Tomlin should Coach of the Year for holding that team together after a 1-4 start, rebuilding the defense on the fly, overcoming injuries to Conner and Shuster, and not hesitating to bench their assumed QB of the future in favor of an undrafted camp arm
Not taking anything away from McDermott or Shanahan who both would have deserved CotY, but they haven't had to deal with the adversity Tomlin had this season