NFL power rankings: NFC head coaches from 16-1
By Mike Luciano
The NFC has some of the league’s best coaches.
The AFC might have won the Super Bowl last year, but the depth in the NFC is quite frankly ridiculous, as nearly every team in the conference has a shot at making the postseason in 2020.
Coaching is what will determine who comes out of the NFC this season and some coaches clearly stand out when compared to the rest of their contemporaries.
Power ranking the head coaches in the NFC from worst to best.
16. Joe Judge, New York Giants
Judge gets the bottom spot on this list due to the fact we have no idea if he’ll be a good coach or not. While hiring a special teams coach has worked out before, as proved by John Harbaugh’s success in Baltimore, Judge’s poor showing as wide receivers coach in 2019 left some Giants fans a bit puzzled after he was chosen.
Even with all of that, expectations should remain high for Judge and new offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, as Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley should give the Giants quite an interesting offense.
15. Matt Rhule, Carolina Panthers
Rhule is in the same boat as Judge, as he is making his first venture into the pros following an extremely successful stint at Baylor. While Rhule’s record against top teams made some question the hire, Rhule probably won over a good chunk of fans in Carolina when he signed Teddy Bridgewater to be his quarterback and hired LSU mastermind Joe Brady as offensive coordinator.
Hiring Rhule is a touch on the risky side, but it has the potential to make the Panthers a threat in the NFC South for the next decade if everything goes off without a hitch.