Where does Titans' Robert Saleh land in the NFL coach power rankings?

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The Tennessee Titans are making significant changes this offseason and, hopefully, will look like a completely different team in 2026. An air of excitement is building around the organization.

While much of the excitement is centered on Cam Ward and some of the players added in free agency, and rightfully so. But optimism began to build the day the Titans hired Robert Saleh as their new head coach. Now, with the team back on the field in Phase One of the offseason program and the draft less than two weeks away, the future looks bright.

But where does Saleh rank in the hierarchy of NFL coaches? Unfortunately, Patrick Daugherty of NBC Sports believes it’s too early to tell in his updated NFL coach power rankings.

Robert Saleh, TitansCareer Record: 20-36 (.357)

You don’t so much “coach” the New York Jets. It is more they school you. On what not to do. On the harsh realities of being a human being. On whether coaching football is what you really want to be doing with your one and only life on this earth. The Woody Johnson Jets have broken far more men than they have made. The man who preceded Robert Saleh in New York, Adam Gase, just now got back into coaching after a five-year sabbatical. It takes time to process one’s time in Florham Park. Saleh did his thinking on the job. The 49ers scooped him up as soon as the paperwork was processed from his Jets firing, and Saleh immediately revived a typically injured and undermanned Niners defense. An avowed leader of men, Saleh’s 49ers return confirmed he can still coach ‘em up with the best of ‘em on defense.

He makes all the sense in the world as another post-Jets reclamation project. Now, Saleh’s Titans setup isn’t a whole lot better than his Jets foundation, but Cam Ward is a sturdier quarterback prospect than Zach Wilson, and OC Brian Daboll is a more qualified offensive leader than Mike LaFleur and Nathaniel Hackett were during Saleh’s Jets tenure. All the qualities that made Saleh attractive as a head coach the first time around remain intact. While it was John Harbaugh and Kevin Stefanski who got the most “second chance” attention on this year’s coaching carousel, it could be Saleh who gets the best results.

Saleh deserves a second chance to be a head coach, and his hiring looks like a home run for the Titans. There is a different attitude; a different feel around the team this offseason. It’s a complete 180 from where the team was at this point under Brian Callahan, and the arrow looks like it is definitely pointing up.

This article originally appeared on Titans Wire: Where does Titans' Robert Saleh land in the NFL coach power rankings?

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