I can't argue with giving it to Payton either. Remember they were worse than us last year and throwing in everything that's gone on in that city it could go either way. This isn't Lynch being picked over Rhodes for the Pro Bowl.
Katrina should work against him in this vote, not for him. It just made the difference between the Saints last year and the Saints this year look much larger than it really is. Brees, a healthy McAllister and a home field have made more of a difference for them than Payton has.
I agree. The best coaches are the ones that get the most out of their players. Since Mangini had less to work with, he should win. Media guys sound stupid when they make comments like this one from Pete Prisco: Hello, Pete...The Jets had the SAME RECORD!!! They could have been the 2 seed in the putrid NFC.