There have been a lot of brilliant coaching performances in 2025. Mike Vrabel has transformed the Patriots into the AFC’s most-fearsome team, Ben Johnson is turning the Bears into a contender, and Shane Steichen has unlocked Daniel Jones on the Colts, to return them to prominence. As good as these performances have been, Kyle Shanahan has been better — and as it stands he’s being criminally underrated.

At time of writing Shanny is currently 8th in odds to win AP Coach of the Year on Fanduel, nestled between Liam Coen of the Jaguars and Sean McVay in Los Angeles. Granted, this is just the view of the betting community — which doesn’t have a bearing on final voting, but it does shine a light on the public perception of the coaches in the league this year. There appears to be a very strong b

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