulled the trigger and hired Washington Redskins offensive coordinator Sean McVay. I mean who knew that the dumpster fire that has been this newly relocated team would go from 4-12 in 2016 to NFC West leader and playoff/Super Bowl contender in one years’ time.

I mean seriously, who knew?

No one, and anyone who’s says they saw this coming on the day they hired him is lying to you.

McVay absolutely should be the 2017 NFL Coach of the Year, hands down.

The obvious reasons are just that: obvious. But in a league where the margin of error is small and shrinking each year, McVay has quickly become the template any team hiring a new coach will try to duplicate.

It won’t be easy.

The buy-in from the players, his work to turn the former #1 pick Jared Goff from bust to bonafide NFL starter, and his offense being able to go from zero to 60 should all but seal it.

Lastly, as good as the Philadelphia Eagles have been, and as good as Doug Pederson has been in coaching second year quarterback Carson Wentz, the Titanic like turnaround in Los Angeles and the dire straits McVay inherited from Jeff Fisher, make McVay the best and most logical choice.

Both franchises were quick turnarounds, but the Eagles Wentz was far more ahead, and still is despite the injury, than Goff who was all kinds of terrible in seven games last season.

LA was all kinds of terrible, too.

McVay has made them terrible no more.