The NFC North is the place to be if you’re an elite NFL coach. It’s also now the toughest division in football.
The Chicago Bears are reportedly hiring Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson as their next head coach. That gives the division arguably the best roster of head coaches in the NFL.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell has been praised for his key role in turning Detroit around, Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell just turned a transitional season with Sam Darnold into 14 wins and Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur has a 70-38 record since joining the team in 2019.
Campbell, O’Connell and LaFleur are regarded as some of the best head coaches in the NFL, and Johnson has an excellent chance of joining them in that high standing with how his coordinating tenure in Detroit went.
If you’re in the NFC North, you’re going to have a real fight on your hands in the years to come. This really is now the hardest division in the NFL to win.
