I don't know about this one. I liked the Caldwell interview and I hope it's not just a Rooney-rule thing, but Pagano didn't really show anything to me that makes him stand out.
Caldwell got kicked out of Indianapolis because of Manning getting hurt and having an atrocious roster besides him. He got kicked out of Detroit after a 9-7 season, going 36-28 overall... While they went 7-9 the year before he came and they're at 5-10 now he's gone.
And maybe most importantly, he somehow made a Joe Flacco-led offense look pretty good, winning a Super Bowl in the process.
He's not my favourite candidate overall, but he'd be my choice between him, Pagano and Philbin.