Many necessary elements are concerned in fielding an ideal group within the NFL, from scouting and drafting to participant growth and training. Nevertheless, maybe crucial issue is high quality possession. A foul proprietor can sink a franchise, whereas a very good one can assist a group soar.
Forward of the league’s annual homeowners’ conferences in Palm Seashore, Florida (March 30-April 2), Yardbarker NFL writers rank the homeowners inside every NFC division.
2024 regular-season data are in parentheses.
1. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (14-3) | Jeffrey Lurie | The 2-time Tremendous Bowl winner and Philadelphia’s favourite proprietor clearly has bragging rights over the remainder of the division. Since 1994, when Lurie purchased the group, the Eagles are 286-228-3 with 19 playoff appearances, eight journeys to the NFC Championship Recreation and 4 Tremendous Bowl appearances (together with wins over Tom Brady’s Patriots in 2017 and Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs in 2024).
2. WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (12-5) | Josh Harris | In two years beneath Harris’ management, the Commanders have a .750 successful share, two playoff wins and made it to the convention championship recreation with rookie QB Jayden Daniels final season. Off the sphere, Harris’ group ranked eleventh within the NFLPA’s 2025 report card survey after ending final in 2023 and 2024.
3. DALLAS COWBOYS (7-10) | Jerry Jones | With three Tremendous Bowl championships and a 335-276 file in 36 years with the group, Jones would simply prime the record if not for his penchant for inane feedback and his suffocating presence as proprietor, president and GM. The Cowboys haven’t been to a Tremendous Bowl for the reason that 1995 season, and so long as Jones makes himself the story, the ending is not going to be good for Dallas and its followers.
4. NEW YORK GIANTS (3-14) | John Mara | Since taking up as president and CEO in 2005, Mara’s Giants are 147-176-1 within the common season and have simply two playoff appearances since 2012. New York scored upset wins over New England in Tremendous Bowls XLII and XLVI, however Mara (and co-owner Steve Tish) wants contemporary concepts, not washed-up QBs like recently signed Russell Wilson. — Bruce Ewing
NFC West
1. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (6-11) | John and Denise DeBartolo York |
Issues didn’t go properly for the 49ers in the course of the 2024 season, and a few of their big-money investments didn’t pan out as hoped, however there isn’t any denying possession’s willingness to take a position cash within the roster, teaching workers and amenities. The 49ers are one of many NFL’s elite groups over the previous six years, and that form of sustained success usually begins on the prime.
2. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (10-7) | Paul Allen Belief | There’s a clear hole within the NFC West between one of the best possession (San Francisco) and the remainder of the pack. Of the opposite three groups, the Seahawks get a slight edge, largely as a result of the 2025 NFLPA survey gave them high marks for therapy of participant’s households and making a optimistic tradition with sturdy meals/weight loss program sources and a very good locker room.
3. LOS ANGELES RAMS (10-7) | Stan Kroenke | The excellent news for the Rams and their followers is the group has been largely profitable since shifting again to Los Angeles in 2016 and performs in one of many league’s prime stadiums. The unhealthy information, from a participant’s perspective, is possession has seemingly skimped on facilities, starting from the locker room to training facilities based on the 2025 NFLPA survey.
4. ARIZONA CARDINALS (8-9) | Michael Bidwill | Cardinals head coaches, GMs and gamers typically change, however the one factor that doesn’t change from a big-picture perspective is the on-field outcomes. So the Cardinals stay, at greatest, a mediocre franchise. The one fixed all through their existence is an possession that’s broadly considered one of many worst within the NFL. The 2025 NFLPA survey was a poor reflection on Bidwill. — Adam Gretz
NFC North
1. DETROIT LIONS (15-2) | Sheila Ford Hamp | Hamp’s first main selections after taking up the Lions in 2020 had been hiring GM Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell, and what sensible strikes these turned out to be. In simply 5 years, Hamp helped flip the Lions from a group that hadn’t gained a playoff recreation in additional than 30 years into among the finest rosters within the NFL.
2. GREEN BAY PACKERS (11-6) | Inexperienced Bay Packers, Inc. | The Packers are powerful to rank contemplating they’re a publicly owned, non-profit company run by the board of administrators and owned by the followers. Even with its distinctive possession construction, Inexperienced Bay has gained 4 Tremendous Bowls and used solely three foremost beginning quarterbacks since 1992 (Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love).
3. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (14-3) | Zygi Wilf | The Vikings have gained double-digit video games eight occasions for the reason that Wilf household took over in 2005, however they’ve reached solely two NFC title video games and haven’t made a Tremendous Bowl in that span. Minnesota followers are scarred from their group’s 0-4 file in Tremendous Bowls, however Wilf has the correct man in place in HC Kevin O’Connell to finish that drought.
4. CHICAGO BEARS (5-12) | The Halas/McCaskey household | Chicago’s possession construction has been a large number for years, however perhaps George McCaskey can flip the franchise round following principal proprietor Virginia Halas McCaskey’s demise in February 2025 at 102. The Bears have made the playoffs solely six occasions prior to now 30 years, so it’s no surprise followers are always clamoring for a sale of the group. — Jack Dougherty
NFC South
1. ATLANTA FALCONS (8-9) | Arthur Clean | The league’s second-best proprietor per the NFLPA 2025 report cards, Clean ranked third in “perceived willingness to spend money on [team] amenities,” and gamers unequivocally said their perception that the 24-year Falcons proprietor “considerably contributes to a optimistic group tradition” and “is extraordinarily dedicated to constructing a aggressive group.” The 2024 Falcons Ring of Honor inductee has also contributed
to a positive off-the-field fan experience at dwelling video games with the NFL’s most inexpensive concessions choices, including $2 hot dogs, pretzels and sodas and $3 nachos.
2. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (10-7) | Glazer household | Malcolm Glazer, who died in 2014 at 85, handed the two-time Tremendous Bowl-winning franchise on to his kids, daughter Darcie S. Glazer Kassewitz and sons Avram, Kevin, Bryan, Joel and Edward. Whereas they’ve skilled on-field success, gamers don’t imagine possession is why, with the Glazers receiving a D+ and rating twenty seventh of 32 NFL homeowners within the NFLPA’s 2025 team report cards.
3. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (5-12) | Gayle Benson | Benson, who grew to become the group’s sole proprietor following the demise of her husband, Tom Benson, has declared a willingness to make the required investments for the Saints to be a contender. Nevertheless, her religion within the franchise’s front-office mind belief, led by longtime GM Mickey Loomis and president Dennis Lauscha, is regarding primarily based on the group’s diminishing returns all through the 2020s.
4. CAROLINA PANTHERS (5-12) | David Tepper | The longtime hedge-fund supervisor has made a horrible first impression as proprietor, with the franchise tied with the Jets for the NFL’s worst file (36-80) since Tepper bought the group in 2018. From meddling in personnel selections to steamrolling by way of seven head coaches (together with interim) in seven seasons, the Panthers have gotten worse beneath Tepper, who continues to be greatest recognized for throwing a drink at a Jaguars fan throughout a 2023 loss in Jacksonville. — Eric Smithling
