We are living in an era of underwhelming NFL coaches. Adam Gase somehow got hired by the Jets, and is basically being kept as a sideline tanking device to secure the No. 1 pick. And the pipeline is also thin, as the incessant annual coaching turnover has created few appealing options.
So what if there were a Super Bowl coach with a higher NFL winning percentage than Bill Belichick available? Well, he exists and could either be intrigued by a return to the NFL or forced there. And one of the most compelling storylines of this year’s coaching carousel will be whether NFL owners and front offices can stomach hiring him.