When the Associated Press presents its yearly coaching award on the NFL Network Feb. 2, Kansas City Chiefs' head coach Todd Haley is among seven finalists for the AP NFL Coach of the Year . Bill Belichick, Mike McCarthy, Raheem Morris, Andy Reid, Mike Smith and Mike Tomlin are the other head coaches being considered. Haley deserves the nod above the others for several reasons. First, his team made the playoffs. They also won the AFC West for the first time in seven years.

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