The Post’s Bart Hubbuch begins a five-day series ranking the playoff teams in specific areas. First up are the head coaches:
1. Bill Belichick, Patriots
Four rings. Tom Brady still at the top of his game. The league’s No. 1 scoring defense. Any questions?
2. Pete Carroll, Seahawks
He’s 6-2 in the postseason the past three seasons, including one title and two Super Bowl trips.
3. Mike McCarthy, Packers
The postseason has been his nemesis lately, but he’s making his eighth consecutive playoff trip and did one of his best coaching jobs this season.
4. Andy Reid, Chiefs
That his career playoff record is .500 (11-11) will surprise exactly no one, and just one Super Bowl trip in 17 seasons is … not good. But his teams are always competitive.
Bill O’BrienGetty Images5. Bill O’Brien, Texans
The division is horrible, of course, but back-to-back playoff trips with that motley collection of quarterbacks is an impressive coaching accomplishment.
6. Mike Tomlin, Steelers
He started strong, but is just 1-3 in the playoffs since 2011 and missed the playoffs three times in that span. Terry Bradshaw wasn’t completely wrong.
7. Jason Garrett, Cowboys
He’s making just the second playoff trip in seven seasons as a head coach, which speaks volumes and doesn’t exactly inspire confidence for a deep Dallas run.
8. Jack Del Rio, Raiders
This is just the third postseason appearance of his 15-year career as a head coach, and it figures to be a short one with Derek Carr out.
Adam GaseAP9. Adam Gase, Dolphins
Playoff debut for Miami’s rookie coach, who did a terrific job with Ryan Tannehill this season and got the Dolphins back in the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
10. Ben McAdoo, Giants
The Giants’ four-year playoff drought ended in his first season, which was impressive, but he’s supposed to be an offensive guru and his offense can’t score.
11. Dan Quinn, Falcons
Atlanta nabbed one of the NFC’s two playoff byes in Quinn’s second season. But it was the offense that got the ex-Seattle defensive coordinator this far, not his sorry, 25th-ranked defense.
12. Jim Caldwell, Lions
Detroit backed in with a three-game losing streak, and the stone-faced Caldwell is so inept that he couldn’t even get a vote of confidence from management in a playoff season.
Rankings schedule
Tuesday: Head coaches
Wednesday: RB corps
Thursday: Defenses
Friday: Receiving corps
Saturday: Quarterbacks


