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Ranking 32 NFL head coaches based on presidential potential

By Cody Williams

Jan 3, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians and Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll talk prior to the game at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 3, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians and Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll talk prior to the game at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 6, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles (left) celebrates after New York Giants kicker Josh Brown (not pictured) misses a field goal during overtime at MetLife Stadium. The Jets defeated the Giants 23-20 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 6, 2015; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles (left) celebrates after New York Giants kicker Josh Brown (not pictured) misses a field goal during overtime at MetLife Stadium. The Jets defeated the Giants 23-20 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Todd Bowles – New York Jets

If you can coach an NFL team with a mid-30s Ryan Fitzpatrick as the starting quarterback and win double-digit games, you’re more than qualified to run the United States. New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles came to the job with a great deal of hype about his prospects. But even the greatest of coaches would’ve had a difficult time making the team Bowles had last year look as competent as they did.

While much of what the Jets were able to do with Fitzpatrick was a construct of wide receivers Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker being damn good at their jobs, Bowles’ role was integral as well. With how he designed balanced-attack gameplans on offense, Bowles was able to open up the field for guys like Marshall and Decker, thereby allowing them to make the kind of plays conducive to Ryan Fitzpatrick looking halfway competent.

Given his relative head-coaching inexperience, putting Bowles in the top five of our rankings might seem a bit reactionary. While that may be the case, and while things could change drastically for Bowles after the 2016 season, proving that you can have one year of achieving the near-impossible as a leader of a team is enough to make me believe you’d be a halfway decent Commander-in-Chief.

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