The term “CEO head coach,” which is a head coach who doesn’t call plays on either side of the ball, has often been used as a backhanded slight to marginalize coaches’ accomplishments. He comes across as more of a hype man than a head coach. John Harbaugh, who was the most sought-after coach in this cycle before the Giants hired him, is also a CEO head coach. The fact is, most NFL and college head coaches — from Bill Belichick to Nick Saban — are CEO head coaches. Kasper was the Eagles’ defensive quality control coach in 2021 and 2022 before joining Vic Fangio in Miami to become the Dolphins’ safeties coach in 2023.