Ranking all the NFL head coaches

At this point, the argument isn't whether Belichick is the best current head coach but rather if he's the best football coach ever. He currently ranks third all time with 250 wins. His eight appearances in the Super Bowl and five wins are both the most ever.

Entering his 13th season as an NFL head coach, Carroll has produced a winning record in six straight campaigns and eight of his 13 seasons. He's won one of his two Super Bowl appearances and has a .621 winning percentage since joining the Seahawks in 2010.

Reid ranks 11th all time with 183 wins, and he's one of only 35 head coaches with 50 games under their belts with a winning percentage better than .600. The naysayers point to Reid's inability to win a Super Bowl in his 19 seasons with Philadelphia and Kansas City, but Reid's Eagles did appear in the big game in 2004. He's made 13 playoff appearances, including four in five years with the Chiefs.

Tomlin's winning percentage since joining the Steelers is up to .659 in 11 seasons, and the team won one of the two Super Bowls he's appeared in. Impressively, Tomlin has yet to have a losing season in Pittsburgh, though some would argue that he should have done better with the elite trio of Ben Roethlisberger, Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown. The Steelers have appeared in only one AFC Conference Championship over the last seven seasons.

A former understudy of Andy Reid, Pederson is vaulting up the list after winning the Super Bowl in his second season with the Eagles. Even more amazing, his Eagles won with backup quarterback Nick Foles under center. With Carson Wentz returning and great young talent on both sides of the ball, it looks like the Eagles are here to stay.

Payton is one of the top offensive minds in the game, and he led New Orleans to a Super Bowl victory in his fourth season. The Saints had some long years trying to rebuild a defense after losing assets in the bounty scandal, but they're finally on solid football again after going 11-5 last season. Payton has an excellent .597 winning percentage during his career, sixth among active coaches with 50 games of experience.

The Vikings have regularly faced major injuries during Zimmer's tenure, yet the former defensive coordinator has continued to chug along. He has two playoff appearances in four years, including an NFC Championship appearance last year. His .609 winning percentage is fourth among active coaches, and the Vikings are one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl in 2018.

Quinn took over a talented offense in 2015, but he still deserves credit for bringing more consistency to Atlanta. The Falcons have consecutive winning seasons and a Super Bowl appearance in 2016. Atlanta's defense looks like it's headed in the right direction, so more playoff success could be on the way.

McVay was named the Rams head coach last season at age 3, and the organization's turnaround under his leadership was incredible. The team went from 4-12 in 2016 to 11-5 last season, as McVay drastically improved the offense in his first season. The expectations are even higher in 2018 after several notable offseason moves.

Harbaugh was a head coaching star early in his tenure with Baltimore, starting his career with five straight winning seasons and a Super Bowl victory over his brother in 2012. However, the Ravens have made the playoffs only once over the last five seasons following Ray Lewis' retirement. Granted, they have only one losing season over that time.

After missing the playoffs in his first two seasons with the Panthers, Rivera has led his team to the playoffs in four of the last five years. That includes a trip to the Super Bowl and a 15-1 regular-season record in 2015. His success is admirable in an NFC South division that has become considerably more competitive recently.

Gruden returns to the coaching ranks 10 years removed from the game. He won one Super Bowl with the Bucs in 2002 and probably should have advanced the previous year in Oakland if not for an infamous call vs. New England known as the Tuck Rule. That said, his results in Tampa Bay after winning the Super Bowl were mixed, with more losing seasons (three) than playoff appearances (two) over his final six seasons. Raiders fans are excited for his return, but some of his personnel moves have already been questioned, and there have been rampant nursing home jokes from critics after the signing of several players on their last legs like Jordy Nelson, Doug Martin and Derrick Johnson.

On one hand, McCarthy is 121-70-1 with nine playoff appearances in 12 seasons in Green Bay. On the other hand, the Packers have consistently failed when Aaron Rodgers has been hurt, and some would argue that the team should have won more than one Super Bowl with Rodgers leading the team. The overall success is tough to argue with, but McCarthy's time could be running out if the Pack doesn't get back to the playoffs this year.

Isn't it ironic that O'Brien went 9-7 in each of his first three seasons when Houston was without a quarterback he could build around and then regressed to 4-12 last season after drafting Deshaun Watson? O'Brien still deserves credit for his team's three years of success and consecutive AFC South titles, albeit in a weak division, but the expectations and division look much more difficult in 2018. 

Marrone departed Buffalo after only two seasons and a 9-7 finish in 2014, seemingly with the expectation that another team would give him an offer immediately. He had to settle for assistant duty in Jacksonville but was eventually named the permanent head coach last year. The Jags saw a complete turnaround under his leadership, going 10-6 and making the playoffs for the first time since 2007. With a loaded young defense and Leonard Fournette at running back, the Jaguars could be here to stay.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones often sings the praises of Garrett, and the former offensive coordinator does have only one losing season since taking the head coaching job permanently in 2011. That said, he's made only two playoff appearances, and some fans are frustrated with the results given the talent Dallas has on both sides of the ball. He likely needs to make it back to the playoffs this year to keep his job.

Shanahan's father, Mike, was one of the best coaches of his era, winning two Super Bowls in Denver. Kyle's 49ers went 6-10 in his first season, but he's forging his own path as one of the top offensive minds in the game after producing a historically great Falcons offense in 2016 and seeing late returns last year after acquiring Jimmy Garoppolo. The future looks bright in San Fran.

Gruden has one of the toughest tasks among NFL head coaches: trying to appease owner Daniel Snyder. He's managed to do that, for the most part, in four seasons while also transitioning from Robert Griffin III to Kirk Cousins to Alex Smith at quarterback. However, Washington has made the playoffs only once in four seasons with Gruden at the helm, and 2018 could be do-or-die at 28-35-1.

Gase was the one of the hottest head coaching commodities in recent memory when he finally left the comforts of offensive coordinator in Chicago to lead the Dolphins in 2016. His team went 10-6 and made the playoffs in his first season but regressed to 6-10 last year with Jay Cutler at quarterback. The Dolphins are hoping to get back on track this year with Ryan Tannehill returning and having also seen major turnover with stars Jarvis Landry and Ndamukong Suh gone.

It's been so long now that it's easy to forget the futility of the Bengals franchise before Lewis arrived in 2003. The Bengals had 12 straight years without a winning season when he took the job but have since made the playoffs seven times in 15 seasons. However, Lewis is still 0-7 in the playoffs with some epic meltdowns. With consecutive losing seasons, some of the luster is wearing off Lewis. He still has a strong .527 career winning percentage.

Last year it was a new head coach and home for the Chargers but the same old story. They found ways to lose early in the year, which was too much to overcome despite finishing out the year 9-3 over their last 12 games. The expectations are much higher for LA this year, and Lynn certainly deserves credit for last year's improvement after the team went 5-11 and 4-12, respectively, in its previous two seasons.

McDermott gained the support of the Bills Mafia with a miracle wild card playoff berth after going 9-7 during the regular season. That said, the Bills have been shedding talent to fit McDermott's defensive scheme, losing notable players like Stephon Gilmore, Ronald Darby, Marcell Dareus and Reggie Ragland on defense, not to mention Tyrod Taylor and Sammy Watkins on offense. The replacements don't exactly look great on paper, but time will tell.

Bowles' team was 10-6 with Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback in his first season but the Jets have now seen consecutive 5-11 seasons as they rebuild. The organization deserves credit for being patient with Bowles as the team gets younger, but there are expectations that the team will make progress this year after drafting Sam Darnold.

Denver went from 9-7 in 2016 to 5-11 last year when Joseph took over, though the poor quarterback play is certainly a big reason for the decline. The Broncos hope to have addressed that issue with Case Keenum, and the defense remained elite last year under Joseph despite the loss of defensive coordinator Wade Phillips. After last year's struggles, Joseph's Broncos probably need to make marked improvement for him to keep his job.

Shurmur went 9-23 in two seasons leading the Browns in 2011-2012. In the whole scheme of things, that's really nothing to sneeze at given their many years of poor results. That said, those poor results probably prevented Giants fans from proclaiming that the hiring of Shurmur was a home run.

Koetter was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach in 2016, as the Bucs wanted to retain him for his work with Jameis Winston. Both coach and quarterback could be out after this season if they don't improve. After a surprising 9-7 record in 2016, the Bucs went just 5-11 last season as Winston battled through a shoulder injury. Winston is set to miss the first three games of the year for violating the league's personal conduct policy, so the road could get even tougher this year.

Certainly, Jackson hasn't had much talent to work with in Cleveland, but that doesn't excuse his 1-31 results in his first two seasons with the franchise. The Browns have added significant talent in the offseason but need to do significantly more winning this year.

Nagy arrives from Kansas City, where he was the Chiefs offensive coordinator under Andy Reid for two years. After the success that former Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson has had in Philly, there's optimism that Nagy can get the Bears on the right track.

Patricia takes over in Detroit after six seasons as Bill Belichick's defensive coordinator in New England. The lack of success for many former Belichick assistant as head coaches is a tale that has made organizations more cautious about adding from Belichick's pupils (Eric Mangini, Romeo Crennel, Josh McDaniels), but Patricia is hoping to reverse that trend with a Lions squad that has some talent.

Vrabel was a surprise head coaching hire with just one year of coordinator experience under his belt with Houston, but the former Patriots linebacker was one of the most acclaimed assistants in the game. He inherits a Titans team that made the playoffs last year as a wild card.

Wilks has been in the NFL as a defensive assistant since 2005, but he has only one year of experience as a defensive coordinator. Still, he was Carolina's assistant head coach over the last three years and has helped develop some impressive secondary talent in Chicago, San Diego and Carolina.

Reich was the Colts second choice after a bizarre decision by Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to reverse course and remain in New England after accepting the Colts job. For all his success developing the Eagles offense over the last two years, it should be remembered that Reich was nearly run out of San Diego after the 2015 season.