SAN FRANCISCO -- For the second time in three years, Ron Rivera of the has captured the NFL's highest coaching honor.Rivera was announced as the NFL Coach of the Year during Saturday's NFL Honors award show.Most analysts wrote the off as a legitimate contender when No. 1 receiver went down with a torn ACL in August. Instead, Rivera's outfit became just the fourth team in NFL history to win 14 consecutive games to start the season.If they Bernhard Seikovits Jersey come out on the winning end of , the 2015 will be the first team to hoist the Lombardi Trophy with 18 wins versus just one lo s. Going back to December of 2014, Rivera has led Carolina to 22 wins in 24 games.Whereas schisms divide front offices in other cities, Rivera with shrewd general manager Javon Hagan Jersey Dave Gettleman to turn under-the-radar free agents and afterthought rookies into key contributors. The was a sembled . The road-grading offensive line, billed as a preseason weakne s, paved the way for the NFL's most consistently succe sful rushing attack since the mid-1970s . Built with veteran castoffs and Ross Travis Jersey late-round draft picks, the patchwork secondary helped generate a league-best 39 takeaways.Beyond his reputation as one of the game's premier defensive strategists, Rivera deserves credit for compiling a top-notch coaching staff. The offensive line tandem of John Matsko and Ray Brown has worked wonders. Defensive coordinator Sean McDermott will be one of the hottest names on the head-coaching market next January. Offensive coordinator Mike Shula has been labeled a "" for around the unique talents of .This year's award is a testament to since beginning his stint with a 13-21 record and a penchant for letting close games slip away.Every NFL coach was once another Rodney Hudson Jersey coach's protg. A head football coach does not come by his philosophy casually, particularly one with a conservative bent learned at the knees of "Iron" Mike Ditka, Buddy Ryan, Jim Johnson and Lovie Smith. To Rivera's everlasting credit, he was open-minded enough to welcome a that embraced an in determining the outcome of football games. No longer , "" has emerged as one of the NFL's best strategists on fourth downs and in close games.Prior to 2014, no team had ever won the Antonio Hamilton Jersey NFC South in back-to-back years. Rivera's have reeled off three consecutive titles, with a chance to become NFL champions for the first time in franchise history.