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2018 NFL Power Rankings: Top 32 Head Coaches in the NFL

By Erik Lambert

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Ron Rivera of the Carolina Panthers reacts during the second half of the NFC Wild Card playoff game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Ron Rivera of the Carolina Panthers reacts during the second half of the NFC Wild Card playoff game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 17: Head coach Hue Jackson of the Cleveland Browns looks on in the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 17, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 17: Head coach Hue Jackson of the Cleveland Browns looks on in the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 17, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /

Next to the quarterback, there is no more important job in football than the head coach. So the 2018 NFL power rankings certainly have intrigue here.

So how does one go about deciding the best coaches. Of course team success plays a huge part but there’s also a desire to maintain balance. Most people will simply focus on most recent achievements but past glories cannot and should not be dismissed. The entire picture must be taken into account before settling on a position for each name.

That’s why some people may or may not be surprised by the positions of certain names on this list. Don’t agree. Feel free to have the debate. The upcoming season will likely shift the order in ways people couldn’t imagine.

53. . HC. Cleveland Browns. Hue Jackson . 32. player

How can a coach with two years of experience be ranked behind all the coaches who haven’t even directed a single game yet in their careers? The answer to that is simple. They can’t possibly be any worse than Hue Jackson has been during that span. The man has one win in 32 games. Let that settle for just a second. He went 1-15 in 2016 and 0-16 last year.

No coach has done worse than that in the Super Bowl era. This includes John McCay and that historically bad expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers team of the mid-1970s. Why the Browns elected to keep him felt less out of faith he’d turn the corner and more trying to save face after firing so many coaches before him. Maybe Jackson can turn it around, but it feels like he’s on borrowed time now.

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