After a 6-10 finish in 2015, not much was expected from Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase in his first year in charge. Not only did Gase exceed expectations as the Dolphins won 10 games, but he also guided the team to the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Gase’s reward for getting the Dolphins franchise back to respectability, he was named one of the top 16 coaches in the NFL on Wednesday.

In a recent article, Elliot Harrison of NFL Network ranked all 32 coaches and Gase checked in at No. 16 on the power rankings. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was ranked as the best head coach in the NFL. Here’s what Harrison had to say about Gase:

“What a feat Gase pulled off in Year 1,” Harrison said. “Whether the Dolphins were barely beating the Browns at home amidst a 1-4 start or ripping off nine wins over the last 11 regular-season games of 2016, Gase stayed the course, not changing his tune with players or reporters. The feel you get watching Gase is that he is the smart guy in a room, someone who knows what he has to work with and what he doesn’t. The real test this year: Can he push Ryan Tannehill’s game forward to the point where the offense can lean on the quarterback? Tannehill’s knee sprain and the emergence of running back Jay Ajayi kept that from happening in 2016. Let’s see what Gase has in store for Tannehill, as well as the Patriots, in Year 2.”

As Harrison pointed out, Gase began his Dolphins coaching career 1-4 in the team’s first five games and it took overtime just to get their one and only victory versus the Cleveland Browns. During their 30-17 loss against the Tennessee Titans in Week 5, fans at Hard Rock Stadium were chanting for backup quarterback Matt Moore to start over Ryan Tannehill, but Gase refused to bench his starting quarterback.

Instead, with Tannehill under center, the Dolphins won six out of their next seven games before he sprained his ACL and MCL and missed the rest of the season. Then under Moore, the Dolphins won three out of their last four games to end the season.

Despite their 30-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card Game, the future is bright for Gase and the Dolphins. If Gase can lead the Dolphins to a second straight playoff appearance, he could crack Harrison’s top 10 list next year.