Worst NFL Coach Ever

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Poll question: Worst NFL Coach Ever

[GOPisEvil]

1. Lou Holtz

As another option. Butch Davis sucked, too.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

27. Who did Holtz coach in the pros? Surprised I don't even remember this...

[underpants]

31. Jets 1976 3-11

Coaching success only eluded Holtz in the NFL. He coached the New York Jets in 1976 and his rah-rah style didn't cut it with the pros. He went 3-11 and returned to college ball the next season with Arkansas.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/football/ncaa/11/22/bc.fbc.holtzretirement.ap/

[TroubleMan]

2. Were the hell is Ray Handley?

Wannstedt got the shaft....he's not terrible. He's not great either, but he's not terrible. He's just got the worst luck.

[Jersey Devil]

8. Oy! How could I forget him?

He was sandwiched between Parcells & Reeves, no? What a nightmare!

[Norbert]

15. Handley was the one I was thinking of too.

He would get my vote.

[MikeG]

3. Bill Austin.

[Jersey Devil]

4. A tie between Bill Arnsparger & Alex Webster

18 years without going to the playoffs for the Giants. Arrgghhh!

[DaveinMD]

21. Ray Handley

[northernsoul]

5. what about Marty Morniwheg?

Granted, he didn't have all that much to work with - but great caesar's ghost did he make ever make some dumb calls!

[UrbScotty]

26. I was just going to ask about Marty 'Play into the wind" Mornhinweg

:eyes:

[Sandpiper]

6. Dave Wannstedt hands down

Was there ever a guy who got more mileage out of being friends with a great coach than this guy?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. Was There Ever A Guy Who Took The Most "Winningest"

Franchise In All Of Professional Sports And Turned It Into A Joke?

[TroubleMan]

10. No, he's not great, but the hand he was dealt was the worst

I'm not saying he's a great coach, but Vince Lombardi couldn't have coached these Dolphins to 6 wins, much less the playoffs.

A guy who is statistically about 2/3's of their offense decided that smoking dope was better than the NFL, and throw in game losing performances by Fiedler and Feeley. How many interceptions can be run back for touchdowns in the last minute to win a game?

Wannstedt is certainly not as bad as Ray Handley, who took over a Super Bowl winning team, with all that talent and took them down the shaft.

[Sandpiper]

11. Dave Wannstedt got the job by virtue of being

Jimmy Johnson's buddy.

Same reason he got his first job with Chicago.

[Wapsie B]

34. Exactly.

What in the world did Wannstedt do to earn ANY head coaching job he's had other than be cozy with Jimmy J? If one wants to look at the power of networking one only has to look at the NFL. I swear to god once you're in that fraternity you'll be taken care of no matter how badly you stink up the place one one team. They turn up somewhere else. How else could you explain Les Steckel for christsakes?

In many other industries you'd be blackballed from that profession. Not the NFL

Tossup for me between Dave & Les.

[crimson333]

9. David Shula with the Bengals

[indepat]

12. I second

[Mojambo]

29. This was my pick as well. n/t

[frylock]

13. kevin gilbride..

who also coached the worst QB ever, .

[TheMightyFavog]

18. I disagree

http://olympia.fortunecity.com/white/225/gory.html">Frank Patrick, the tight end that in 1971, Packer Coach Dan Devine, had to have been the worst QB.

As for a coach, Gotta be Lindy Infante, the unintelligent ass cantaloupe who passed up Dieon Sanders and Barry Sanders for that idiotic fucktard extrordinaire, Tony Mandarich.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

28. We called him "kill-pride" when he was coaching the Chargers...

[DiverDave]

14. Where is spurrier?

I loved seeing him ran out of D.C.

[JohnKleeb]

25. on the poll list or what

hes coaching at South Carolina now.

[DemOperative]

16. Ray Malavasi

I hate the Rams to this day because of him.

[Cush]

17. Kotite

[Deja Q]

19. I can't stand Mike 'I'm not political but I'll photo-op with *' Tyce.

Denny Green was at least funny and easy to be ridiculed.

Tyce is just a guy who looks like a street thug or private security dude.

[DaveinMD]

20. Ray Handley

should be on the list. He took over for a team that won the Super Bowl and didn't take them to the playoffs in his two years. They made the playoffs the year after he left.

[Lostnote03]

22. Pat attention to Rich Brooks &KY Wildcats next season.....Bet the line....

[Lostnote03]

23. BTW....Where's Ditka on the list????

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

33. Super Bowl winning coaches can't be on the list, even ones like Barry

Switzer who are actually kinda bad.

[kodi]

24. joe kuharik makes rich kotite look like vince lombardi

.

[underpants]

30. This thread is like Dan Schneider's wish list

:bounce:

[underpants]

32. Dave "Let's go for ONE" Campo? Norv Turner?

That Thanksgiving game was embarassing.

I love Norv Turner-he made Jim Everett look good- but he is the perfect example of why just beacuse you are a good defensive or offensive coordinator it doesn't necessarily mean you are going to be a good head coach.