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11 Rules for Hiring an NFL Head Coach - The Ringer

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The 2024 NFL head coach hiring cycle is spinning. As of Friday morning, we’ve got seven teams—the Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, and Washington Commanders—looking for a head coach. The New England Patriots already filled their opening by promoting Jerod Mayo. That means a quarter of the league will have new head coaches in 2024. So how can team owners be this bad at finding competent coaches? In a country with a population of over 330 million, we have to be able to find 32 people who are good at coaching football, right? The truth—and cover your ears if you are offended easily—is that NFL organizations do not operate like well-oiled machines. Owners are often looking at the same media-reported lists as regular folks when trying to identify strong candidates. And those lists are influenced by agents who are trying to raise the profile of their clients. That’s how this whole thing works. Isn’t it ridiculous

Hiring a new coach is hard. But it doesn’t have to be—just follow these very simple rules. By • - The 2024 NFL head coach hiring cycle is spinning. As of Friday morning, we’ve got seven teams—the Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, and Washington Commanders—looking for a head coach. The New England Patriots already filled their opening by promoting Jerod Mayo. That means a quarter of the league will have new head coaches in 2024. So how can team owners be this bad at finding competent coaches? In a country with a popu

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