The ground rules are simple: We asked a panel of our NFL experts -- reporters, analysts, former players -- to play general manager and rank five candidates who aren't currently head coaches in the NFL whom they'd try to hire for hypothetical franchises.
In other words, voters could nominate Mike Leach (current head coach at Washington State) but not Matt Nagy (current NFL head coach). Got it? In total, 25 names were nominated on our ballots, with a certain coach from the college ranks topping five of them.
Point system explained: First-place votes are worth 5 points, second-place worth 4, third-place worth 3 and so on.