PFF NFL Head Coach Rankings Are Hilariously Bad

Pro Football Focus (PFF) is known for pushing their subjective grades on players as objective stats. Unfortunately, the mass majority of NFL fans eat this up and treat PFF’s work as scripture. While you can tell which side of the fence I stand on, at least the majority of their grades are based on some type of stats (which were subjectively selected, but I digress). However, they are deciding not to stay in their lane on grading players, because they have recently released the PFF NFL Head Coach Rankings.

Of course, these NFL Head Coach Rankings were accompanied by stats…kind of. They decide when to use the stats and when to use them as fluff for their piece. As a whole, these rankings are hilariously bad.

Let’s take a look at the 2022 PFF NFL Head Coach Rankings. These rankings are based on stats (kind of) for current NFL head coaches who have had NFL head coaching experience since 2011. So, Dennis Allen is included in these rankings while Mike McDaniel is not. In total, 26 coaches were ranked.

2022 PFF NFL Head Coach Rankings

These PFF NFL Head Coach Rankings are based on the number of wins PFF projects that coach would have with an average roster, which is included below each ranking.

Tier 1: Hall of Fame Coaches

1. Bill Belichick, New England Patriots

(11.7 – 5.3 RECORD WITH AVERAGE ROSTER)

2. John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens

(10.7 – 6.3)

3. Andy Reid, Kansas City Chiefs

(10.1 – 6.9)

Tier 2: Good Coaches

4. Kliff Kingsbury, Arizona Cardinals

(10.0 – 7.0)

5. Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks

(9.9 – 7.1)

6. Matt LaFleur, Green Bay Packers

(9.8 – 7.2)

7. Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers

(9.8 – 7.2)

8. Mike Vrabel, Tennessee Titans

(9.7 – 7.3)

9. Frank Reich, Indianapolis Colts

(9.7 – 7.3)

10. Mike McCarthy, Dallas Cowboys

(9.7 – 7.3)

11. Sean McVay, Los Angeles Rams

(9.6 – 7.4)

12. Brandon Staley, Los Angeles Chargers

(9.4 – 7.6)

13. Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers

(9.3 – 7.7)

Tier 3: Average Coaches

14. Nick Sirianni, Philadelphia Eagles

(9.0 – 8.0)

15. Doug Pederson, Jacksonville Jaguars

(8.9 – 8.1)

16. Sean McDermott, Buffalo Bills

(8.9 – 8.1)

17. Lovie Smith, Houston Texans

(8.8 – 8.2)

18. Ron Rivera, Washington Commanders

(8.8 – 8.2)

19. Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns

(8.7 – 8.3)

20. Arthur Smith, Atlanta Falcons

(8.7 – 8.3)

Tier 4: Room For Improvement

21. Todd Bowles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

(8.5 – 8.5)

22. Zac Taylor, Cincinnati Bengals

(8.4 – 8.6)

23. Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions

(8.1 – 8.9)

24. Matt Rhule, Carolina Panthers

(8.0 – 9.0)

25. Dennis Allen, New Orleans Saints

(7.8 – 9.2)

26. Robert Saleh, New York Jets

(7.6 – 9.4)