On Thursday, the Washington Commanders hired Dan Quinn to round out the 2024 offseason head coaching hiring cycle. To the surprise of some people, Bill Belichick and Mike Vrabel didn't land a job, though they will likely be popular candidates in 2025.

Typically, at least a handful of teams make a change at head coach in the offseason. This year, eight clubs hired a new lead skipper; and next offseason, we could see close to the same number of position openings.

Along with Belichick and Vrabel, top offensive coordinators such as Ben Johnson, Bobby Slowik and Todd Monken will likely generate buzz, but which teams may look to hire them?

We'll match 10 potential candidates with at least one team that could fire a head coach after a disappointing 2024 campaign.

Bill Belichick

Until Bill Belichick gets a new head coaching job, his name will pop up in rumors connected to teams with a lead skipper on the hot seat.

Though the New England Patriots went on a sharp decline after quarterback Tom Brady's departure to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020, Belichick still fielded a stout defense that ranked within the top 11 in scoring and top eight in total yards in three of the last four seasons.

If the 71-year-old goes to a team with its quarterback and offensive foundation in place, he could lead a club on a deep playoff run.

Possible Landing Spots

Buffalo Bills: Head coach Sean McDermott should feel secure about his job right now. He's 73-41 in seven seasons with double-digit win totals in five consecutive terms.

However, we've seen teams boot fairly successful coaches throughout NFL history. The Philadelphia Eagles moved on Andy Reid and Doug Pederson, and the then-San Diego Chargers fired the late Marty Schottenheimer after he led the team to a 14-2 season in 2006.

If the Bills miss the playoffs or fail to get over the divisional-round hump, Buffalo may look to upgrade from a good head coach to a legendary one, and Belichick may be on board with sticking it to his former team twice a year in the AFC East.

Philadelphia Eagles: Philadelphia makes sense for Belichick if the Eagles part ways with Nick Sirianni. The veteran coach can hire a young offensive coordinator to refine an offense that's ranked eighth or better in scoring and total yards over the last two years while he uplifts a talented but porous defense that gave up the third-most points in 2023.

Eric Bieniemy

In 2023, the Washington Commanders offense ranked 25th with Eric Bieniemy as its play-caller, yet the new regime interviewed him for the head coaching vacancy before it hired Dan Quinn.

Bieniemy probably needs a more successful season as a team's primary offensive play-caller to garner serious interest from multiple suitors, but his name has stirred some buzz during the head coaching hiring cycle in the past few years.

Keep in mind that the 54-year-old is still under contract with the Commanders. If he makes a young quarterback in Washington or elsewhere look like a franchise player, expect teams to show interest in him in 2025.

Possible Landing Spot

Chicago Bears: This offseason, Chicago decided to keep defensive-minded head coach Matt Eberflus, and he hired Shane Waldron as his offensive coordinator. Still, the Bears could dump Eberflus after a disappointing year.

In the event that Bieniemy gets a second chance to work with an upstart signal-caller after his offense flopped with Sam Howell this past season, the Bears may take note of that, especially if they draft a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick.

We can also connect the dots with this fit. General manager Ryan Poles had scouting and front-office positions with the Kansas City Chiefs, while Bieniemy had a role as part of Andy Reid's coaching staff between 2013 and 2022.

Joe Brady

Joe Brady deserves credit for optimizing the talent in the Buffalo Bills offense after the team fired Ken Dorsey.

Brady tapped into a physical dimension of the offense. He called plays from Week 11 through the remainder of the campaign, and in each of those games, Buffalo rushed for at least 105 yards and racked up 179-plus yards in each of its two postseason outings.

The 34-year-old will work with quarterback Josh Allen, who could be an MVP candidate because of what he can do with his strong arm and legs.

Keep in mind that Brady interviewed for the Atlanta Falcons' job opening this offseason. He may be one of the hottest candidates in 2025, pending Allen's productivity.

Possible Landing Spots

Buffalo Bills: We mentioned the Bills as a team that may show interest in Bill Belichick for an upgrade over Sean McDermott, but they can also consider an in-house replacement if they suffer another heart-wrenching playoff loss.

Buffalo may look to promote Brady (depending on Allen's production) to take the team to the Super Bowl stage.

New Orleans Saints: Brady started his pro coaching career with the New Orleans Saints as an offensive assistant under Sean Payton in 2017. Perhaps they will be looking for an offensive-minded head coach who's familiar with the organization to replace Dennis Allen, who's 16-18 in his tenure.

Ejiro Evero

Over the past two seasons with the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers, Ejiro Evero has been part of one-and-done coaching staffs under Nathaniel Hacket and Frank Reich, respectively.

Nonetheless, Evero's defensive units have performed well despite the circumstances on the other side of the ball. Under his tutelage, Denver ranked seventh in total yards allowed for the 2022 term while Carolina gave up the fourth-fewest yards in 2023.

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator and new Panthers head coach Dave Canales, who game-planned against Evero's defense, expects to retain the defensive play-caller on his staff.

This offseason, Evero, 43, interviewed for HC jobs in Atlanta, Carolina and Seattle. Assuming his defenses remain stout, he'll make his rounds in the interview circuit next year.

Possible Landing Spot

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: This seems like an odd landing spot for Evero because the Buccaneers just won the NFC South title and a playoff game, but one can make the case that Todd Bowles needs to establish some consistency to maintain his position in Tampa Bay.

Remember, Bowles has won 43 percent of his games as a head coach for seven seasons. With Canales' departure, he has to refill the offensive coordinator position and a poor hire could cost him his job.

Tampa Bay may want a younger defensive-minded head coach if Bowles, 60, isn't able to keep the club in playoff contention. As a defensive quality control coach, Evero started his pro coaching career with the Buccaneers in 2007.

Patrick Graham

Patrick Graham may be the most underrated candidate on this list because Antonio Pierce has garnered most of the credit for turning around the Las Vegas Raiders' 2023 season.

While Pierce deserves a ton of praise for transforming a directionless 3-5 squad into a competitive group that went on the road to upset the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 12, the Raiders defense played at a high level before he took over for Josh McDaniels thanks to Graham.

In his second season with the Raiders, the 45-year-old helped young defenders like edge-rusher Malcolm Koonce, safety Tre'von Moehrig and cornerback Jack Jones, whom the team claimed off waivers in November, develop in key roles.

This offseason, Graham interviewed for the head coaching jobs with the Los Angeles Chargers and Seattle Seahawks, and he may draw more interest after a solid 2024 campaign.

Possible Landing Spot

New York Giants: In 2022, McDaniels lured Graham away from New York to Las Vegas for the same position. Graham could return to the Giants as their head coach in 2025. Of course, Big Blue would have to boot Brian Daboll, though that's possible after the team regressed in 2023.

Ben Johnson

In consecutive offseasons, Ben Johnson has decided to keep his job as the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator rather than become a head coach elsewhere.

Over the last two years, the 37-year-old has been, arguably, the most popular offensive coaching candidate, but he talked about "unfinished business" in Detroit after the team's tough 34-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.

As the Lions' offensive play-caller, he has led the fifth-ranked scoring offense in each of the previous two campaigns. In the process of fielding a prolific scoring attack that features rookies Jahmyr Gibbs and Sam LaPorta, he has helped rebuild quarterback Jared Goff's confidence after the Los Angeles Rams swapped him for Matthew Stafford in 2021.

When Johnson feels he's ready to leave the Motor City, he'll have several suitors.

Possible Landing Spots

Dallas Cowboys: Johnson may be waiting for the best opportunity to leave Detroit, which could mean a team with a Pro Bowl-caliber quarterback. Perhaps he wants a big-time job, and an opening in Dallas would fit the description.

Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy will go into a lame-duck season and face a lot of pressure to lead Dallas on a deep playoff run.

If the Cowboys take an early playoff exit, they could bring in a young innovative offensive coach like Johnson to get the best out of Dak Prescott, who will likely sign an extension this offseason.

Jacksonville Jaguars: Under head coach Doug Pederson, the Jaguars collapsed in the second half of the 2023 season, losing five of their last six games.

Jacksonville may look for a new voice to lead the locker room and develop Trevor Lawrence if it misses the playoffs in back-to-back years.

Johnson may prefer a more low-profile head coaching job with a team that has its starting quarterback in place. He could eye the Jaguars as the ideal job because of the 2021 No. 1 pick.

Todd Monken

The Baltimore Ravens' inefficient offensive showing in the AFC Championship Game doesn't erase Todd Monken's impressive year as a play-caller.

The Ravens finished the 2023 campaign with the fourth-ranked scoring offense and led the league in rushing yards per game.

Yes, quarterback Lamar Jackson accounted for almost 31 percent of the team's rushing total (821 yards), but Gus Edwards racked up a career-high 810 yards on the ground. Justice Hill averaged 4.6 yards per carry, and undrafted rookie running back Keaton Mitchell averaged a whopping 8.4 yards per carry. Hill and Mitchell recorded 783 rushing yards and five touchdowns combined.

Speaking of Jackson, he's the front-runner to win league MVP after throwing for a career-high 3,678 yards, 24 touchdowns and just seven interceptions in an All-Pro season.

With the top ground attack, an MVP candidate and a budding rookie wide receiver in Zay Flowers, who caught 77 passes for 858 yards and five touchdowns, Monken, 57, will be a rising head coaching candidate next offseason, assuming the Ravens continue to put up impressive offensive numbers in 2024.

Possible Landing Spot

New York Giants: The Giants may run out of patience with Brian Daboll after they took a step back from a 9-7-1 playoff team in 2022 to a 6-11 finish this past season.

With another year of regression in New York, Big Blue may look to find a new offensive head coach to replace Daboll and build around someone other than quarterback Daniel Jones.

Bobby Slowik

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud will likely win 2023 Offensive Rookie of the Year, after throwing for 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns and five interceptions in the league's seventh-ranked passing offense.

As a result, Bobby Slowik's name will bubble to the top of potential head coaching candidate lists going forward.

The 36-year-old also comes from San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan's coaching tree, which has and will continue to work in his favor. This offseason, he interviewed for five openings, so his buzz will only grow as Stroud develops in Houston.

Like Ben Johnson following the 2022 campaign, Slowik has a ton of buzz with only one year of play-calling experience, but his work—specifically in connection to the quarterback—will outweigh concerns about his inexperience.

Possible Landing Spots

Dallas Cowboys: As noted in a possible connection with Johnson, Dallas will allow Mike McCarthy to coach through the final year of his contract, which puts pressure on him for the upcoming campaign.

If the Cowboys have another embarrassing playoff loss, owner Jerry Jones may look for a bright, young offensive coach to spark a team that has struggled to get over the hump in the postseason.

New York Jets: Right now, the New York Jets have all sorts of offensive issues to sort out with offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett.

Rather than run it back with defensive-minded head coach Robert Saleh, Gang Green may choose to streamline its offensive operation by bringing in an offensive play-caller.

Slowik should be able to command Aaron Rodgers' trust and respect with another strong campaign in Houston.

Frank Smith

Over the last two years, Frank Smith has served as the offensive coordinator for Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel's staff.

Though the 42-year-old isn't the primary play-caller in Miami, he's had a close look at a high-flying offense that just led the league in total yards and finished second in scoring.

In this year's hiring cycle, Smith interviewed with the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks. And because of his connection to the Dolphins' prolific offense, he could draw more potential suitors in 2025.

Possible Landing Spot

New Orleans Saints: Smith's pro coaching career could come full circle with a return to New Orleans. Under Sean Payton, he served as assistant offensive line coach for the Saints between 2010 and 2014.

Moreover, Smith would reunite with quarterback Derek Carr, after they spent three years together with the now-Las Vegas Raiders between 2018 and 2020.

If the Saints fire Dennis Allen, Smith may be able to instantly gain Carr's trust because of their past history.

Mike Vrabel

Behind Bill Belichick, Mike Vrabel may be the most accomplished candidate on the 2025 job market in terms of his track record as a head coach.

In six seasons with the Tennessee Titans, he went 54-45 with three playoff appearances, including one postseason run to the AFC Championship Game.

However, his Titans squad trended in the wrong direction after he lost offensive coordinator Arthur Smith to the Atlanta Falcons following the 2020 term.

Vrabel will bring a palpable level of toughness to his next team, though his choice for offensive coordinator may be the ultimate key to his success in a new chapter.

That being said, the 45-year-old led the Titans to four winning campaigns in six years, which makes him an appealing candidate for a club that may prefer a more experienced head coach.

Possible Landing Spots

Chicago Bears: Recently, the Bears have hired first-time head coaches in Matt Nagy and Matt Eberflus only to finish .500 or worse since the former's 12-4 season in 2018.

General manager Ryan Poles could hire a familiar face in Eric Bieniemy, though he may want a lead skipper who's had some level of success at a previous stop.

Vrabel can maintain the Bears' physical identity and establish a winning culture in the Windy City.

Philadelphia Eagles: The Eagles have bigger problems with their defense than their offense and could hire Vrabel as a solution to issues on the defensive side of the ball. Remember, he's a former linebackers coach and defensive coordinator.

Vrabel may be able to re-energize Philadelphia's once-ferocious pass rush. With quarterback Jalen Hurts, wideouts A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith and tight end Dallas Goedert under contract beyond the 2024 season, his offensive coordinator would have the playmakers to field a top-scoring offense.

Maurice Moton covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter @MoeMoton.