2024 NFL coaching grades: Chargers get 'A' for Jim Harbaugh swing, Panthers bank upside

The NFL Playoffs They are fast approaching their anticipated end Super Bowl LVIII round the corner. Meanwhile, the 2024 training cycle is in full swing, with nearly half a dozen teams The new head coaches have already been named And Many others are looking for a leading candidate. Ultimately, more than 20% of the league will enter the new season with new leaders.

It's impossible to know which of this year's hires will actually leave. In just a few years, the most under-celebrated ad has finally had the last laugh. As with free agency, big names don't always translate to big results. It's a team sport, remember, which means coaches like quarterbacks are often influenced by the staff and supporting cast around them.

But how do recruits register now? Here's our best effort to rank each leadership training supplement:

We've seen big names come off the college ranks before (see: Urban Meyer, Matt Rhule, Chip Kelly), but the difference is that Harbaugh has been an undisputed winner everywhere he's coached, and that includes NFL. A victory is far away Super Bowl Now he's back on the West Coast, with the 49ers back to title in 2012 A franchise quarterback and playoff-caliber roster already in placeIn the 90s he guided the team he once played for. It's a great matchup, pairing a talented but sometimes sheepish contender with a rugged program-builder who knows how to dial up a splashy offense. The AFC West is interesting again.

Grade: A

Impatience is the name of the game in Carolina, where owner David Tepper has been burned by coaches and QBs in recent years. At age 42, in his first year as an offensive coordinator, Canales can represent A true pivot to ownership. He's certainly less well-known than most of the 2024 recruits, but he's not short on promising credentials, having spent 13 years as a Pete Carroll assistant in Seattle. A rising QB whisperer, he's precisely the coach who can accelerate Bryce Young's development under center.

Grade: B+

Is it more of a New England or changing of the guard? It's a tricky question to crack considering Mayo has only ever played or coached in place of Bill Belichick. The track record of former Belichick disciples as head coaches is impressive, to say the least. of Mayo Open approach At least suggests a more inviting personality, and he had a direct hand in the Pats' perennially ferocious defense. But what matters here is whether he differs from Belichick in terms of offensive personnel and roster building, since Tom Brady's 2020 exit left a dent in the organization.

Grade: b-

Raiders: Antonio Pierce

Team owner Mark Davis opted for a splashy hire outside the known midseason in 2022 that quickly backfired, so he was destined to give the Bears a complete overhaul after the Bears went 5-4 on the season as a replacement for Josh McDaniels. Personality-wise, Pierce's player-friendly bravado has locker room support. But he has only been in college for six years NFL coaching experience, so it's difficult to get a true sense of his big-picture vision. Like fellow former linebacker Temeco Ryans with the Texans, his future depends on the personnel and personnel decisions that come with his promotion.

Grade: b-

Titans: Brian Callahan

Rich connections are the number one priority for a head coach. If 1, Callahan will make it easy. The son of longtime NFL coach Bill Callahan, who led the Raiders to the Super Bowl in 2002, he worked with Peyton Manning, Matthew Stafford and Joe Burrow over the years, most recently as the Bengals' OC from 2019-23. The fact that he looks to bring a modern offense to Tennessee makes him an attractive replacement for the hard-nosed but defensive-minded Mike Vrabel. Still, like many others, much of his impact will come from what he does or creates at QB.

Grade: B

Falcons: Raheem Morris

CBS Sports Lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones reported The Falcons are closing in on a deal Thursday to name former Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris as their new head coach. The Falcons interviewed 14 candidates for their head coaching job, including Bill Belichick. However, Morris stood out.

Morris actually served as the Falcons' head coach for 11 games as the interim frontrunner in 2020, and went 4-7. He also served as the head coach of the Buccaneers from 2009-11 to 17-31. It would have been nice to bring in an offensive mind that could make the most of guys like Drake London, Kyle Pitts and Bijaan Robinson, but Morris is a bona fide leader who has the support of his players. Star cornerback Jalen Ramsey also responded to the news On social media Saying: “The Falcons got one, if not the best coach in the NFL forreal!”

The offensive staff is something that all Falcons fans will keep an eye on. Jones reports Morris could bring in current Rams pass game coordinator/quarterbacks coach Jack Robinson as his offensive coordinator.

Grade: b-