Most of the AFC North will end up with a new head coach for the 2026 season, but perhaps some of the faces could stay the same. With Mike Tomlin departing from Pittsburgh, one analyst thinks former Baltimore Ravens HC John Harbaugh could make a lot of sense to replace him.
“If John Harbaugh would take that job, that’s the perfect replacement from an institutional point of view,” The 33rd Team’s Sam Monson said via Check the Mic. “One of the biggest risks if you’re Mr. Rooney, the owner, you have to be petrified that you are the guy that’s gonna screw up the head coaching hire when you have to make one because the last two guys didn’t…What if I hired the guy where there’s no saving it?