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Bruce Arians, Pete Carroll, Jason Garrett, familiar names likely to get support for the APs Coach of the Year honour.How about the guys who do the grunt work for them? Some call plays, others spend countless hours teaching, administrating, organizing. Few get the glory.Until this season. On Jan. 31, the night before the Super Bowl, at the prime-time NFL Honors TV show, the leagues top assistant coach will, indeed, bask in the spotlight. For the first time, the AP will present a separate award to the assistant coach voted to have done the best job in 2014.And there are plenty of candidates.Todd Bowles, Arizona defensive co-ordinatorAlready being looked at for upcoming head coaching vacancies, Bowles has worked wonders with an injury-ravaged unit. The Cardinals (11-3) stay in — or win — games more because of their defence and coaching than anything.Adam Gase, Denver offensive co-ordinator.Gases unit now has become as much run-oriented as Peyton Manning-oriented, and its working. Remember, this is the guy who got some wins out of Tim Tebow back in 2011.I think hes used the knowledge of the coaches that hes worked with, you know, the offensive coaches especially, and the Nick Sabans that have been instrumental in some of his coaching philosophies, Manning says. Hes used those to apply to his coaching style and its helped him a lot.Like Bowles, Gases name will come up in the January chase for head coaching positions, particularly for teams with a young QB in need of development.Teryl Austin, Detroit defensive co-ordinatorThe phrase Lions impressive defence is something new around the Motor City. Austin has it ranked second overall and first against the run in his first year on the job.Detroits secondary was expected to be a weak link, but it has yielded only 238 points. Austin has cultivated balance and gotten it.James Campen, Green Bay offensive lineWhen you have a prized quarterback such as Aaron Rodgers and a stud runner in Eddie Lacy, one thing that can neutralize them in Titletown is weak blocking. The Packers had been so-so on the offensive line for too long, but Campen has helped develop youngsters who could become anchors: tackle David Bakhtiari and rookie centre Corey Linsley.Rod Marinelli, Dallas defensive co-ordinator; Bill Callahan, Dallas offensive co-ordinator/offensive line; Scott Linehan, Dallas passing gameA three-pronged candidacy.The Cowboys dedication to DeMarco Murray, like Rodgers a leading contender for MVP, and the running game lifts both Callahan and Linehan into consideration. Callahan oversees perhaps the best line in the NFL, and Linehan has avoided the temptation to put a heavy burden on QB Tony Romo.But the most eye-catching work in Big D has come from its, well, Big D. Expectations for the Cowboys defence couldnt have been lower entering 2014. Yet Marinelli has moulded an unheralded (some would say undertalented) group into a winner.Dan Quinn, Seattle defensive co-ordinatorThis one is simple: Seattles sometimes overpowering defence makes the Seahawks tough to derail. Its doing exactly what it needs to do for Seattle to repeat, despite personnel losses to injury and free agency.Dave Fipp, Philadelphia special teams co-ordinatorNo discounting the additions of Darren Sproles, Josh Huff, Chris Maragos, Cody Parkey and Bryan Braman, Fipp has done a strong job making his groupings, well, special. The Eagles have a huge edge on opponents in punt/kickoff returns and coverage, and have four runbacks for TDs.Todd Haley, Pittsburgh offensive co-ordinatorIf anyone said Pittsburgh leads the league in something, the natural instinct for the home of the Steel Curtain would be to think defence. Nope. Haley has helped Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown and LeVeon Bell into position to set franchise marks.Gary Kubiak, Baltimore offensive co-ordinatorRay Rice, suspended. Barnard Pierce, hurt and then ineffective.So Kubiak turned to journeyman Justin Forsett, and Forsett is among the league leaders in rushing.The O-line has been outstanding, allowing only 16 sacks.The biggest thing with Gary is the confidence he gives the unit, QB Joe Flacco says. I think Gary does a great job of doing that and seeing what theyre giving us out there and making adjustments and making calls on the fly.Jim Schwartz, Buffalo defensive co-ordinator; Pepper Johnson, Buffalo defensive lineSchwartz might have flopped as a head man in Detroit, but hes rediscovered his tough defensive mastery here. No better evidence than the 21-13 win over the high-powered Packers last Sunday.His biggest helper has been Johnson, who took over a topnotch unit and has made it even better.Bill Kollar, Houston defensive lineSure, J.J. Watt, another leading MVP contender, would make any coach look good. Listen to what Watt has to say about his mentor:Every single day is something new with him. Im always learning and Im always improving as a player. I owe a lot of my credit to him.Such an endorsement might make Kollar award worthy. Well find out on Super Bowl eve.___AP Pro Football Writers Arnie Stapleton and Rob Maaddi, and Sports Writers Kristie Rieken, Noah Trister, Will Graves, John Wawrow, David Ginsburg, Genaro Armas, Schuyler Dixon and Tim Booth contributed to this story.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Josh Allen Bills Jerseys . 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As the Winnipeg Blue Bombers opened their main training camp Sunday, Kuale is one of the newcomers brought in to bolster a sagging defence that ranked overall where the Bombers finished 2013, in the CFL cellar with a league high 585 points against.LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Memphis Grizzlies were on the verge of going to overtime for the fifth time in 11 games when Kobe Bryant threw up a hurried 3-point attempt against them off an inbounds pass from Jeremy Lin.Bryant had only 0.6 seconds to get off the shot and it bounced off the rim as time expired, preserving the Grizzlies 109-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.Its never over. You cant really believe that it didnt go in when he shoots it, Memphis coach David Joerger said. We all have watched him for so many years and he makes so many great plays, which he did tonight. He hit a tough 3 (with 24 seconds left) when Quincy (Pondexter) was right on him to bring it back to a one-point game.Mike Conley had 19 points and nine assists for the Grizzlies and Marc Gasol scored 18. Three other players scored in double digits for the Southwest Division leaders, who maintained their one-game lead over Dallas while beating the Lakers for the ninth time in the last 11 meetings and fifth time in a row.Beno Udrih, the sixth and last player off the Memphis bench, had 16 points in 19 minutes. Tayshaun Prince had a pair of clutch baskets in the final 1:22 to help the Grizzlies hold on. They improved to 24-8, the best start in franchise history, despite forward Zach Randolph missing his sixth straight game because of soreness in his right knee.Lin and Ed Davis each had 20 points for Los Angeles, while Bryant finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Carlos Boozer scored 14 points in 21 minutes before fouling out with 6:01 remaining and the Lakers trailing 93-88. Teammate Jordan Hill fouled out on an offensive charge with 3:31 to play and the Lakers down 100-96.Los Angeles was facing a six-point deficit before Nick Young hit a 3-pointer and converted a breakaway layup off his steal of Conley to slice the deficit to 97-96 with 4:18 left. But the Grizzlies responded with Conleys 3-pointer and a pair of free throws by Gasol.Davis, who spent more than a season with the Grizzlies before signing a multiyear deal with the Lakers in July as a free agent, missed the second of two free throws with 2.8 seconds on the clock and a chance to tie the score.ddddddddddddCourtney Lee was fouled by Young on the ensuing inbounds play and missed one of two at the line, giving the Lakers one more opportunity after Bryant got the rebound and called a timeout.Im surprised that I got that good of a look, Bryant said. Its a tough shot. My main concern was to get it off in time and give myself a chance.Lin made his first five shots and was 6 for 8 from the field with 13 points in his first 13 minutes, leading the Lakers to a 52-47 halftime lead. His fifth basket was 3-pointer that gave them their biggest lead, 34-22, with 10:02 left in the second quarter.He played well, Bryant said. Its a fine balance for him, in terms of when to shoot it and when to set everybody up, but hell work through it.Memphis forward Tony Allen had a night to forget, scoring five points in 16 minutes on 2-for-9 shooting.In the first half, we didnt really play our best, Conley said. We gave them a little bit of life and they were confident. When you get a team confident, they believe they can win — and youll be in for a long night.Davis, playing with a clear facemask for the first time since he got a broken nose on a foul by Denvers Nate Robinson, blocked a shot by Allen 2:06 after opening tip and finished the first quarter with nine points and six rebounds.TIP-INSGrizzlies: Vince Carter played 16 scoreless minutes off the bench for Memphis and attempted five shots — four of them from 3-point range. ... Memphis improved to 16-4 against Western Conference teams. ... Randolph, who was obtained by Memphis in a July 2009 trade with the Clippers, is 62 rebounds away from overtaking Gasols brother Pau for the Grizzlies franchise record.Lakers: Los Angeles 10-23 start is the second-worst in the franchises 67-year history. The 1957-58 Minneapolis Lakers won eight of their first 33 games. The club got off to an 11-22 start in 1959-60, and again in 1993-94. ... 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