GREGG WILLIAMS AS COACH OF THE YEAR? YES!

By STEVE KING

Back when he took over, in the middle of this season, such a possibility wasn’t even a thought.

Now, six games later as the regular season winds down, it’s more than just a thought, or even a possibility. It’s a fact, though there will never be anything – an award– to substantiate it.

That is, Browns interim head coach Gregg Williams should be the NFL Coach of the Year. He absolutely should be. There is no question about it.

Tell me, then, if Williams isn’t the Coach of the Year, then who is? That is, who has done a better coaching job in the league in 2018?

The answer? No one has.

That would include the people, one of whom will win the award, who are in the running, such as:

*Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs.

*Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams.

*Former Browns running backs coach Anthony Lynn, now of the Los Angeles Chargers.

 *Matt Nagy of the Chicago Bears, who will likely win it.

*Frank Reich of the Indianapolis Colts.

*John Harbaugh – yes, the soon-to-be-gone John Harbaugh – of the Baltimore Ravens.

*Hue Jackson of the …. Just kidding!!

All of them –other than Hue — have done a good job. Their work this season has merit – some more than others, but it all has merit.

But none of their merit equals that of the work of Williams. In fact, it’s not even close.

Williams inherited a team that was in a state of mass confusion, mass dysfunction – a team that was coming off a winless 2017 and a one-win 2016 and ’17 combined – and has guided it back into relevance. The Browns are 4-2 under him and have won four of their last five, including a 17-16 decision over he Denver Broncos on Saturday night, to stand at 6-7-1 and, with two games left, at the bottom of the AFC playoff picture.

It is not just A feel-good story of the NFL, but rather THE feel-good story.

If only Williams had been there from the start, then he would have a chance.

But he wasn’t, so he doesn’t.

However, he does have a chance – an ever-improving one, at that – of doing something even greater – that is, of getting named the permanent head coach of the Browns. And I’m sure Gregg Williams would much rather have that, for it would be worth so much more..