Ranking new expectations for new coaches in new places

Seven nFL h ad coach s will d but with th ir r sp cti w t ams o Su day. Som ha a cha c to b a succ ss right away a d som will cou - t r som tough sl ddi g u til (if ?) th y’r abl to g t thi gs right.

Of th s wbi s, thr ar f irst-tim h ad coach s — Todd Bowl s with th J ts, Da Qui with th Falco s a d Jim Tomsula with th 49 rs — a d t wo w r d alt pr tty stack d ha ds — R x Rya i Buffalo a d Gary Kubiak i D r.

H r ’s how w ra k th s — ot i t rms of who is th b st o rall, but with i ord r of our pr dict d

succ ss i 2015:

Da n Qu in n , Falcons: H has a cha c to do big thi gs quickly for a f w r aso s, b gi i g with th fact h has a f ra chis quart rback i Matt Rya . Off s has ot b th probl m for th Fa lc o s , wh o ha ’ t b to th playoffs si c 2012. D f s has b th ir dow fa l l , a d Qui is a d f si coach. A oth r plus for Qui is th nFC South, which was th worst di isio i th nFL last y ar.

Rex Ryan, Bills: H has a cha c to mak th stro g st arly impact, b caus h i h rit d a lot of tal t ( particularly i d f s ) a d h is a i sta t rgiz r. Th play rs will spri t i to Lak eri i Ja uary for him if h asks. Rya chis do s quart rback, ot ha a taki g fra - a pass fli r att mptso Tyrod i Taylorfour nFL (35 s aso s),som pot t but skillh do s positio ha play rsL S a McCoywith ru i ga d r c i - back r Gary Sammy Kubiak,Watki s. Broncos: W ha him h r for o primary r aso : Ma i g. This could ry w ll b Ma i g ’ s last rid , d p di g o how thi gs go for th Bro - cos i 2015. Th thi gs could go south for Kubiak u l ss h fi ds a oth r quart rback.

Jack Del Rio, Raiders: H tak s o r a t am that has ’t b to th playoffs si c 2002, but has a promisi g you g quart rback i D r k Carr. D l Rio, as th h ad coach of th Jaguars, took th m to th playoffs twic a d had just two losi g s aso s i i y ars. So this is ot his first rod o.

Todd Bowles, Jets: H might b o of th b st lo g-t rm solutio s, but 2015 figur s to b a tough chall g for him without a fra chis quart rback (G o Smith? no tha k you. Rya Fitzpatrick? no tha ks.).

John Fox, Bears: Withi a mo th, h may b waki g up i th middl of th ight i a cold sw at calli g out for P yto Ma - i g. I Chicago, h has th madd i gly i co sist t Jay Cutl r b hi d c - t r. Fox should impro th B ars d f s , but …

Jim Tomsula, 49ers: H has ot wo o r a lot of trust i Sa Fra cisco taki g o r for Jim Harbaugh. Th mass xodus of play rs has ot h lp d matt rs, with th loss of th ir b st ru i g back (Fra k Gor ) a d b st pass rush r Aldo Smith to am o ly a coupl hug p rso l loss s.