Ranking the NFL coaches 32-1

The son of Super Bowl-winning head coach Mike Shanahan, Kyle comes over from Atlanta after producing the best offense in football last season. He has his work cut out for him with a rough 49ers roster.

The youngest head coach in the NFL at age 31, McVay takes over a young but unproductive Rams offense after serving as Washington's coordinator for three years. Highly regarded defensive coordinator Wade Phillips should help his transition.

McDermott replaces Rex Ryan and will try to fix a defense that has fallen some recently. The offense has its own share of issues with the lack of a passing game.

Lynn was the interim head coach of the Bills last season, coaching one game. He's been hired to take over a Chargers team with some significant talent but a tough division in the AFC West.

Joseph comes over from Miami after serving as the defensive coordinator. He inherits one of the league's best defenses, but the offense has major questions at quarterback and running back.

Bowles went 10-6 in his first full year with the Jets, but it all went wrong last year at 5-11. After shedding talent in the offseason, the Jets will almost surely have a worse year in 2017.

Pagano could be on his last leg in Indianapolis after consecutive 8-8 seasons. Andrew Luck's injuries haven't helped matters, but the Colts haven't looked great on the field. Pagano did go 11-5 and make the playoffs in each of his first three seasons, though he missed 12 games in his first year due to cancer treatment.

Marrone was acclaimed for his work in Buffalo over two seasons, improving to 9-7 in his second year. However, he quit the team. He's been hired with Jacksonville after coaching two games on an interim basis last year.

Pederson went 7-9 in his first season with a rookie quarterback in Carson Wentz. The expectations are much higher this year after the Eagles made significant personnel additions.

Mularkey's first four seasons as a head coach in the NFL (three with Jacksonville and nine games with Tennessee) were less than impressive, but he's started to turn things around recently. The Titans went 9-7 last season, losing the division tiebreaker to the Texans and failing to make the playoffs. A very talented young offense has things looking up in Tennessee.

McAdoo went 11-5 in his first season as a head coach with the Giants after a huge improvement from the defense. New York's offense did flounder, so the former offensive coordinator will be challenged in 2017, but he now has Brandon Marshall around to free up Odell Beckham Jr.

Jackson went 8-8 in his only season as the Raiders head coach in 2011. He got a second shot last year and went 1-15 for a Browns team that was dumping from the beginning. It's certainly too early to judge his second go-round as an NFL coach.

The Bucs promoted Koetter to head coach from offensive coordinator last year, and the rewards were immediate. Tampa Bay improved to 9-7, finishing second in the NFC South.

Fox certainly deserves credit for getting to the Super Bowl with two different franchises, but his inability to win the big game, both with the Panthers and during Peyton Manning's incredible run in Denver, is a blemish on his résumé. The Bears have also gone downhill in two seasons under his watch. Fox has made the playoffs seven times in 15 seasons with a .533 career winning percentage during the regular season.

Caldwell has seen success as a head coach in the NFL, making the playoffs four times in six seasons, but his 2-14 season with the Colts in 2011 sticks out like a sore thumb. Both of his playoff wins came with Peyton Manning under center in 2009, when Indy advanced to the Super Bowl but lost to the Saints in a massive upset. Caldwell is 53-43 during the regular season.

Del Rio made the playoffs only twice in nine seasons with the Jaguars, albeit with mediocre talent. The Raiders won a wild card spot at 12-4 in only his second season with the team last year. He's three games above .500 for his NFL career over 11 seasons.

O'Brien has three consecutive 9-7 seasons and has won the mediocre AFC South in each of the last two years. He's sometimes maligned for his inability to develop a quarterback thus far, but the Texans hope to change that after drafting Deshaun Watson.

Gase was one of the most attractive head coaching candidates in football for several years after his work in Denver and Chicago. The early returns are good, with the Dolphins going 10-6 and winning a wild card spot in his first season.

Zimmer has been through some trying situations with issues over his three seasons in Minnesota. Still, he has a 26-22 regular-season record and won the NFC North in 2015.

Just for dealing with the marriage between Robert Griffin III and owner Daniel Snyder, Gruden should win an award. Gruden has two winning seasons in three years and shockingly won the NFC East in 2015 while helping develop Kirk Cousins.

Jerry Jones's patience with Garrett has paid off recently. After going 8-8 in his first three full seasons in Dallas, Garrett has made the playoffs in two of the last three seasons and successfully transitioned from Tony Romo to Dak Prescott at quarterback. Garrett has a .558 regular-season winning percentage in six-plus seasons.

Quinn led the Falcons to the Super Bowl in only his second season as head coach. Of course, the team was guided by its historic offense, while the defensive-minded Quinn just tried to make the defense viable. He's 19-13 during the regular season so far.

At this point, Lewis's struggles in the playoffs resemble NFL great Marty Schottenheimer. He's managed to make the playoffs seven times with the Bengals, yet he still doesn't have a postseason win to show for it. Over his regular-season career, Lewis has a .533 winning percentage in 14 seasons.

Rivera has certainly had an up and down six seasons leading the Panthers. He's made three playoff appearances but has had only two winning seasons. Rivera's team did go 15-1 and nearly won the Super Bowl in 2015.

Arians got his first opportunity as an NFL head coach at age 61 only after he led the Colts to a 9-3 record as their interim head coach in 2012. Over his four seasons in Arizona, Arians has posted a winning record three times and made two playoff appearances. He has a .648 winning percentage for his career during the regular season.

McCarthy has spent 11 profitable years with the Packers, but some fans have expected more than just one Super Bowl win with Aaron Rodgers under center. To McCarthy's credit, he's made the playoffs nine times and has an incredible .651 winning percentage during the regular season.

Payton has now finished 7-9 in three consecutive seasons, as the Saints have been in salary cap purgatory and struggled to accumulate defensive talent. They've still had an elite offense during that time, led by Payton and quarterback Drew Brees. Payton won the Super Bowl in his fourth season with the Saints and has five playoff appearances in 10 seasons.

Harbaugh made the playoffs in his first five seasons with Baltimore, but the Ravens have only made the playoffs in one of his last four seasons as player turnover has increased. He's still a Super Bowl champion and has a .590 winning percentage during the regular season.

Tomlin recently signed an extension with the Steelers, now 10 seasons into his tenure. He's made the playoffs seven times with two Super Bowl appearances and one Super Bowl win. Tomlin has a .644 winning percentage during the regular season, and it's helped that he's had Ben Roethlisberger for his entire stay.

Reid is tied with Jeff Fisher for the 11th most wins in NFL history, but he has one glaring weakness on his résumé. He still hasn't won a Super Bowl, but Big Red has made the playoffs 12 times in 18 seasons and has a .602 winning percentage during the regular season.

Carroll has fared incredibly well in his second stint as an NFL head coach with Seattle. Over seven seasons, he's 70-41-1 with two Super Bowl appearances and one win, making the playoffs six times. He also made the playoffs twice in three years as head coach of the Patriots before Bill Belichick took over.

There's no debate over the NFL's best head coach. Belichick has appeared in seven Super Bowls as the head coach of the Patriots, winning five of them. Through 22 seasons that include a tenure with the Browns, Belichick also has the fourth most wins all time (237). His 26 playoff wins is the most in history.