Worst NFL coach in history was...

[crockpot]

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The other Lions coaches never took the wind in overtime.

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i don't know how strong the wind actually was, but it's been shown that the entire advantage from receiving in overtime is from the ball being kicked off at the 30 rather than the 35. let's say the wind is strong enough for an automatic touchback. against a bad offensive team, giving them the ball at their own 20 is probably +ev for winning the game.

of course, it would still be a -ev move for the coach, because whenever you go against the grain and look like an idiot for it, it leads to being fired.

[wallywojo]

I'll second Wanny. Just not a rallying figure. But on a positive not, great moustache and also great pre/post game conferences. 'AH, HE'S A CORNER.'

[Nick B.]

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Wannstedt deserves special mention for the most baffling promotion ever.

The Dolphins gave up 62 points in a playoff game and then promptly promoted defensive coordinator Wannstedt to head coach the next day when Johnson retired.

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And then he did so poorly as coach, having 1 losing season in the next 5 years, which happened to coincide with his star running back retiring the week before training camp.

[suzzer99]

Woah. I searched Google for "worst nfl coach" and the 5th thing down was this thread.