The NFL's 2026 coaching carousel has pretty much concluded—and boy, oh boy, has there been a lot of change. In fact, it's easier to first break down the teams NOT dealing with a ton of turnover on the offensive side of the ball.

• Teams that return their head coach, offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator (8): Panthers, Bengals, Texans, Colts, Jaguars, Vikings, Patriots (so far), Saints.
• Teams that return their head coach and offensive coordinator, but have a different defensive coordinator (3): Cowboys, Packers, 49ers.
• Teams with the same expected play caller, but a different offensive coordinator (4): Bears, Broncos, Chiefs, Rams.

That means a whopping 17 offenses will have some level of discontinuity in terms of play calling and offensive philosophy entering next season. Yikes!

This brings us to today's goal: Providing a brief glass-half-full vs. empty breakdown of each new offensive situation along with one potential fantasy-relevant takeaway. Special thanks to fantasy football legend/ESPN's Mike Clay for his VERY handy NFL Coaching Silly Season Cheat Sheet.

As always: It's a great day to be great.

NFL Coaching Changes Ahead of 2026 Season

Arizona Cardinals

• 2025: HC Jonathan Gannon (new GB DC), OC Drew Petzing (new DET OC), DC Nick Rallis (TBD)
• 2026: HC Mike LaFleur (former LAR OC), OC Nathaniel Hackett (former NYJ OC), DC TBD

Glass-half-full view on LaFleur and Hackett: On the one hand, LaFleur is brothers with Matt, spent the last three years working directly under Sean McVay and previously was with Kyle Shanahan from 2014 to 2020. Talk about a pretty great trio to learn from!

Glass-half-empty view on LaFleur and Hackett: On the other hand, LaFleur wasn't the one calling plays for those offenses. Our only track record on that front is his work with the Jets during the 2021-2022 seasons … in which Gang Green ranked just 28th and 29th in scoring, respectively. Hackett took over in 2023 and 2024 … and finished with the league's 29th and 24th-ranked scoring offenses, respectively. It's fair to blame a lot of that on the Zach Wilson experience, although near-term, high-end QB play in Arizona isn't exactly a guarantee.

Fantasy-relevant business: Will LaFleur embrace McVay's newfound love for multi-TE formations? While more 13 (1 WR, 3 TE) personnel wouldn't necessarily be bad for all-world TE Trey McBride, this could put a further strain on the Marvin Harrison Jr. vs. Michael Wilson situation.

Atlanta Falcons

• 2025: HC Raheem Morris (new SF DC), OC Zac Robinson (new TB OC), DC Jeff Ulbrich
• 2026: HC Kevin Stefanski (former CLE HC), OC Tommy Rees (former CLE OC), DC Ulbrich

Glass-half-full view on Stefanski and Rees: Stefanski orchestrated an average to above-average offense during each of his first four seasons leading the Browns (average scoring rank: 15.5). You can argue he had largely no control over the biggest failure of his tenure (trading for Deshaun Watson).

Glass-half-empty view on Stefanski and Rees: The last two seasons were ROUGH, as the Browns rank 31st in yards and 32nd in scoring since 2024. The latest edition in 2025 featured Rees (mostly unsuccessfully) calling plays, something he's only otherwise done at the college level.

Fantasy-relevant business: Stefanski has consistently enabled a LOT of tight end production during his time as head coach. This was split up amongst multiple parties more often earlier in his career, but the results in recent years have been very fantasy-friendly (i.e. Kyle Pitts):

• 2022: David Njoku (TE8 in PPR points per game)
• 2023: Njoku (TE5)
• 2024: Njoku (TE5)
• 2025: Harold Fannin (TE8)

Baltimore Ravens

• 2025: HC John Harbaugh (new NYG HC), OC Todd Monken (new CLE HC), DC Zach Orr (TBD)
• 2026: HC Jesse Minter (former LAC DC), OC Declan Doyle (former CHI OC), DC Anthony Weaver (former MIA DC)

Glass-half-full view on Minter and Doyle: The Ravens' new head coach has been nothing short of excellent in each of his last four seasons as a defensive coordinator:

• 2022 (Michigan): 16.1 points per game allowed (7th)
• 2023 (Michigan): 10.4 (1st)
• 2024 (Chargers): 17.7 (1st)
• 2025 (Chargers): 20 (9th)

Meanwhile, Doyle spent the first six years of his NFL coaching career alongside Sean Payton before working as Ben Johnson's offensive coordinator in 2025. That's a pretty great combo!

Glass-half-empty view on Minter and Doyle: Of course, Ben Johnson's former right-hand man is more like a left-hand man (as is the case with any head coach who calls plays). We can hope that Doyle managed to snag Johnson's green notebook at some point; just realize it's far from a given that a non-play-calling OC will replicate his former head coach's success at his new stop.

Fantasy-relevant business: Good news: Doyle has a two-time MVP to work with at QB. The floor for this offense should remain pretty damn high as long as Lamar Jackson is healthy enough to suit up. Perhaps Doyle's biggest impact could be getting a TRUE breakout from No. 1 WR Zay Flowers? Occasional ball-security demons be damned, the shifty 25-year-old talent deserves credit for racking up 1,059 and 1,211 yards over the past two seasons and has flashed legit difference-making playmaking ability during his short career, but we haven't seen Flowers put everything together for a prolonged stretch and fully establish himself as one of the best players at his position.

 Buffalo Bills

• 2025: HC Sean McDermott (fired, expected to take 2026 off), OC Joe Brady (new BUF HC), DC Bobby Babich (new GB secondary coach and passing game coordinator)
• 2026: HC Joe Brady (former BUF OC), OC Pete Carmichael Jr. (former DEN senior offensive assistant), DC Jim Leonhard (former DEN assistant head coach & pass-game coordinator)

Glass-half-full view on Brady and Carmichael: Brady has been the man in charge of this Josh Allen-led offense for the past 2.5 seasons, and the results have been quite awesome! The Bills have a pretty great argument as the most balanced offense in the NFL since 2024 when looking at EPA per dropback and rush.

Glass-half-empty view on Brady and Carmichael: Brady's "everybody eats" mantra has too often boiled down to "OK, Josh Allen or James Cook, please do something really cool." Now, plenty of that blame certainly deserves to be placed on the roster that GM Brandon Beane has put together (just look at the wide receivers this team has signed since trading away Stefon Diggs), but keeping the status quo here could mean more committee-like approaches for all pass-catchers involved.

Fantasy-relevant business: Wheels up again for Allen and Cook, but expecting a true breakout from Dalton Kincaid could continue to be wishful thinking. Injuries have limited Kincaid quite a bit over the past two seasons; just realize that in 2025, he never ran a route on more than 63% of Allen's dropbacks during any given game. Unless Dawson Knox is completely removed from the picture, we should probably continue to expect to be disappointed in the former first-round pick's overall usage, which is a damn shame considering just how efficient Kincaid was with his opportunities in 2025.

Cleveland Browns

• 2025: HC Kevin Stefanski (new ATL HC), OC Tommy Rees (new ATL OC), DC Jim Schwartz
• 2026: HC Todd Monken (former BAL OC), OC Travis Switzer (former BAL run-game coordinator), DC Schwartz (but he's upset at the moment)

Glass-half-full view on Monken: The 60-year-old pass-happy offensive mind has generally produced fantasy-friendly offenses at every stop, overseeing the most productive seasons of Jameis Winston's career in Tampa Bay, leading Georgia to all kinds of success from 2020-2022, and most recently getting career-best production out of Lamar Jackson as a passer.

Glass-half-empty view on Monken: Even he couldn't exactly get a ton out of this Browns offense the last time he was in charge of it in 2019, although head coach Freddie Kitchens was the one responsible for calling plays that year. You could also make the argument that most of his high-end success was heavily aided by star-studded rosters at Georgia and in Baltimore—something that almost certainly won't be afforded in the near term in Cleveland.

Fantasy-relevant business: So much of the 2026 Browns offensive projection will ultimately have to do with who they trust at QB and if they can retool PFF's reigning 31st-ranked offensive line. Still, the brightest spot from last season was the performance of rookie TE Harold Fannin, and Monken does have a solid history in getting a lot from the position both at Georgia (Brock Bowers and Darnell Washington) and in Baltimore.

Ravens tight ends from 2023-2025:

• Targets: 371 (11th)
• Receptions: 274 (10th)
• Yards: 3,197 (4th)
• Touchdowns: 38 (1st – by 9 TDs!)
• PPR points: 1,088 (2nd)

Detroit Lions

• 2025: HC Dan Campbell, OC John Morton (new DEN offensive consultant), DC Kelvin Sheppard
• 2026: HC Campbell, OC Drew Petzing (former ARZ OC), DC Sheppard

Glass-half-full view on Campbell and Petzing: The 2025 Lions took a relative step back on the offensive side of the football without Ben Johnson around, but even a reduced version of Jared Goff and company still posted top-10 marks in scoring (4th) and EPA per play (9th). The team's skill-position group remains littered with explosive playmakers, and Petzing deserves credit for scheming up some quality rushing attacks during his time in Arizona.

Glass-half-empty view on Campbell and Petzing: This wasn't exactly the sexiest hire when names like Mike McDaniel were being floated around, and Petzing didn't sustain high-end success in three seasons leading the Cardinals' offense.

• 2023: 24th in scoring, 22nd in EPA per play
• 2024: 12th in scoring, 10th in EPA per play
• 2025: 23rd in scoring, 23rd in EPA per play

Fantasy-relevant business: It's a bit of a leap of faith to assume Sam LaPorta will suddenly receive Trey McBride-level usage with so many superior pass-game options available in this Lions offense at receiver (Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams) and in the backfield (Jahmyr Gibbs) relative to what Petzing was working with in Arizona. I'm more optimistic about the former Arizona OC getting more out of a Detroit rushing attack that dried up in a major way down the stretch of 2025: This was THE major strength of the Cardinals in 2023 and 2024 before virtually their entire backfield (including dual-threat QB Kyler Murray) was injured in 2025.

• 2023: -0.01 EPA per rush (7th)
• 2024: -0.02 (8th)
• 2025: -0.14 (29th)

Las Vegas Raiders

• 2025: HC Pete Carroll (free agent), OC Chip Kelly (new Northwestern OC), DC Patrick Graham (new PIT DC)
• 2026: HC Klint Kubiak (former SEA OC), OC TBD, DC TBD

Glass-half-full view on Kubiak: The last name … and the recent work he's done leading successful Saints (for those two glorious weeks to start 2024) and more recently Super Bowl Seahawks offenses! Kubiak has proven capable of calling plays at a high level after learning under big names like his dad (Gary), Kevin Stefanski and Kyle Shanahan during the first chunk of his career.

Glass-half-empty view on Kubiak: The overall results over these past two seasons haven't been great. Caveats like dealing with Derek Carr and Sam Darnold are certainly fair; just realize we didn't see Kubiak field top-5 offenses with either the Saints or Seahawks.

• 2024 (Saints): 25th in EPA per play, 30th in EPA per dropback, 10th in EPA per rush
• 2025 (Seahawks): 14th in EPA per play, 8th in EPA per dropback, 22nd in EPA per rush

Fantasy-relevant business: Kubiak's work with making Jaxon Smith-Njigba the heartbeat of the Seahawks' offense bodes well for Brock Bowers putting up big numbers in Year 3. There should also be plenty of enthusiasm for Ashton Jeanty, especially if Kubiak is willing to feature him as a pass catcher in a similar manner to Alvin Kamara. This requires a bit of a leap of faith …

• Saints running backs led the NFL in total targets in 2024 (135)
• Seahawks backs ranked 31st (63) in 2025

Still, Jeanty did flash real talent as a pass catcher on his way to hauling in 55 receptions last season; another workload of 300-plus touches should yield better overall fantasy results under Kubiak's instruction in 2026 (especially if this offensive line can, you know, not completely suck).

Los Angeles Chargers

• 2025: HC Jim Harbaugh, OC Greg Roman (TBD), DC Jesse Minter (new BAL HC)
• 2026: HC Harbaugh, OC Mike McDaniel (former MIA HC), DC Chris O'Leary (former Western Michigan DC and LAC safeties coach)

Glass-half-full view on Harbaugh and McDaniel: Chargers press conferences will be appointment television. McDaniel also deserves a lot of credit for his play-action and motion-heavy offense that produced some truly awesome heights out of Tua Tagovailoa and company during the earlier years of his time leading the Dolphins.

Glass-half-empty view on Harbaugh and McDaniel: How much of McDaniel's success in 2022-2024 was due to his scheme vs. … having prime Tyreek Hill? Nobody is debating Kyle Shanahan's longtime protégé has a good grip of the game's X's and O's, but this Dolphins offense did have more than a few great Jimmys and Joes to lean on over the past few seasons. At the end of the day, the Dolphins ranked 25th in scoring during 2024 and 2025 under McDaniel's watch.

Fantasy-relevant business: While McDaniel's passing game has a LOT of room to grow thanks to the natural talents of Justin Herbert, the run game is where we could really see some immediate fireworks. With all due respect to Greg Roman, McDaniel has largely done nothing other than enable lethal rushing attacks during his time in the NFL. It wouldn't be surprising to see high-end RB1-worthy production from Mr. Omarion Hampton as this offense's workhorse back.

McDaniel's running backs as run-game coordinator and head coach:

• 49ers 2017-2021 (run game coordinator): 4.5 yards per carry (8th), 9.1% explosive rush rate (2nd)
• Dolphins 2022-2025 (head coach): 4.7 yards per carry (5th), 9.9% explosive rush rate (2nd)

Miami Dolphins

• 2025: HC Mike McDaniel (new LAC OC), OC Frank Smith (new MIN assistant HC), DC Anthony Weaver (new BAL DC)
• 2026: HC Jeff Hafley (former GB DC), OC Bobby Slowik (former MIA senior passing game coordinator), DC Sean Duggan (former GB linebackers coach)

Glass-half-full view on Hafley and Slowik: Hafley has head coaching experience … at Boston College (22-26 in 4 seasons) … but more recently led top-ranked scoring defenses in Green Bay in both 2024 (6th) and 2025 (11th). Meanwhile, Slowik helped bring out a VERY encouraging rookie campaign from C.J. Stroud while leading the Texans in 2023, and it's at least somewhat encouraging that the Houston offense failed to take a significant step forward after moving on from him in 2025.

Glass-half-empty view on Hafley and Slowik: Slowik didn't exactly get a chance to prove that his down 2024 was an exception, as he spent 2025 working as the senior pass game coordinator of a Dolphins passing attack that … wasn't very good. A trendy head coach candidate this time two years ago who was molded by Mike and Kyle Shanahan during the 2010s, was Slowik exposed as a product of his environment in 2024, or was it just one bad season?

Fantasy-relevant business: It's tough to look at this offense going from Mike McDaniel to Bobby Slowik as anything other than a downgrade, but the reality that Slowik spent 2025 in Miami watching De'Von Achane and Jaylen Waddle lead the way should cement the team's speedsters as the respective engines of the team's run  and pass games in 2026. The overall production each manages to compile will, of course, be somewhat contingent on Slowik's scheme, but the bigger question here remains just who will be under center come Week 1.

New York Giants

• 2025: HC Brian Daboll (new TEN OC), OC Mike Kafka (new DET offensive assistant), DC Shane Bowen (TBD)
• 2026: HC John Harbaugh (former BAL OC), OC Matt Nagy (former KC OC), DC Dennard Wilson (former TEN DC)

Glass-half-full view on Harbaugh and Matt Nagy: Well, Harbaugh certainly accomplished a lot (1 Super Bowl, .614 win percentage) during his time with the Ravens, but a series of season-ending unfortunate events that would frighten even Lemony Snicket led to his firing. He presumably thought enough of the current Giants roster to take the job, meaning former Bears head coach/longtime Chiefs coordinator Matt Nagy will hopefully have the sort of quarterback play to produce offensive heights more reminiscent of his time in Kansas City vs. Chicago.

Glass-half-empty view on Harbaugh and Nagy: Nagy's Bears offenses ranked ninth, 29th, 22nd and 27th in scoring, and his re-arrival in Kansas City happened to coincide with Patrick Mahomes and company becoming awfully average. Now, Andy Reid has always called plays for the Chiefs, and losing Tyreek Hill certainly didn't help matters … but still!

Fantasy-relevant business: Given some of the ongoing injury recovery timelines for Malik Nabers and Cam Skattebo, for the moment, the biggest takeaway here is probably just the reality that Jaxson Dart presumably has fans around the league and inside the Giants organization. This is good for fantasy purposes because Dart emerged as one of the position's more fantasy-friendly options during his up-and-down rookie season: Only Josh Allen (8.2) had more fantasy points per game *from rushing* than Dart (7.2) in 2024.

New York Jets

• 2025: HC Aaron Glenn, OC Tanner Engstrand (new ATL passing game coordinator), DC Steve Wilks (TBD)
• 2026: HC Glenn, OC Frank Reich (former Colts/Panthers HC), DC Brian Duker (MIA secondary coach & pass game coordinator)

Glass-half-full view on Glenn and Reich: Reich was Stanford's interim head coach in 2025 after taking 2024 away from football. Things didn't exactly go great during his one season leading the Panthers, but previously, the 64-year-old former QB had plenty of history with deploying effective offenses:

• 2014 (Chargers OC): 17th in scoring (QB: Philip Rivers)
• 2015 (Chargers OC): 26th (Rivers)
• 2016 (Eagles OC): 16th (Carson Wentz)
• 2017 (Eagles OC): 3rd (Wentz, Nick Foles)
• 2018 (Colts HC): 5th (Andrew Luck)
• 2019 (Colts HC): 16th (Jacoby Brissett)
• 2020 (Colts HC): 9th (Rivers)
• 2021 (Colts HC): 9th (Wentz)
• 2022 (Colts HC): 30th (Matt Ryan)
• 2023 (Panthers HC): 31st (Bryce Young)

Glass-half-empty view on Glenn and Reich: The Jets kind of ruin everything. The last time they won double-digit games was in 2015. That was also the last time this offense ranked better than 24th in scoring. They haven't had a top-10 scoring offense since 2008! That's not good! Maybe Reich manages to scheme his ass off and pulls this offense out of the gutter, but the whole "not having anything close to resembling a good quarterback on the roster" part of the equation sure seems like a big problem.

Fantasy-relevant business: Ideally, the Jets can find someone at least halfway decent at throwing a forward pass—because they really might have something with their top two receivers. ESPN's "Open Score" advanced metric attempts to quantify a receiver's ability to consistently get open, and *both* Garrett Wilson and Adonai Mitchell rank inside the position's top-10 talents since entering the league in 2022.

Philadelphia Eagles

• 2025: HC Nick Sirianni, OC Kevin Patullo (TBD), DC Vic Fangio
• 2026: HC Sirianni, OC Sean Mannion (former GB QB coach), DC Fangio

Glass-half-full view on Sirianni and Mannion: Maybe Mannion can join the likes of Kellen Moore and Kevin O'Connell as career backup QBs turned offensive wunderkinds. He certainly has a great offense to work with. We can quantify this to an extent by using "Supporting Cast Rating," which takes the average team PFF grade in receiving, rushing, pass blocking and run blocking (everything except passing).

Eagles rank in supporting cast rating:

• 2025: 11th
• 2024: 6th
• 2023: 5th
• 2022: 2nd
• 2021: 3rd

Glass-half-empty view on Sirianni and Mannion: Mannion has no actual experience leading an NFL offense. Or any offense for that matter. The 33-year-old certainly had to have plenty of fans around the league to land this job in the first place, although it's worth wondering how much pull the Eagles' offensive coordinator really has, considering their continued insistence on fielding one of the league's most run-heavy offenses regardless of who has been calling plays under Sirianni.

Eagles dropback rate over expected:

• 2025: -1% (16th)
• 2024: -8% (32nd)
• 2023: -2% (20th)
• 2022: -2% (18th)
• 2021: -7% (31st)

Fantasy-relevant business: Two big personnel dominoes need to fall here in terms of:

1. Will the team figure things out with disgruntled No. 1 WR A.J. Brown?
2. Has unrestricted free agent Dallas Goedert played his last snap in Philadelphia?

Otherwise, the biggest offseason storyline here is whether or not the NFL will outlaw the tush push. If they don't, will Sirianni and Mannion get back to featuring it at pre-2025 levels? This was the primary culprit for Jalen Hurts' fantasy production falling off last season: His five rushing touchdowns from inside the 3-yard line were a far cry from what we saw in 2024 (11), 2023 (13) and 2022 (9).

Pittsburgh Steelers

• 2025: HC Mike Tomlin (expected to take a year away from coaching and do some TV), OC Arthur Smith (new Ohio State OC), DC Teryl Austin (TBD)
• 2026: HC Mike McCarthy, OC Brian Angelichio (former MIN passing game coordinator and TE coach), DC Patrick Graham (former LV DC)

Glass-half-full view on McCarthy and Angelichio: McCarthy has confirmed he'll call the plays on offense. Things were generally very productive on that side of the ball with both the Packers (9 top-10 scoring offenses in 13 seasons) and Cowboys (3 in 5 seasons), but …

Glass-half-empty view on McCarthy and Angelichio: How much of that success was simply due to having Aaron Rodgers and Dak Prescott? Bringing back A-aron (43 next December) sadly might be the team's "best" option under center in 2026. considering Mason Rudolph and Will Howard are the team's only QBs under contract at the moment. But man, there sure seem to be a LOT of parallels between McCarthy and Tomlin when it comes to their history of being good enough in the regular season … before the train inevitably falls off the tracks come January.

Fantasy-relevant business: It remains to be seen what the Steelers will do with free agent Kenneth Gainwell, although McCarthy's willingness to entrust Tony Pollard and Rico Dowdle with bona fide workhorse roles during his final seasons in Dallas bodes well for the idea that Jaylen Warren could really break out in 2026. Credit to Warren for racking up a career-best 1,291 total yards and 8 TDs in 2025; just realize there's prime Austin Ekeler-esque upside here should a legit three-down role emerge. Few have been better at making defenders miss over the years than the Steelers' 27-year-old veteran.

Seattle Seahawks

• 2025: HC Mike Macdonald, OC Klint Kubiak (new LV HC), DC Aden Durde
• 2026: HC Macdonald, OC TBD, DC Durde

Glass-half-full view on Macdonald and …: We'll find out who will be tasked with replacing Klint Kubiak after the Seahawks get done, you know, playing in the Super Bowl. So hey, that's a pretty good start! Keeping on keeping on with most key parties under contract for next season (key exceptions: unrestricted free agents Kenneth Walker and Rashid Shaheed) makes sense.

Glass-half-empty view on Macdonald and …: Then again, just whispering Shane Waldron is still viable to send goosebumps down the spine of any god-fearing Seahawks fan. Switching out an offensive coordinator while maintaining most of the same personnel usually isn't viewed as a massive problem … until it is. Can Sam Darnold maintain career-best QB play with someone else calling the shots?

Fantasy-relevant business: The main piece of offseason business to worry about is whether or not the Seahawks bring back Kenneth Walker. It'd make sense if they attempted to do so, considering their ample cap space (6th most) and need at the position after Zach Charbonnet tore his ACL in Week 18. Perhaps the new man in charge of the offense will be more willing to feature Walker in a more of a workhorse role–something that us fantasy nerds and virgins would certainly appreciate.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• 2025: HC Todd Bowles, OC Josh Grizzard (new PHI pass game coordinator), DC Bowles
• 2026: HC Bowles, OC Zac Robinson (former ATL OC), DC Bowles

Glass-half-full view on Bowles and Robinson: This squad is just one season removed from ranking fourth in scoring and returns most key players from that group. Baker Mayfield was unironically receiving MVP chants in October 2025. The best version of this offense is VERY good.

Glass-half-empty view on Bowles and Robinson: Robinson will be Baker's 10th different offensive coordinator since entering the NFL in 2018. Maybe Robinson winds up being more of the Dave Canales or Liam Coen variety, although it's not like the former Sean McVay disciple's time in Atlanta went too great despite having plenty of high-end playmakers to work with.

Falcons offensive ranks in 2024-2025:

• EPA per play: +0.02 (16th)
• EPA per dropback: +0.07 (17th)
• EPA per rush: -0.04 (10th)
• Points per game: 21.8 (24th)
• Explosive play rate: 11.6% (11th)
• Success rate: 47.1% (12th)

Fantasy-relevant business: It's tough to discern how much of Zac Robinson's success running the football was because of Bijan Robinson (no relation, believe it or not). Here's to hoping the answer is at least some—because Bucky Irving went from one of the league's most efficient rushers as a rookie in 2024 to anything but in 2025. Early-season injuries certainly didn't help matters; just realize this was a ROUGH fall off.

• 2024 (among 31 RBs): 5.4 yards per carry (4th), 4 yards after contact per carry (1st), 9.7% explosive rush rate (6th), 25.6% tackles avoided per carry (4th)
• 2025 (among 33 RBs): 3.4 yards per carry (33rd), 2.3 yards after contact per carry (33rd), 4.6% explosive rush rate (32nd), 17.9% tackles avoided per carry (19th)

Tennessee Titans

• 2025: HC Brian Callahan (TBD), OC Nick Holz (TBD), DC Dennard Wilson (new NYG DC)
• 2026: HC Robert Saleh (former SF DC), OC Brian Daboll (former NYG HC), DC Gus Bradley (former SF assistant head coach)

Glass-half-full view on Saleh and Daboll: The former has generally made pretty great lemonade from the lemons he's been dealt on defense over the years, and the latter got a lot out of Daniel Jones in 2022 and Jaxson Dart in 2025. If Cam Ward winds up being good …

Glass-half-empty view on Saleh and Daboll: … but what if Ward doesn't wind up being good? The rookie quietly suffered an AC sprain on his right shoulder at the end of 2025 that won't require surgery, but it's not ideal! Look, the man has a FUN rookie year mixtape and was dealt a bad hand in the whole … basically everything department. That said, we're still looking at someone who ranked among the league's worst QBs in pretty much any of those silly efficiency stat things that people are always talking about: EPA per dropback, success rate, completion percentage over expected, yards per attempt, passer rating and QBR, for the record.

Fantasy-relevant business: This almost solely depends on who will be entrusted as Ward's primary playmakers in 2025. Tennessee has the most available cap space in the league, and that's before considering the potential for Tony Pollard and Calvin Ridley to be cap casualties. Belief in Daboll getting more out of Ward is fine and dandy, but we'll need to see the NFL's reigning 30th-ranked scoring offense improve the personnel at hand in a MAJOR way to expect too different of results in 2026.

Washington Commanders

• 2025: HC Dan Quinn, OC Kliff Kingsbury (TBD), DC Joe Whitt (TBD)
• 2026: HC Quinn, OC David Blough (former WSH assistant QB coach), DC Daronte Jones (former MIN defensive backs coach and pass game coordinator)

Glass-half-full view on Quinn and Blough: Similar to Sean Mannion: Blough is a former career backup QB who had enough fans around the league to get an OC job despite no actual experience calling plays. Clearly, Washington and Jayden Daniels think highly of the 30-year-old to promote him from assistant QB coach.

Glass-half-empty view on Quinn and Blough: Blough was at least part of the team that oversaw Daniels suffer a pretty big dropoff in performance from 2024 to 2025. Obviously, injuries derailed what could have been an eventual bounceback; just realize the 2024 Rookie of the Year was not operating with nearly the same high-end efficiency in seven starts last season.

• 2024 (among 36 QBs): +0.2 EPA per dropback (6th), +3.5% completion percentage over expected (10th), 7.4 yards per attempt (14th), 67.7 QBR (4th)
• 2025 (among 42 QBs): +0.03 EPA per dropback (29th), -2.7% completion percentage over expected (32nd), 6.7 yards per attempt (28th), 44.6 QBR (29th)

Fantasy-relevant business: The NFL's oldest roster will presumably look to infuse some youthful talent into the offense as a whole ahead of 2026. Longtime No. 1 WR Terry McLaurin figures to lead the way in the passing game once again, but Deebo Samuel and Zach Ertz are hitting free agency, and the backfield is badly in need of new blood. It's tough to have any lofty prediction here for the time being with so much of the personnel up in the air—here’s to at least hoping Daniels and McLaurin stay healthy enough to provide an appropriate Jay-Z-level encore to their fantastic 2024 production together.

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