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By Michael Gallagher
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NFL training camps are in full swing, and as teams ease back into on-field drills and practices in the dead of the summer, football fans have a reason to rejoice.
The preseason officially begins when the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers face off in the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, Aug. 6 on NBC. The rest of the first week of the preseason kicks off the following week on Aug. 13.
As the start of the NFL regular season inches closer (Sept. 9), we are continuing to look at key offseason storylines for each of the league’s 32 teams. We’ve already looked at the top position battles to watch, rookies with the best chance of winning a starting job, and the players in the most danger of being cut, and now we shift our focus to the coaches.
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We’ve already ranked the top quarterback and wide receiver rooms by division, and next up, we’re power ranking the head coaches in each division. Next up is the NFC East.
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1- John Harbaugh, New York Giants
It’s hard to find coaches with resumes as strong as Harbaugh’s — 180 wins, 12 playoff appearances, six division titles, four AFC Championship Game appearances, and one Super Bowl championship. So the fact that he was just sitting there unemployed waiting for the Giants to snatch him up is kismet.
Harbaugh brought some of his former players with the Ravens with him to New York, and after building a strong supporting cast around second-year quarterback Jaxson Dart, Harbaugh could have the Giants right there fighting for a division championship. As far as skins on the wall, Harbaugh is tops in the NFC East.
2- Nick Sirianni, Philadelphia Eagles
It’s odd talking about a head coach with a .694 career win percentage, a 59-26 record, and a Super Bowl championship as one who’s seemingly on the hot seat every year. But that’s life for Nick Sirianni.
If he could chill and not revert back to his college days when fans provoke him and intentionally get under his skin, he would likely have better job security. But the fact that he’s sometimes a loose cannon takes away from the actually brilliant coaching job he does 90% of the time.
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3- Dan Quinn, Washington Commanders
I don’t hold last season against Quinn too much as the Commanders played most of the season without star QB Jayden Daniels. When Daniels was healthy, Washington went 12-5 and made it to the NFC Championship Game.
But that doesn’t mean Quinn will keep getting a free pass just because he’s dealing with injuries. Some are on the fence bout where Quinn stands among the league’s head coaches, and 2026 is the perfect time for him to show his doubters that he belongs closer to the top.
4- Brian Schottenheimer, Dallas Cowboys
The hire of Brian Schottenheimer always felt like a panic move. The Cowboys waited too long to make a decision on Mike McCarthy’s future when he was with the team, and after a failed courtship of Deion Sanders (I firmly believe Jerry Jones wanted Sanders to succeed McCarthy, regardless of what he’s told reporters), the team had to settle for Schottenheimer.
Going 7-9-1 in his first year didn’t exactly inspire a lot of confidence in Schottenheimer with the fans either. With all the talent Dallas has — Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Jake Ferguson, Quinnen Williams, Caleb Downs, DeMarvion Overshown, DaRon Bland — there’s no excuse for Schottenheimer to not compete for division titles.
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