The 2023 NFL season flew by but the 2024 NFL offseason is off to a slow start, with the possibility of some big names holding up coaching movement. Until freshly minted national champion Jim Harbaugh and six-time Super Bowl champ Bill Belichick figure out their situations, we could be in a bit of a holding pattern.
As such, we currently have seven openings in the NFL, a surprisingly small number for just a few days after the regular season ended.
Things will probably change and we’ll see more jobs open up, but for now we can only rank what’s available. There are two distinct classes as well, with four teams slotting into the top tier, all very, very close with each other and one more job way down at the bottom.
Let’s rank and discuss. Send your complaints, suggestions and angry words to me on Twitter/X @WillBrinson.
With the surprising Pete Carroll news — the longtime coach is out as head coach and transitioning to an advisory role in Seattle — the Seahawks job leapfrogs the Commanders gig for me. This is a 9-8 team with a ton of talent on the roster and a chance to be a playoff/Super Bowl contender with just a few moves.
Quarterback is a long-term “problem” technically, depending on what the current crop of free agent (or employed?!) coaches thinks about Geno Smith and Drew Lock. But the Seahawks used the Russell Wilson trade to completely retool their organization and restock with talent on both sides of the ball.
John Schneider is as good a GM as it comes in the NFL. There are young pieces on the offensive line and a sick trio of wide receivers in DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet round out a really stacked offense. Defensively, there’s plenty there, too, especially with the way young guys like Devon Witherspoon and Boye Mafe developed this year.
The biggest downside might be the obvious coaching candidate…
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Author : Will Brinson
Publish date : 2024-01-10 23:15:35
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