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

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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GLENDALE, AZ – NOVEMBER 26: Head coach Doug Marrone of the Jacksonville Jaguars stands on the field during warm ups for the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /

player. 52. . HC. Jacksonville Jaguars. Doug Marrone . 16

People forget that the Jacksonville Jaguars aren’t the first team that Doug Marrone was head coach of. He also had a brief run with the Buffalo Bills and had some success, leading them to a 9-7 season at one point. It wasn’t until last year though that people saw how good of a coach he is, taking a dysfunctional team who couldn’t play their way out of a paper bag into a contender overnight.

The fact he did this with the unreliable Blake Bortles at quarterback makes it all the more impressive. This team carried itself with a swagger and confidence they had never had in years past and it was Marrone who guided the way. It will be interesting to see if he can get them over the hump in the AFC. It feels like this is their year, and given their cap situation it may have to be.

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