NFL Head Coach Power Rankings Heading into Week 7

October 18, 2016   ·   Brent Sobleski   ·   Jump to comments

As the 2016 NFL season creeps toward the halfway point, this is when the league's best coaches differentiate themselves due to circumstances out of their control. Injuries are a part of NFL life, but it's how a team's coaching staff reacts to these losses that determine a season. 
For example, the Pittsburgh Steelers must come to grips with the fact quarterback Ben Roethlisberger might miss time due to a torn meniscus that required surgery Monday, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ron Cook. 
At 4-2, the Steelers still lead the AFC North. Can they maintain the top spot with Landry Jones behind center? 

Mike Tomlin's crew doesn't have to look far to find inspiration. Teams such as the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots suffered injuries to the quarterback position yet kept chugging along. 
Never backward, always forward. Always.
The NFL becomes a war of attrition. Those who navigate it the best are the o...

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