# Ralph Vacchiano: Vacchiano ranks the seven NFL head coaches they believe are on the hottest seats entering Week 1 of 2026, with Dan Quinn most at risk and Nick Sirianni least. They also expect the Jets to take a quarterback early in the 2027 draft and start another rebuild with a new coach. **Claimed:** Sep 11, 2026 **Pundit:** Ralph Vacchiano — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ralph-vacchiano **Outlet:** Fox Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/fox-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nfl-coaching-hot-seat-rankings-whos-feeling-most-heat-before-week-1 2 checkable claims — 1 head coach ranking and 1 team draft slot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > The Jets are prime candidates to select a QB early in the 2027 draft and reboot their continuously looping rebuild with a new coach as well. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **New York Jets to pick “select a QB early in the 2027 draft”** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: New York Jets - Verdict: not settled yet - “Here's a look at whose seats are currently the hottest. 7. Nick Sirianni, Philadelphia Eagles ... 6. Dave Canales, Carolina Panthers ... 5. Shane Steichen, Indianapolis Colts ... 4. Todd Bowles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... 3. Aaron Glenn, New York Jets ... 2. Zac Taylor, Cincinnati Bengals ... 1. Dan Quinn, Washington Commanders” - Kind: Head Coach Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - New York Jets — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jets ## What others said about the same people - Rich Eisen on Aaron Rodgers: Eisen ranked their top five most impressive Pro Bowl campaigns of the season, topped by Sam Darnold, and predicted that Sunday would be Aaron Rodgers' last game with the Jets. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/55a977f9-9670-42fa-ba2f-141be02f583c (scored 0) - Chris Simms on New York Jets: Simms gave straight-up winners with predicted final scores for every Week 8 game, including upset calls on the Ravens in Buffalo, the Broncos over the Chiefs, the Jets over the Raiders and the Seahawks over the Bears, and they expected Josh Downs to play for the Colts despite their trade request. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/257149d0-81ab-4feb-a725-ef5bebba04b0 (scored 47.62) - Pardon My Take on New York Jets: The hosts' spoken segments could not all be tied to names said in the transcript; the show's weekly Week 8 NFL side/total picks and game leans were made collectively by the unnamed-in-text speakers. Picks included the Bengals beating the Titans easily, the Patriots winning (but maybe not covering) in Miami, and the Broncos over the Chiefs. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d414788e-66f3-48d9-9b22-d255c2108a2f (scored 0) - Pete Prisco on New York Jets: Prisco picks every Week 8 game with a predicted final score, including the Packers beating the Panthers, the Lions handing the undefeated Vikings their first loss, and the Bengals blowing out the Titans. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0e9d8078-8a3c-4465-92a9-e73302d4a67c (scored 35.71) - Nick Faria on New York Jets: Faria says rookie edge rusher David Bailey, now at five sacks, is on track to win Defensive Rookie of the Year, and that Garrett Wilson is headed for a 100-catch, 1,000-yard, 10-touchdown season. They also map out a path where the Jets beat the Dolphins and Raiders to reach 4-4 at midseason. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c4e72d5f-f66e-4d06-b76d-c19f0e17a6d8 (scored 0) - Jason Reid on New York Jets: Picks the Jets to beat the Dolphins. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1ae304f6-8c13-42ae-998b-8da247fa022b (scored 0) ## More head coach rankings The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jesse Holley: Jesse picked the 49ers to beat Seattle (expecting Sam Darnold to revert to form), the Texans over New England, and the Rams over the Bears. They also called Oregon's tight end a first-round player and ranked the Giants' new head coach as the best in the NFC East ahead of Quinn and Schottenheimer. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ac1244ea-9b1b-4b60-b3e6-f7beb62adf4c (scored 25) - Gregg Rosenthal: In a snake-draft-style ranking of the NFL's returning head coaches, Rosenthal made the even-numbered selections, taking Sean McVay second overall, Kevin O'Connell fourth, John Harbaugh sixth and on down to Raheem Morris at 26. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f1dd8036-757c-4f3e-9089-2429df99c92a (scored 62.2) - JP Acosta: Acosta made the odd-numbered picks in the head-coach draft, naming Andy Reid the best coach in the NFL, Dan Campbell third, Kyle Shanahan fifth, and continuing down to Brian Daboll at 25. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c84ddac3-964c-40fe-a238-31130b5f9e4f (scored 51.92) - Colin Cowherd: Cowherd likes Jacksonville, Chicago and Pittsburgh (with DK Metcalf back) in the wild-card round, ranks the league's head coaches with McVay first and Ben Johnson seventh, and predicts Lamar Jackson has about two strong years left. They also name the Rams as a possible team to draft a receiver and floats next year's draft having seven first-round quarterbacks. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/432d7268-d5b1-49f6-9435-12c9442d3023 (scored 47.62) - Ollie Connolly: Connolly ranked their Coach of the Year top five with Kyle Shanahan first, Mike Vrabel second, Mike McDonald third, Liam Cohen fourth and Ben Johnson fifth, naming Shanahan their winner. They also predicted the Broncos would blow out the Chiefs on Christmas night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c07e055c-4ff1-47bf-9062-548b240402ae (scored 75) - John Middlekauff: In a mid-July podcast, Middlecoff reacted to the Garrett Wilson extension and Jauan Jennings' contract unhappiness, predicting Jennings is San Francisco's clear No. 1 receiver and will top 80 catches; they also expect the Browns to keep Quinshon Judkins on the roster, ranks Mahomes as the top quarterback, calls Dak a top-12 QB, backs Bo Nix as a top-15 starter, says the Bears should win 10 games but must be ranked behind Denver, and would take Dan Campbell over Nick Sirianni. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/32b8564c-773f-4dcf-94bf-654d342ddcec (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. 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