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Note: List is not in order of best-least Inactive former head coaches Mike McCarthy He doesn't get enough credit for what he's done with the Packers (especially early on) and the Cowboys. His current ceiling might not be the highest, but he's won a Super Bowl and is a respected name to stabilize a franchise. Jon Gruden Gruden left the NFL on bad terms and is trying to regain the respect of some around (and outside of) the league. Offensive coordinators Joe Brady, Buffalo Bills The Bills' offense undoubtedly got better since Brady took over, and his name is as hot right now as it was when he took over the Panthers' OC job in 2020. He's a part of the process to make Josh Allen, already an elite quarterback, into the MVP he has been. Todd Monken, Baltimore Ravens Monken was close to the top of last year's list, and he deserves credit for making Lamar Jackson an even better passing quarterback. Mike Kafka, New York Giants Kafka has been mentioned as a future head coach for around four years now, even though the lack of collective success in New York doesn't help. Last year, he was promoted to assistant head coach in addition to his OC title to elevate his status. Kliff Kingsbury, Washington Commanders Kingsbury had a four-year stint as the Cardinals head coach, with limited success. However, he's at a different moment of his career, and the performance with the Commanders' offense is notable. John Morton, Detroit Lions The Lions lost Ben Johnson, and John Morton has done a good job early on to replace him, as the Lions still sit among the best offenses in the NFL. Josh McCown, Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks coach McCown is the only position coach in this year's list, and that's because he's been mentioned as a future head coach since he finished his playing days. He's had HC interviews. Josh Grizzard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Bucs have lost their OC to HC jobs two years in a row, with Panthers' Dave Canales and Jaguars' Liam Coen. And the offense is still a top 10 unit, which almost automatically puts Grizzard in the conversation. Arthur Smith, Pittsburgh Steelers Smith had a three-year stint with the Falcons, and it didn't go great. But he's a sharp offensive mind, and if he can take the most out of the Aaron Rodgers experience in Pittsburgh, his name will be around. Klint Kubiak, Seattle Seahawks Kubiak had a fast start with the Saints last year, but one he couldn't sustain due to multiple injuries throughout the roster—which included quarterback Derek Carr. This year, he's elevated the Seahawks' offense with Sam Darnold at quarterback, and his background under Kyle Shanahan and his dad Gary Kubiak is an interesting element. Defensive coordinators Jesse Minter, Los Angeles Chargers With a top 5 defense, Minter is one of the hottest names in this cycle. He's still relatively young at 42, has strong NFL and college coaching experience, and his leadership style is impressive—learning behind Jim Harbaugh certainly helps. Brian Flores, Minnesota Vikings As a defensive mind, Flores is as good as anyone in the NFL. He would have to answer some questions about his failed time with the Dolphins as a head coach, but he's so consistently good at DC that new opportunities should arise. Jeff Hafley, Green Bay Packers A former college head coach at Boston College, Hafley has transformed the Packers' defense after failed experiences with previous coordinators. He's a great defensive mind and an excellent communicator. Robert Saleh, San Francisco 49ers Saleh's tenure with the Jets was bad, but it's hard to blame him too much. His defenses will always be at least solid, and a more stable franchise could offer him a better shot. Jim Schwartz, Cleveland Browns Schwartz is that type of DC that has already been a head coach a long time ago (Lions, between 2009 and 2013), and it feels like he's satisfied being a coordinator. But he's been so successful with the Browns that he at least deserves to be mentioned. Anthony Campanile, Jacksonville Jaguars Campanile was highly respected during his time with the Dolphins and Packers, and now he's making the most out of his early stages as the Jaguars DC. He's considered a strong leader. Vance Joseph, Denver Broncos Joseph had a failed stint as the Broncos head coach, but he's so respected that the franchise hired him back as a DC. And he's done an excellent job in this area. Chris Shula, Los Angeles Rams Sean McVay's coaching tree is as good as there is, and Shula has been with the Rams since McVay's original coaching staff was built in 2017. He's been promoted five times, including to DC in 2024. He's made the most out of a young defensive group. College coaches Bill Belichick, North Carolina Nobody in the NFL wanted Belichick in 2024 and 2025, but that could always change if a franchise wants a strong leader for a short period of time. Steve Sarkisian, Texas Multiple college coaches are wanting to make the transition to the NFL, and Sarkisian could be the next one. His most recent NFL experience was as the Falcons offensive coordinator between 2017 and 2018. Matt Campbell, Iowa State Perceived as a program builder, Campbell has been mentioned as a potential NFL coach for years now. Lincoln Riley, USC Riley helped develop three first overall pick quarterbacks in Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, and Caleb Williams, so the blueprint of what he could do is there. Developing passers is his calling card. Ryan Day, Ohio State Day has had a lot of success in college, including a national championship in 2024. And he has experience in the NFL as a quarterbacks coach for the Eagles and 49ers under Chip Kelly. Dan Lanning, Oregon Head coach Dan Lanning has done a tremendous job with this football program. He has been the head coach since the 2022 season. Oregon went undefeated during the regular season last year and has a chance to lead them to another one this season. What are the odds that Lanning could potentially be getting interesting from other NFL teams this offseason?

Lol

I would rather see hooker on my screen on sunday… oh wait are we still talking about football?

Love his energy, don't want him as my QB

Try to hold these thoughts back until the draft.

Tepper has two things that could potentially go for him in a head coach search. 1. Money 2. Pick your QB (if he lets him lol)

Tepper would have to see the Wonderlic test results before he blesses off on another QB

At first i liked the carolina reaper nickname. It was funny but now that i realize he’s doing it to us, I don’t haha

Does the good outweigh the bad with DM? and what do you like from Canales so far? I'm not trying to be sarcastic or an Ahole, genuinely asking your opinion.

Clean house I even want the media and marketing teams gone haha

Prolly thinks that because of the history of 1st round picks let alone #1 overall picks getting multiple opportunities. Bryce will maybe get one more opportunity but it'll likely be a competition type opportunity that im not sure he will win... that is... if he gets that chance. Im not so sure. But who knows. Lots of high ego coaches and GMs with get rich quick schemes that end horribly.

Hand it off to who? He hired his homeboy instead of someone that could potentially take over. And we hired him because he supposedly could be our playcaller and not have to restaff an OC each year.

At this point the only person we are evaluating is Canales. We have answers on Evero and Bryce. Can that answer change? Maybe slightly, but that answer won't be in the form of a franchise QB/contract extension. Sure you can say that's just an opinion/prediction because I don't know for a fact what the rest of the season will look like, but trend and historical analysis agrees with me. Dave was supposed to be this offensive playcaller that we have never had. How has he progressed? How do we look 4 weeks into this season compared to week 1 last year? I don't see much improvement at all. The blame doesn't fall solely on Dave, but this is a business.

Panthers Attack No Team Home or Even on the Road Sorry... or Pain Aneurysm Nausea Thyroid Hemorrhoids Emphysema Ringworm Self-harming Whichever you like best

I don't understand why anyone even wants to see a year 3 from Canales. Especially if you know he's not gonna last like we do. Canales told yall this was a developmentally minded staff, not meaning they develop players, but that they will build this roster with players that need development (only half joking here). Clean house. Canales could never get a run game going even on the buccs, but the run game is supposed to be our identity. Let alone the players he has attached his self to. Canales has not shown me he can run a top half of the league offense. Even Daboll showed a lot of potential while having losing season. I said it before if we keep Canales it will a Bears-like move continuing to go from QB to QB not in parallel with your HC/GM. Our next !B will have two or moer playcallers by year 2 counting interim HC and etc.

Tell me what Canales has shown you to make you want another year with him. Convince me of why my next QB should get the Bryce treatment and have 2 HCs in two seasons.

Run play in 3… 2…

Might as well let jansen return it haha

True. Can’t really say nothing against this haha.

This is the first time i actually am gonna turn off a game.

Im gonna need therapy after this season

Tmac dont worry we’ll get you a qb

Nick The Kick Scott

We fall victim to fakes so easily

I blame you for not going fishing today tbh