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NFL rosters are mostly filled out in the wake of the NFL Draft, and that means it's time for the preseason bets to start pouring in.One of the most popular early bets has, somewhat surprisingly, been the Lions' Dan Campbell for Coach of the Year. Campbell is entering his second seasons with the Lions, who finished last year 3-13-1 with a roster that had holes all over the place. The Lions picked second in the draft this year, selecting Aidan Hutchinson before Mookie Betts Jersey trading back into the top 15 to grab wide receiver Jameson Williams.Brad Holmes, the Detroit GM, appears a sertive and deliberate in the moves he makes. After the draft, Holmes sang the praises of Williams and talked about why the Lions were so aggre sive in going up to get him.MORE:"When we saw how it was unfolding and we saw there was a chance to po sibly acquire Jameson, we were pretty set on going up and getting him," he said, "And again, it wasn't going up to get a wide receiver, it was going up to get him. That's not saying anything about the quarterbacks or anything like that, it was just the fact that Jameson was available. We felt good about going up to get him."Jared Goff will remain the quarterback for the Lions in 2022, but that isn't deterring bettors from seeing Holmes and Campbell's vision. Campbell, who was initially at 60/1 odds to win Coach of the Year this upcoming season, has Victor Gonzalez Jersey jumped to 25/1 odds at Caesar's Sportsbook. According to Max Meyer, Campbell has raked in triple the tickets of any other candidate within Caesar's.A couple NFL notes at ...1. Dan Campbell has nearly triple the tickets & double the money as anyone else to win Coach of Year. Odds shifted from 60/1 to 25/1 in past week.2. Player that's drawn the most tickets & money to win MVP over the last month? Jalen Hurts Cody Bellinger Jersey Max Meyer (@TheMaxMeyer) Why is Dan Campbell such a hot name for Coach of the Year?Some of the pieces are in place for Campbell to make a run at Coach of the Year. The Lions were bad last year. They have a history of being bad. But Campbell's performance last season with the roster he had turned some heads. It took the Lions nine games to draw a tie with Pittsburgh and 12 games to beat the Vikings, but the roster was known to be terrible coming into the season.This year, the Lions made moves to get better in the offseason. They drafted Hutchinson and Williams and signed DJ Chark, while still biding their time at quarterback and riding with Jared Goff.While they improved, the division remained mostly stagnant. The Packers lost Davante Adams, the Bears lost Allen Robinson and the Vikings stayed more or le s the same. In fact, there's a very real argument the Lions now have the second-best receiving corps in the NFC North behind Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen in Minnesota.Bettors are ostensibly banking on the division taking a step back while the Lions step forward. If that happens, Campbell has a chance as a dark horse.Why Campbell won't win Coach of the YearBettors seem to be anticipating something the Lions are not. While Holmes seems to have Walker Buehler Jersey a multi-year plan in place that involves finding a full-time quarterback next year rather than settling for someone in this year's often-referred to weak cla s, bettors are e sentially saying they see the Lions making a playoff run.MORE:Excluding Bruce Arians' 9-3 stint with the Colts as Chuck Pagano mi sed time to get treated foracute promyelocytic leukemia, there hasn't been a Coach of the Year with single-digit wins since 1990-- Jimmy Johnson won the award with the Cowboys after going 7-9. It's hard to imagine the Lions making that kind of turnaround, particularly when the three-time defending NFC North champion Packers still have Aaron Rodgers at the helm. The Lions will still have Goff starting next season, but his aura is still that of a lame-duck QB.Brandon Staley is still the favorite with the Los Angeles Chargers, as they try to break through Corey Seager Jersey into the AFC playoff picture.The Lions are better and they do seem to be working toward something. But it's still very much a work in progre s. This Campbell trend makes some sense on paper, but in practice it's still a ma sive longshot.