Who are the 2023 NFL head coach candidates? From Dan Quinn to Ben Jonson, we break down some of the names that could be in the running for the top jobs; The Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers are among the teams looking for new leaders.
The NFL coaching carousel is gaining momentum as losing franchises begin gearing up for 2023 and the pressure on underperforming teams across the league intensifies. But who can be hired in the upcoming off-season?
Seats elsewhere could very well be hot for Denver Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett, Arizona Cardinals head coach Cliff Kingsbury, and Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels. What about Lovie Smith’s position with the Houston Texans? Or Brandon Staley’s future with the Los Angeles Chargers?
December and January football should answer some of these question marks.
In the meantime, here’s a look at some of the most interesting candidates as interviews begin early next year…
The Dallas pitch couldn’t have gone much better for Dan Quinn, and the task of rebuilding his reputation was partially undermined when he was fired as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons in 2022. 2021, and is currently ranked third in the EPA/play and first in the DVOA in 2022, ranking second in sacks in the league. Among its defining changes was the ability to redesign and upgrade the Cover-3 defense made famous by Seattle’s Legion of Boom, masking its way into Tampa 2 or post-click quarterly looks, building up pressure without hitting in one moment. one of the most effective bets in the league.
He made Micah Parsons the next generation blue-chip playmaker, watching him become the NFL’s most dynamic player, and using him and other Dallas linebackers as backing hooks/robbers that turn field readings into quarterbacks’ nightmare. opponent. . Want a British angle? He teaches Briton Aden Durde, the Cowboys’ defensive line coach, everything he knows. Quinn will top most lists in January.
The departure of Robert Saleh as New York Jets head coach ahead of the 2021 campaign has been both a burden and a blessing on many levels. The 49ers lost one of the NFL’s most coveted and respected quarterbacks but replaced him by promoting one of the NFL’s rising stars, DeMeco Ryans, whose influence has since brought his head coaching credentials to the attention of the rest of the NFL. Note the unfavorable trend in Kyle Shanahan’s tree: a coaching gem appears, a coaching gem is ripped off by another team – Ryans will be one of the next. If not now, then certainly in the future. His defense ranks first in points per game, yards per game, yards per rush, yards per game, first downs per game, and touchdowns-to-interceptions ratio, and is second in EPA/games and DVOA.
Ryans’ operation offers some of the widest and most effective coverage in the league, disguising man for zone and zone for man, concocting tricks with inside rusher linebackers to lay lanes for his sack monster Nick Boz using instinct and athleticism. Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw and Talanoa Hoofang, comparing them in rogue fashion, as midfield defensive masters and enjoying the luxury of building pressure with a blitz-light four/five-man rush. The ability to adapt to his opponent was shown in a Week 13 victory over Mike McDaniel’s expertly trained Miami Dolphins firing squad, when he weathered the press coverage trying to blunt Tua Tagovailoa’s quick trigger. The next week, the Chargers followed suit, and it worked.
He spent a year watching and waiting in the background, mentally playing the top cards, weighing up the smartest long-term move if he lives up to expectations by returning to the head coach job in 2023. Some crystal balls predicted a potential second season. exit for Mike McCarthy in Dallas, paving the way for Sean Payton to become Jerry Jones’ new Super Bowl storming lieutenant. This seems increasingly unlikely as the current Cowboys achieve a championship.
