{"id":19107,"date":"2025-02-07T13:34:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T12:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=19107"},"modified":"2025-02-07T13:34:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T12:34:51","slug":"make-that-make-sense-twitter-erupts-as-kevin-oconnell-wins-nfl-coach-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/make-that-make-sense-twitter-erupts-as-kevin-oconnell-wins-nfl-coach-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Make that make sense?&#8217;- Twitter erupts as Kevin O\u2019Connell wins NFL Coach of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin O&rsquo;Connell winning <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NFL<\/a> Coach of the Year has sparked outrage across social media. Fans can&rsquo;t wrap their heads around how he earned the honor over coaches like Dan Campbell and Dan Quinn.<\/p><p>The Minnesota Vikings had a solid season, finishing 14-3. They bounced back from a disappointing 7-10 record in 2023. However, many fans argue that other coaches had stronger cases for the award.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fans criticize Kevin O&rsquo;Connell&rsquo;s selection<\/h2><p>Reactions came pouring in after the announcement.<\/p><p>One fan bluntly asked:<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;Kevin O&rsquo;Connell NFL Coach of the Year?<br>0-2 vs. Dan Campbell<br>Didn&rsquo;t win his Division<br>5th seed in the playoffs<br>Make that make sense?&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kevin O&rsquo;Conell NFL Coach of the Year?<br><br>0-2 vs. Dan Campbell <br>Didn&rsquo;t win his Division <br>5th seed in the playoffs<br><br>Make that make sense?<\/p>&mdash; Booner (@boonersports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/boonersports\/status\/1887706801635762492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Another tweet hit O&rsquo;Connell&rsquo;s divisional record, saying:<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;Kevin O&rsquo;Connell will have the coach of the year award and be the worst HC in his division lmao.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>Fans also compared O&rsquo;Connell&rsquo;s season to Campbell&rsquo;s achievements:<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How did Kevin O&rsquo;Connell beat out MCDC for COY award?  Makes no sense, lost twice to him H2H, and the injured QB thing doesn&rsquo;t carry much weight when the entire Lions D was on the IR.<\/p>&mdash; Danny (@Hobby_Guy5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hobby_Guy5\/status\/1887832479538512050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;How did Kevin O&rsquo;Connell beat out MCDC for COY award? Makes no sense. Lost twice to him H2H, and the injured QB thing doesn&rsquo;t carry much weight when the entire Lions D was on the IR.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>The criticism didn&rsquo;t stop there. One user questioned why Eagles coach Nick Sirianni was overlooked:<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What did Kevin O&rsquo;Connell do this season that Siriani didn&rsquo;t? Cause I can tell you something Siriani did that O&rsquo;Connell didn&rsquo;t &#128514;<\/p>&mdash; Bad Things Happen In Philadelphia (@G_Haymans) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G_Haymans\/status\/1887731929706881454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;What did Kevin O&rsquo;Connell do this season that Siriani didn&rsquo;t? Cause I can tell you something Siriani did that O&rsquo;Connell didn&rsquo;t &#128514;&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should Dan Quinn have won?<\/h2><p>Dan Quinn&rsquo;s turnaround with the Washington Commanders also raised eyebrows. In 2023, Washington finished 4-13. Under Quinn&rsquo;s leadership, the team jumped to a 12-5 record in 2024&mdash;marking their first winning season since 2016 and their best since 1991 under Joe Gibbs.<\/p><p>Quinn faced a major rebuild and managed to turn a struggling franchise into a playoff contender. Many believe he had a stronger case for the award.<\/p><p>Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves hinted at his coach&rsquo;s snub, expressing frustration over the voting process.<\/p><p>The debate on who truly deserved Coach of the Year has taken over the NFL discourse. Fans and analysts agree on one thing&mdash;subjectivity plays a major role in these awards, and the criteria remain unclear. Twitter&rsquo;s ongoing backlash proves this decision isn&rsquo;t sitting well with football enthusiasts<\/p><p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/twitter-explodes-as-josh-allen-wins-nfl-mvp-over-lamar-jackson\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Twitter explodes as Josh Allen wins NFL MVP over Lamar Jackson<\/a><\/p><p>Image: Imagn Images<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans furious over Kevin O&#8217;Connell&#8217;s Coach of the Year win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19113,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3337,82],"class_list":["post-19107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-kevin-oconnell","tag-nfl"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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