NFL HEAD COACH POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 coaches stand after Week 1
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In the NFL, most teams are only as good as their quarterback and their head coach, so if your team finds a good one, they should hang on and not let go at any cost.
Using a loose formula based on their team's recent success, their team's 2017 outlook, and job security, we have ranked all 32 NFL head coaches.
After the first week of the season, Andy Reid and Jack Del Rio are moving up, while Chuck Pagano and Bill O'Brien are not.
Numbers in parentheses represent the coach's record overall. All other data is with their current team only.
32. Chuck Pagano, Indianapolis Colts
Seasons with current team: 6
Playoff appearances with current team: 3
Last playoff appearance with current team: 2014
Conference championships with current team: 0
Super Bowl wins with current team: 0
One thing to know: With Andrew Luck, the Colts are a mediocre team. Without Luck, they might be one of the one or two worst teams in the NFL. With Luck's return still not in sight, a couple of more losses will lead to speculation that Luck will just sit the rest of the season. When a team has a franchise quarterback behind center, they cannot afford to throw seasons away.
31. Bill O'Brien, Houston Texans
Seasons with current team: 4
Playoff appearances with current team: 2
Last playoff appearance with current team: 2016
Conference championships with current team: 0
Super Bowl wins with current team: 0
One thing to know: O'Brien gave Tom Savage just 13 passes before he was pulled at halftime of the Texans' Week 1 loss. Deshaun Watson is now the ninth quarterback used by O'Brien in just his fourth season. This is a team that has backdoored into the playoffs the last two seasons thanks to a weak division. If this team takes a step back, O'Brien will be in trouble.
30. Todd Bowles, New York Jets
Seasons with current team: 3
Playoff appearances with current team: 0
Last playoff appearance with current team: Has not been to the playoffs
Conference championships with current team: 0
Super Bowl wins with current team: 0
One thing to know: It's not Bowles' fault that the Jets are tanking, but that won't matter if ownership decides Bowles is not the right guy for the job when it is time to start moving forward.
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