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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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OAKLAND, CA – NOVEMBER 18: Former head coach of the Oakland Raiders and now ESPN Monday Night Football Analyst Jon Gruden looks on during pre-game warm ups before an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum on November 18, 2012 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – NOVEMBER 18: Former head coach of the Oakland Raiders and now ESPN Monday Night Football Analyst Jon Gruden looks on during pre-game warm ups before an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum on November 18, 2012 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

player. 28. . HC. Oakland Raiders. Jon Gruden . 12

The man hasn’t coached in 10 years. How can anybody justify ranking him this high? One word:  credibility. We can’t say for sure if the game as passed Jon Gruden by. He has to actually coach some games this year for that to happen. All one can go on is what he’s done up to this point and Gruden left the game with a strong head coaching legacy in Oakland and Tampa Bay.

With the Raiders, Gruden transformed them from inconsistent occasional to a regular playoff contender. Then in Tampa Bay, he turned a regular playoff contender into a Super Bowl champion in 2002. His final four years in the league involved three winning seasons and a playoff trip. If he hasn’t lost his edge on the sideline, the Raiders are in good shape moving forward.

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