Coaches can play such a vital role in a player’s success. They get to determine things like how many times a player touches the ball, how a play is going to be run, as well as a variety of other things. For fantasy football, they play a huge role in what a player’s ceiling is and whether or not they are going to reach it.
After a ton of research and time spent compiling data on the 48 coaches from offensive backgrounds that currently hold an offensive coordinator or head-coaching role, I have put together a list of the top five and bottom five coaches in a variety of statistical categories at each position and jotted down my key takeaways in each. Let’s dive in!
List of Coaches and Coordinators Accounted For
| Play Caller/Coach Name | Role | Team | Games Coached |
| Jason Garrett* | Offensive Coordinator | New York Giants | 208 |
| Scott Turner* | Offensive Coordinator | Washington Redskins | 4 |
| Mike McCarthy | Head Coach | Dallas Cowboys | 304 |
| Kellen Moore* | Offensive Coordinator | Dallas Cowboys | 16 |
| Doug Pederson* | Head Coach | Philadelphia Eagles | 112 |
| Kyle Shanahan* | Head Coach | San Francisco 49ers | 192 |
| Sean McVay* | Head Coach | Los Angeles Rams | 96 |
| Kevin O’Connell | Offensive Coordinator | Los Angeles Rams | 16 |
| Brian Schottenheimer* | Offensive Coordinator | Seattle Seahawks | 176 |
| Kliff Kingsbury* | Head Coach | Arizona Cardinals | 16 |
| Gary Kubiak* | Offensive Coordinator | Minnesota Vikings | 349 |
| Matt Nagy* | Head Coach | Chicago Bears | 48 |
| Bill Lazor | Offensive Coordinator | Chicago Bears | 57 |
| Darrell Bevell* | Offensive Coordinator | Detroit Lions | 208 |
| Matt LaFleur* | Head Coach | Green Bay Packers | 48 |
| Nathaniel Hackett | Offensive Coordinator | Green Bay Packers | 89 |
| Matt Rhule | Head Coach | Carolina Panthers | 91 college games |
| Joe Brady* | Offensive Coordinator | Carolina Panthers | 15 college games |
| Dirk Koetter* | Offensive Coordinator | Atlanta Falcons | 208 |
| Sean Payton* | Head Coach | New Orleans Saints | 256 |
| Pete Carmichael | Offensive Coordinator | New Orleans Saints | 176 |
| Bruce Arians | Head Coach | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 240 |
| Byron Leftwich* | Offensive Coordinator | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 25 |
| Josh McDaniels* | Offensive Coordinator | New England Patriots | 220 |
| Chan Gailey* | Offensive Coordinator | Miami Dolphins | 224 |
| Adam Gase* | Head Coach | New York Jets | 112 |
| Dowell Loggains | Offensive Coordinator | New York Jets | 80 |
| Brian Daboll* | Offensive Coordinator | Buffalo Bills | 96 |
| Pat Shurmur* | Offensive Coordinator | Denver Broncos | 169 |
| Anthony Lynn | Head Coach | Los Angeles Chargers | 62 |
| Shane Steichen* | Offensive Coordinator | Los Angeles Chargers | 8 |
| Andy Reid* | Head Coach | Kansas City Chiefs | 336 |
| Eric Bieniemy | Offensive Coordinator | Kansas City Chiefs | 32 |
| Jon Gruden* | Head Coach | Las Vegas Raiders | 256 |
| Greg Olson | Offensive Coordinator | Las Vegas Raiders | 172 |
| Kevin Stefanski* | Head Coach | Cleveland Browns | 19 |
| Alex Van Pelt | Offensive Coordinator | Cleveland Browns | 16 |
| Randy Fichtner* | Offensive Coordinator | Pittsburgh Steelers | 32 |
| Greg Roman* | Offensive Coordinator | Baltimore Ravens | 98 |
| Zac Taylor* | Head Coach | Cincinnati Bengals | 21 |
| Brian Callahan | Offensive Coordinator | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 |
| Frank Reich* | Head Coach | Indianapolis Colts | 96 |
| Nick Sirianni | Offensive Coordinator | Indianapolis Colts | 32 |
| Bill O’Brien | Head Coach | Houston Texans | 112 |
| Tim Kelly* | Offensive Coordinator | Houston Texans | 16 |
| Arthur Smith* | Offensive Coordinator | Tennessee Titans | 16 |
| Jay Gruden* | Offensive Coordinator | Jacksonville Jaguars | 133 |
| Doug Marrone | Head Coach | Jacksonville Jaguars | 144 |
*The asterisk next to the name of the coach denotes that they are expected to be the primary play-caller for the 2020-2021 season
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