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SOURCE: Casablanca Sports

Zapote, Costa Rica -- In this era of the salary cap and free agency, when talent throughout the league is so equal, high-caliber coaching is more important than ever. And several coaches have done remarkable jobs providing their teams with an edge.

The Sporting News has named an NFL Coach of the Year every season since 1947. The coaches who have distinguished themselves this season, by motivating their teams to the top of their divisions, will be the obvious choices for this prestigious award.

"The Coach of the Year award attracts a whole lot of attention at this time of the season," says BetCBSports CEO, Dave Johnson. "The playoff-caliber teams begin to separate from the pack, and the strong coaching performances shine through brightly. Parcells is obviously the favorite for the turn-around he has created in Dallas. However, Marvin Lewis and John Fox have also attracted some attention for the magic they have performed for their respective franchises. This should be an extremely close vote this year. There have been some phenomenal turn-arounds, and it will be a very tough decision"

BetCBSports Linesmen have released the following odds as to who will be named the Sporting News Coach of the Year:

Bill Parcells Even Money 
Marvin Lewis +200 
Bill Belicheck +300 
John Fox +300 
Dick Vermeil +400 
Tony Dungy +400 
Andy Reid +600 
Jeff Fischer +600 
Mike Martz +600