Adam Gase had an excellent year.
But Jason Garrett had an even better one.
That was the view of the Pro Football Writers of America, who voted Garrett the league’s 2016 coach of the year. The award’s winner was announced Thursday.
The case for Garrett was strong. With a rookie quarterback and a rookie running back, Garrett directed the Cowboys to a 13-3 record a year after they went 4-12. Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott both played leading roles for Dallas just a year out of college.
Gase, meanwhile, got the Dolphins into the playoffs for the first time since 2008 despite nearly half of their starting lineup injured in the latter stages of the season, including starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill.