Rotoworld’s Patrick Daugherty ranked the NFL’s head coaches in piece published on the site today, and the Chicago Bears’ John Fox finished in the middle of the pack at 16th-best in the league.

Fox finished his first season in Chicago with a 6-10 record; the win-loss total appears unimpressive, but the product on the field was much more competitive than the year before. From the snap-to-whistle intensity to the level of weekly preparation, the Bears were simply a better team under Fox.

Daugherty compared what Fox does with his football teams to what savvy real estate players do with rundown properties. He’s able to “flip” the roster, yet he doesn’t quite finish the job:

Fox makes his teams respectable in a hurry. The Bears went from embarrassing eyesore to inoffensive “Previous” option on the remote under his watch in 2015. What they didn’t do is look like a team ready to win the division any time soon. Fox might progress the Bears another level or two before GM Ryan Pace reaches the same conclusion John Elway did in Denver.

I’m not sure this is a fair assessment of Fox’s resume. He’s been a winner in Carolina and in Denver, taking both teams to the Super Bowl. Sure, he lost in each of his championship game appearances, but he’s proven that his formula works.

Overall, Fox has a 125-99 career record as a head coach in the NFL.

The Bears are entering year two of a long-term rebuild project. It’s highly unlikely that Fox will be able to “flip the Bears” into a contender after a little more than one year on the job.

Both Ryan Pace and Fox will have another free pass this season as they continue implementing their big-picture vision for the team. They shouldn’t get too comfortable, though, as both the fan base and ownership will start expecting results by the time the 2017 season kicks off.