Garrett 13 in HC Power Rankings

[CalPolyTechnique]

http://www.nfl.com/photoessays/0ap3...chick-tops-2017-nfl-head-coach-power-rankings

 

[Direwolf63]

John Fox is ranked way too high.

As is Chuck Pagano.

I waffle on Andy Reid. A very good regular season coach who can't close the deal in the playoffs.

 

[cowboyblue22]

close to middle of the pack which is about right for him

 

[ksadler1]

close to middle of the pack which is about right for him

Kind of high if you ask me.....

 

[Sydla]

About right

 

[dfense]

Look at the top 5 coaches listed. Then think about the QB's for those teams. Tell me the QB doesn't make the coach.

 

[Doomsday101]

Just as we expect the team to take the next step the same will go for Garrett. I know many here do not care for him but for me I think he is a good fit in Dallas. He has a very good working relationship with Jerry and Stephen and this team plays hard for Garrett. Having said that this team must continue to be contenders and reach the SB for Garrett to remain HC.
I think he has this team moving in the right direction but the next step is a must. No more 1 step forward 2 steps back.

 

[Kevinicus]

Look at the top 5 coaches listed. Then think about the QB's for those teams. Tell me the QB doesn't make the coach.

I see two teams whose success has hinged primarily on their defense, one who's best achievements were primarily led by the defense, and another that has generally had good-great defenses.

 

[Beats_By_Zeke]

I would put harbaugh ahead of mike McCarthy and tomlin.

 

[Alexander]

John Fox is ranked way too high.

Fox has been to three conference championships, that ranking is pretty fair as far as I am concerned when you look at who is below him. He has a bad situation right now where he and Ryan Pace simply aren't on the same page.

I waffle on Andy Reid. A very good regular season coach who can't close the deal in the playoffs.

Zimmer is one I think is a little high. Reid is certainly more accomplished.

 

[DoctorChicken]

I think he's a little low. I'd make the argument for top ten, especially if we have another good season this year.

But my real question is... what has Pagano ever done to warrant top-15? The Colts would be nothing without Luck. Chuck a terrible player manager. Their offensive line is awful and their defense has major issues too. For their sake I hope Malik Hooker plays well, because that's their biggest hope right now. I watched a lot of Colts games last year, and they seriously have some of the worst play calling in the NFL right now.

 

[TheFinisher]

Garrett is much more respected league wide than he was during those 8-8 campaigns, and rightfully so, we've had an impressive roster rebuild under him with a couple notable regular season campaigns as of late.

However, much like the franchise as a whole, it's time to take that next step and establish ourselves as an NFC power instead of teasing every few years. He would skyrocket up this list with a SB appearance next year.

I'm pretty sold on him being the steady hand this franchise needed, but seeing the process come to full fruition in the form of an NFC title would be nice.

 

[Alexander]

But my real question is... what has Pagano ever done to warrant top-15? The Colts would be nothing without Luck. Chuck a terrible player manager. Their offensive line is awful and their defense has major issues too.

Pagano is not the one who acquired the talent and refused to fix the OL. That was on Ryan Grigson who got rightfully canned. I don't see what the problem is where he is ranked. If Garrett is top 15, he is just as deserving of that area.

 

[Alexander]

However, much like the franchise as a whole, it's time to take that next step and establish ourselves as an NFC power instead of teasing every few years.

For Garrett to get the respect some think he deserves, getting past one and done in the playoffs more than once in seven years is a first step.

 

[ksadler1]

Garrett's big test, for me anyway, will be consistency. You have to be able to win your division on a yearly basis, not every 2 or 3 years. And when you have the best record in the NFC, with home field throughout, you CAN'T choke that away. Garrett needs to be a 4 quarter coach, not just a second half coach. A lot of games are won in the first half.....

 

[BigStar]

I would put harbaugh ahead of mike McCarthy and tomlin.

Agree, he's a poor mans Bledsoe basically so gotta give Harbaugh some credit working with such a statue @ QB w/a slow delivery. Agree with authors point that making the Raiders relevant and the development of Carr should be of note after being a laughing stock for so long.

 

[Alexander]

Garrett's big test, for me anyway, will be consistency.

What? I guess the 8-8 rut was not consistent enough for you, huh?

 

[MileyDancer]

I think he's a little low. I'd make the argument for top ten, especially if we have another good season this year.

But my real question is... what has Pagano ever done to warrant top-15? The Colts would be nothing without Luck. Chuck a terrible player manager. Their offensive line is awful and their defense has major issues too. For their sake I hope Malik Hooker plays well, because that's their biggest hope right now. I watched a lot of Colts games last year, and they seriously have some of the worst play calling in the NFL right now.

The Colts have been nothing WITH Luck.

 

[LocimusPrime]

Waiting for the owner power rankings to get released

 

[Idgit]

Garrett's big test, for me anyway, will be consistency. You have to be able to win your division on a yearly basis, not every 2 or 3 years. And when you have the best record in the NFC, with home field throughout, you CAN'T choke that away. Garrett needs to be a 4 quarter coach, not just a second half coach. A lot of games are won in the first half.....

We've been about as consistent under Garrett as a team can be. We beat the teams we're better than, and lose to teams that are better than us. The toss-ups have been pretty even in terms of win-some, lose-some. We've been in the top-quartile of the league in terms of wins/losses under Garrett, and the team has consistently gotten better and won more games as a result.

And the playoff games, it's been discussed in many threads, but those games weren't lost because of coaching. They were lost because our defense wasn't able to play better because the talent hasn't been very good.

Some fans don't want to admit it, but that's whatever. The team's gone from bad in a poor cap situation to good in a good one under Garrett. There's no denying it.

As far as the general HC ranking goes, these linear rankings are silly. Every NFL coaching situation is different. Guys have different personnel support, different ownership support, different financial support, play in different divisions that are significantly more difficult or significantly easier. It's not an apples-to-oranges thing. What really matters is "is this coaching staff good enough to win an NFL championship." Looking at Dallas under Garrett, the most you can say right now is "maybe." He's definitely been a good coach for us. The question is how good?