TIERS: Sean McVay and Mike McDonald DOMINATE Elite NFL Coach Rankings—Who Misses Out?

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🗓️ 21 July 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

NFL head coach tiers shake up expectations across the league. Are Sean McVay and Mike Macdonald now the gold standard, or can coaching veterans like Andy Reid and Sean Payton reclaim the top spot? Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs reveal their exclusive coaching power rankings, debating bold placements for up-and-coming leaders like DeMeco Ryans, Ben Johnson, and Liam Coen, while questioning the futures of proven names such as Dan Campbell and Nick Sirianni. Key topics include the impact of coordinator changes, the coaching trajectories of Mike Vrabel, Kevin O'Connell, and Kellen Moore, and how new head coaches like Jesse Minter and Joe Brady fit into the NFL landscape. The hosts spotlight hot-seat candidates, analyze team “vibes,” and break down what separates perennial winners from the next generation of sideline stars. Whose leadership will elevate their teams—and who’s at risk of falling behind in 2026?

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0:00.0	Who are the very best coaches in the NFL?
0:03.7	Which ones are we concerned about?
0:06.0	We're going to tear them all right now.
0:12.8	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes.
0:17.8	Your daily podcast for NFL and college football scouting, part of the Locked-on
0:22.7	Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.8	What's better than this?
0:29.5	It's guys being dudes.
0:32.0	I'm Joe Marino.
0:33.3	He's Kyle Crabs.
0:34.7	Today's episode is brought to you by GameTime.
0:37.4	Download the GameTime app, create an account, and use code locked on for $20 off your first purchase.
0:43.8	Joe, happy Tuesday to you as we tear head coaches across the NFL here on today's program.
0:51.8	We did quarterbacks yesterday.
0:52.9	We spent the last nine weeks doing the deep dive on all the rosters, but our power
0:57.7	rankings have to include weight for the coaches.
1:02.8	And this is the next step in that process for us.
1:05.5	The next couple days after this, we're going to do coordinators or play callers on
1:09.5	both sides of the ball.
1:10.2	So maybe there'll be some
1:11.1	double dipping with shaw mcvay and offensive play caller for the ramps the spoiler he's one of the guys
1:17.6	i gave a five out of five two for this exercise uh but you and i each have and i don't know what your
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