Bruce Arians Named 2014 AP Coach of the Year

February 1, 2015   ·   Adam Wells   ·   Jump to comments

After leading the Arizona Cardinals to their best regular-season record since 1975 and first playoff berth since 2009, Bruce Arians has been named the 2014 Associated Press Coach of the Year, per the NFL.
With this honor, Arians joins New England's Bill Belichick as the only active head coaches with multiple AP Coach of the Year trophies. He previously won the award in 2012 with the Indianapolis Colts when he went 9-3 as interim coach after taking over for Chuck Pagano. 
The Cardinals were a surprise team in 2013, Arians' first at the helm, winning 10 games and finishing one game out of the playoffs.
This year was his best season as a head coach, considering the Cardinals started the year with defensive stalwarts Daryl Washington and Darnell Dockett out for the year. Washington was suspended for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, while Dockett tore the ACL in his right knee during preseason.  
During the season, Arizona lost quarterbacks Cars...

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