Washington made the playoffs during Rivera’s first year as head coach as the team clinched the NFC East despite a 7-9 record. They had a home playoff game, but lost to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23 in the Wild Card round.

On the one hand, McCarthy’s track record shows a coach who has been there and done that. He has 174 regular season wins, 11 playoff wins, and a Super Bowl. He helped build both the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys into consistent winners.

The Jets are looking ahead to 2025, a process that started back in early October when they fired coach Robert Saleh.The Jets' next coach will face an uphill climb from day one. New York doesn't have a long-term solution at quarterback regardless of what happens next with Aaron Rodgers,