In the NFL, nothing matters if you don’t have the right coach-quarterback combination.
In the Super Bowl era, there have been 59 champions. Only nine have won a title without a quarterback who wasn’t an All-Pro/Hall of Famer or a coach who certainly will, or already has, ended up in the Hall of Fame. Those rare squads include the 1985 Chicago Bears, 2000 Baltimore Ravens, ’07 and ’11 New York Giants and ’17 Philadelphia Eagles.
Over the past two years, has ranked those duos in the spring, giving us a look at which teams have the best shot at making a serious run at winning it all. In 2023, the Kansas City Chiefs earned top billing with Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes, and won their second consecutive Super Bowl. Last year, the Philadelphia Eagles were ranked 13th and made a big move to earn a ring.
Below, we gave each team a numerical value which was assigned by the combination of their quarterback and coach’s ranking. The lower, the better.
We start with the New York Jets, who are taking the long, hard road back to respectability.
32. New Orleans Saints (64)
Coach/QB: Kellen Moore (32) and Tyler Shough (32)
Last year’s ranking: 28
Moore was the last coach hired in the offseason cycle, coming over from the Super Bowl-champion Eagles. He’s going to have significant growing pains, especially after the surprise retirement of Derek Carr. Without Carr, the Saints are looking at a three-headed camp battle for the starting job with Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener and second-round pick Tyler Shough all battling for the spot.
