Ranking the NFL's eight new head coaches.

[{"selector":"#anim-75de9354-7c61-42e7-8067-538de77da7b7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd643fa4-22d8-4035-933a-b6b43b03eac8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The 2024 head-coaching hiring cycle has come to a conclusion, with the Commanders filling the final post on Thursday.

[{"selector":"#anim-96710ba9-e02d-4585-bded-259d9681b91d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ffc9f309-70f6-468f-ac87-c99d3ba6fdf7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Here are the league's eight new head coaches, graded from worst to greatest.

[{"selector":"#anim-888ecbe0-2a8c-459c-9b3c-d906178d24a0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-79774700-8640-4d1c-97de-7c191062cfdc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] This was by far the poorest of the eight potential jobs. Canales inherits a team that recently had the NFL's lowest record (2-15) and does not have a first-round pick.

[{"selector":"#anim-216b1913-9924-49ea-859a-61707496bd3d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2766d0ec-7ab7-4107-b66d-cb9be608ef91","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The primary focus should be on assisting QB Bryce Young, the 2023 No. 1 pick, who threw 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a rookie.

[{"selector":"#anim-8f3edd11-36da-47ef-8086-56909ff3efe3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ceb77076-d577-4a31-8c52-9081719c3cc2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Canales has demonstrated his ability to accomplish so through his work with quarterback Baker Mayfield in 2023. However, without Tampa Bay's weaponry, his coaching will come under scrutiny.

[{"selector":"#anim-02982216-2307-481c-b869-286ee306d744 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c6a84eba-108f-47d7-b11a-ee1b5d15e546","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Mayo has large shoes to fill with Bill Belichick's departure, and Robert Kraft's decision to replace the greatest coach of all time with a first-year head coach is hazardous.

[{"selector":"#anim-d5de322f-0599-429a-bcc3-4cafefca4eab [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f3e38c15-3339-4062-a217-9819fddccf30","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Mayo has moved fast in the coaching levels after serving as the Patriots' linebackers coach from 2019 to 23.

[{"selector":"#anim-18cb2b7d-0fa1-4255-9ab3-1c862527e8c5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-edae80f8-9a13-49a3-ae5c-2e5b07444680","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] But New England fans are eager to win again. After two consecutive losing seasons, Mayo is far from having a team capable of doing so.

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