NFL training camps begin at the end of next month and the NFL season is still more than two months away, which means we have lots of time to rank players, positions, coaches, and we can create lists and projections.
Pro Football Network ranked all 32 head coaches entering 2025.
While have seen Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon’s overall ranking, how does he compare to the rest of the NFC West?
Below are the rankings of the four head coaches in the division.
NFL head coach rankings: NFC West
- Sean McVay, LA Rams: No. 2
- Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers: No. 6
- Mike Macdonald, Seattle Seahawks: No. 19
- Jonathan Gannon, Arizona Cardinals: No. 20
Analysis
Having McVay and Shanahan as No. 1 and No. 2 make sense. They have both made two Super Bowls, although McVay has a title.
McVay has six playoff appearances and four division titles.
Shanahan has four playoff appearances and three division titles.
The ranking for Macdonald and Gannon are more interesting. Macdonald had a 10-win Seahawks team in his first season. Gannon is 12-22 in two years but has the Cardinals in a much better spot than when he was hired.
Macdonald’s Seahawks also swept Gannon’s Cardinals in 2024, so it makes sense to rank them that way.
Can Gannon overtake Macdonald in 2025? That’s what we will wait on. The other rankings won’t change.
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