The head coaching hiring cycle is at its peak in the NFL to have each piece in place heading into the 2022 season. At the moment there are eight positions available, meaning that a quarter of the league is looking for a new figure to lead their team’s talent, but what is the best head coaching job in the NFL right now?
Below we leave you this ranking, from least to most attractive, explaining the reasons for each of the destinations.
8. Houston Texans
Today we can call it The place you don’t want to be. A franchise that is not only rebuilding, but appears to have taken a sabbatical from that process in 2021. The results on the field were much better than expected by getting more wins than projected; however, they did so with players with more heart than talent and who can hardly be considered part of the long-term answer.
The hiring of Nick Caserio as general manager was the only step they seem to have taken in the medium term. His background in New England led him to bring in several veteran players from that team and he placed David Culley merely as a bridge between his arrival and the search for a more permanent head coach.
Upon arrival, the new coach will have to start from the fact that he won’t have Deshaun Watson and consider whether he wants to take Davis Mills as the QB from which to build an offense that doesn’t have much talent outside of Brandin Cooks.
He will have the overall pick 3 in the next Draft and will have a little more than 23 million to spend in free agency.
The work seems titanic for the “brave” who takes it.
7. New York Giants
Not long ago, this organization was one of the most stable, championship contenders and considered NFL royalty; however, lately he has had three different head coaches in the last six years.
In recent days, Dave Gettleman retired as General Manager and the team hired Joe Schoen to replace him, which has sparked rumors of the possible arrival of Brian Daboll as head coach for having been part of the Bills as offensive coordinator, as well as that Schoen did in the front office.
The work in New York, however, is tough. Whoever takes the position will face a tough press and constant scrutiny from a very large market. All this with a roster full of questions. Is Daniel Jones the QB of the future? Should Saquon Barkley be extended? What is the identity of this team?
The job is made even more complicated by the thought that they are over the salary cap for next season and that they will have a lot to do in terms of contracts. The only good thing is that the team has two selections in the top-10 of the next Draft.
6. Minnesota Vikings
A whole unknown poses a new starting point for the franchise, since they removed not only Mike Zimmer as head coach, but also Rick Spielman, who had been in the organization since 2006.
The new head coach will come to a franchise with patient owners and, working together with the new GM, he could build a project his way.
The problem is that there are only a couple of pieces on the roster that can be built around in the long term; Justin Jefferson and Dalvin Cook, with Kirk Cousins being the biggest decision to make, as his contract is expensive and, while he’s a better-than-average passer, it’s not necessarily the solution to their problems.
They’ll pick 12th in the upcoming draft, but they have salary-cap problems with more than 12 million above him.
The situation is not dire, but it is very unattractive.
5. Chicago Bears
A franchise hungry for wins, with dedicated fans and a great tradition that is now looking for a head coach and general manager duo.
The McCaskey family, which owns the team, has been patient with their front office staff and head coaches. However, now the situation is perfect for them to push to return to the good times, since everything indicates that Aaron Rodgers will leave the division and that will leave a power vacuum that they, hand in hand with Justin Fields, who they hope will be their Franchise QB, could fill.
That is what the new head coach will receive, a team without the first pick in the next Draft, but with a young promise at the QB position that must be developed and more than 34 million in salary cap available to maneuver and rebuild a roster. which at the moment has aged defensively and has few reliable attacking elements.
4. Miami Dolphins
Brian Flores’ job was pretty good in terms of rebuilding, so the head coach who gets to lead this team will inherit a good amount of young talent.
The most important question he will have to answer is whether or not he will trust Tua Tagovailoa, who will carry for the rest of his career the stigma of having been taken before Justin Herbert in the Draft, something in which he, of course, had nothing. to see, neither for better nor for worse.
With a very solid defense and a player as dynamic as Jaylen Waddle on offense, it seems that the team could be on the right track if the new coach knows how to manage the talent he has on hand plus what he can continue to acquire in the offseason.
In the next Draft they will have a turn among the last four, since they will use the 49ers, while they are the team with the largest space available in the salary cap, with an amount greater than 67 million, so they will be able to go shopping without much concern in March.
With these resources and a warm climate, the destination seems attractive.
3. Jacksonville Jaguars
The key here may be the low expectation of this team. How much worse can things get compared to Urban Meyer’s regime? A decent job will be enough to put Shad Khan in the bag and quickly convince him that things are on the right track.
In addition, having a talent like Trevor Lawrence must be an attractive element, since despite having a turbulent first season, he shows the flashes that made him deserve the first overall pick of the last Draft.
As if that weren’t enough, this year they will once again have the top position to pick at this year’s event and with this being a class where we’re likely to see pass rushers come out in the top positions, the situation is ideal as defense is a area that requires improvement.
Add in more than $62 million available in the salary cap, and we have one of the most attractive jobs at the moment. In a division riddled with year-to-year inconsistency, why couldn’t the Jaguars make some noise with a coach who stabilizes the ship and, as soon as two years from now, start being competitive?
2. Las Vegas Raiders
Despite the lack of recent success on the field, the Raiders are one of the biggest brands in the NFL. Being the head coach of this team has a weight like few others in this league.
This is probably the team looking for a head coach, along with the Vikings, with the best situation at quarterback. Derek Carr has proven to be a talented passer who can be the face of the franchise, and if for whatever reason he doesn’t convince the new head coach, his contract is only one year old, so they could go in a different direction.
The big drawback of this job is the fact that it involves playing four games a year against Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert, who look like the new strongholds at QB in the league in the next decade.
As such, it will be interesting to see what the new head coach does with the defensive staff, especially Gus Bradley and Rod Marinelli, who have made this a tremendously effective unit that can pressure the QB and get opponents into trouble.
Without a doubt, a great opportunity for those who want to take it.
1. Denver Broncos
This team possibly has the most complete roster of those that make up this list and they would only be looking for one of the most important elements; the quarterback.
Of course, not everything is hunky-dory, since this position shares the complication we saw above with the Raiders and added to that team, it will have to be six very tough division matchups.
Another factor that could worry some potential stakeholders is the fact that the team will change hands very soon, although not so soon that it will happen before the head coach is hired.
Taking a job as head coach in which the receiving corps has elements like Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy, Javonte Williams is the backfield and on defense they have elements like Patrick Surtain and Justin Simmons sounds very attractive, especially because surely the chosen one He will have a say in the decision of the new QB, either via free agency with one of the big names that could be on the move this offseason or looking in the Draft.
This is our current ranking of the best head coaching vacancies in the NFL in 2022. What order would you put them in? We read you in the comments under this article and on our social networks.
