The latest head coach rankings are out at NFL.com, and Andy Reid comes in at No. 7 overall for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Lists and lists and more lists. There’s no way around ’em this time of year. With only a few weeks left until training camp arrives, the NFL offseason is filled with rankings and lists and projections and fantasy drafts. The latest set of rankings come courtesy of Elliot Harrison of NFL.com, who put together a rundown of every head coach in the National Football League for 2018.
The list starts with the obvious choice of Bill Belichick, who will remain at No. 1 for however long he decides to work in professional football. From there, it’s a mix of various coaches who have won a Lombardi Trophy for themselves. Finally coming in at No. 7 is Andy Reid, the Kansas City Chiefs head coach who is still missing some key hardware for himself despite having an incredible record of success overall. Harrison writes:
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It’s hard to argue with any of the Super Bowl winning coaches remaining ahead of Andy Reid for this season. It’s a list that includes Pete Carroll, Sean Payton, Mike McCarthy and Mike Tomlin. Then again John Harbaugh remains on that list above Reid and the Ravens have gone only 40-38 over the last five seasons combined. Of course, he’s got the ring so that works in his favor, but let’s be honest that it’s been some time since the Ravens were the Ravens as remembered on this list.
What’s also interesting is that Doug Pederson is listed after Reid, which might be realistic, but most folks are super high on the Eagles and Pederson especially after his coaching performance in the playoffs. It’s surprising to see Harrison avoid the hype and make Pederson a top 10 coach with room to still climb. Then again, he also made Jon Gruden a Top 10 coach—unless he means it to stand for the 10 years he’s been out of football.
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Other interesting spots on the list include Matt Nagy at No. 25 for the Chicago Bears and Vance Joseph at No. 30 for the Denver Broncos. Nagy will be fun to watch in the Windy City as he tries out the head coaching role for the first time after several years served on the Chiefs coaching staff. As for Joseph, it will be interesting to see whether he can right the ship in Denver or whether he’ll take the blame for further mediocrity if Case Keenum can’t turn things around.