Even without Bill Belichick in the mix, there was some serious star power in this year’s hiring cycle.
Former head coaches Pete Carroll and Mike Vrabel secured new opportunities, while heavily coveted coordinators Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn and Liam Coen earned their first chances to lead a team. Brian Schottenheimer, the son of longtime coach Marty Schottenheimer, and long-considered candidate Kellen Moore rounded out the hirings.
The Athletic polled 10 NFL personnel executives and coaches, asking them to assess each coach’s fit and rank their top five hires, with a first-place vote worth five points, a second place vote worth four points and so forth.