After the 2022 offseason produced 10 new head coaches, this one brought a step back in terms of turnover. Five teams changed HCs, though each conducted thorough searches — four of them lasting until at least January 31.
The Colts and Cardinals hired their HCs after Super Bowl LVII, plucking the Eagles’ offensive and defensive coordinators (Shane Steichen, Jonathan Gannon). The Cardinals were hit with a tampering penalty regarding their Gannon search. Conducting their second HC search in two years, the Broncos saw multiple candidates drop out of the running. But Denver’s new ownership group convinced Sean Payton to step out of the FOX studio and back onto the sidelines after just one season away. The Panthers made this year’s first hire (Frank Reich), while the Texans — running their third HC search in three years — finalized an agreement with DeMeco Ryans minutes after the Payton news broke.
Only one of last year’s top 10 longest-tenured HCs lost his job. A turbulent Colts year led to Reich being fired barely a year after he signed an extension. During a rather eventful stretch, Jim Irsay said he reluctantly extended Reich in 2021. The Colts passed on giving interim HC Jeff Saturday the full-time position, despite Irsay previously indicating he hoped the former center would transition to that role. Reich landed on his feet, and after losing Andrew Luck to a shocking retirement just before his second Colts season, the well-regarded play-caller now has another No. 1 pick (Bryce Young) to mentor.
After considering a Rams exit, Sean McVay recommitted to the team and is overseeing a reshaped roster. Andy Reid also sidestepped retirement rumors, staying on with the Chiefs after his second Super Bowl win. This will be Reid’s 25th season as an NFL head coach.
Here is how the 32 HC jobs look for the 2023 season:
- Bill Belichick (New England Patriots): January 27, 2000
- Mike Tomlin (Pittsburgh Steelers): January 27, 2007; extended through 2024
- John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens): January 19, 2008; extended through 2025
- Pete Carroll (Seattle Seahawks): January 9, 2010; extended through 2025
- Andy Reid (Kansas City Chiefs): January 4, 2013; extended through 2025
- Sean McDermott (Buffalo Bills): January 11, 2017; extended through 2027
- Sean McVay (Los Angeles Rams): January 12, 2017; extended through 2023
- Kyle Shanahan (San Francisco 49ers): February 6, 2017; extended through 2025
- Mike Vrabel (Tennessee Titans): January 20, 2018; signed extension in February 2022
- Matt LaFleur (Green Bay Packers): January 8, 2019: signed extension in July 2022
- Zac Taylor (Cincinnati Bengals): February 4, 2019; extended through 2026
- Ron Rivera (Washington Commanders): January 1, 2020
- Mike McCarthy (Dallas Cowboys): January 7, 2020
- Kevin Stefanski (Cleveland Browns): January 13, 2020
- Robert Saleh (New York Jets): January 15, 2021
- Arthur Smith (Atlanta Falcons): January 15, 2021
- Brandon Staley (Los Angeles Chargers): January 17, 2021
- Dan Campbell (Detroit Lions): January 20, 2021
- Nick Sirianni (Philadelphia Eagles): January 21, 2021
- Matt Eberflus (Chicago Bears): January 27, 2022
- Brian Daboll (New York Giants): January 28, 2022
- Josh McDaniels (Las Vegas Raiders): January 30, 2022
- Kevin O’Connell (Minnesota Vikings): February 2, 2022
- Doug Pederson (Jacksonville Jaguars): February 3, 2022
- Mike McDaniel (Miami Dolphins): February 6, 2022
- Dennis Allen (New Orleans Saints): February 7, 2022
- Todd Bowles (Tampa Bay Buccaneers): March 30, 2022
- Frank Reich (Carolina Panthers): January 26, 2023
- Sean Payton (Denver Broncos): January 31, 2023
- DeMeco Ryans (Houston Texans): January 31, 2023
- Shane Steichen (Indianapolis Colts): February 14, 2023
- Jonathan Gannon (Arizona Cardinals): February 14, 2023
Mike Tomlin…16 years coaching, pretty impressive. A great article someone should write on this site is his coaching tree that he has accumulated in those 16 years.
Make sure to include Bill B’s coaching tree! It would be a twig. Reid’s would be strong as well.
And Reid is a branch from Homlgren, who is a branch from Bill Walsh.
And Bill B is a branch from Parcells’ coaching tree.
BB is the HC, OC, DC, and ST coach. He just needs minions to assist him with his game plans lol
Don’t forget hime being the GM and head scout!
Harbaugh worked for Reid in Philly.
As did Rivera and McDermott
The “coaching tree’ concept is totally absurd to any intelligent person. Does anyone actually think there are any genetic markers being transferred there?
I do, just ask my cousin.
To me, not absurd. Grateful Baltimore went with Harbaugh back in the day. Obviously he came from a system run by a coach (Reid) that knows how to win. Like Reid, Harbaugh knows how to win. The preferred coaching hire back then was that guy from Dallas which is run by an owner/GM that struggles to win.
It is sort of absurd, because you could keep following it back to the very first football coach there ever was!
It’s absurd to judge a coach by the assistants that played under him. Some of these assistants go into situations where they have a good chance at being successful while the others end up in situations where they have very little chance to succeed. The coach they played under has absolutely no control over any of that. A football “coaching tree” makes about as much sense as a Hollywood “actors tree”.
His coaching tree is a telephone pole, just a bunch of bums. Aside from the few he inherited
Who is most likely to be fired during or after the coming season? My top 3 are: Mike McCarthy, McCarthy Mike, and the guy pretending to be the Cowboys HC.
In no particular order:
Todd Bowles
Denise Allen
Brandon Staley
Mike McCarthy
Ron Rivera
6-7 HC are replaced on average every year. These guys are in danger of losing their jobs.
Bill Belichick is also on the hot seat. I can see Mr. Kraft letting him go this year if things are not better.
If Kraft dumps Belichick when he is this close to Shula’s win record he’ll be joining Snyder as an ousted owner.
Owners do not care about personal achievements outside of their own success. I think it would be awesome to watch Bill break the record, I do not know if he will be able to do it on the Patriots. If Bill leaves New England I would think that he finds a new opportunity relatively quickly if he wants one. He could sit out for a year but I do not think he is the kind of guy who enjoys downtime
Aside from bringing some notoriety to Florida massage parlors, what personal achievements can Kraft claim that didn’t require Belichick’s assistance. Perhaps Bobby is too medicated to understand that coaches that can win you 8 championships don’t just fall from trees.
2017 had three great coaches hired.
When you look at this list you realize just how screwed up this league is. Eberflus, After 1 season has already moved up 12 spots or in Laymans terms has leapfrogged over 1/3 of the coaches in the league. Think about that over your Cheerios. Or whatever you eat for breakfast.
Thats life
You mean the league that their Super Bowl tv pulls in over a 100 million people? Why the NBA gets 8 million.
No self respecting Bears fan should be eating Cheerios unless they are the Honey Nut variety.
Absolutely. I hate regular cheerios.