I saw this on Twitter, and decided to see what the WZ thinks.
I have my own thoughts as to who will get the axe, be it sooner or after the season has ended.
A few posters in the thread feel that a coach won't/shouldn't get fired after one season … either they're new to
following the NFL, or don't understand how owners can overreact, or how GMs manoeuvre to save their jobs.
Right or Wrong, here's a list of
"One-and-Done" Coaches (since the AFL & NFL Merger), dispelling that mindset:
One-and-Done Coaches Since 1970
1970-1980
- Bill Austin, Washington (1970)
- Harvey Johnson, Buffalo Bills (1971)
- Ed Hughes, Houston Oilers (1971)
- Don McCafferty, Detroit Lions (1973)
- Monte Clark, San Francisco 49ers (1976)
- Lou Holtz, New York Jets (1976)
- Ken Meyer, San Francisco 49ers (1977)
- Peter McCulley, San Francisco 49ers (1978)
1981-1990
- Les Steckel, Minnesota Vikings (1984)
- Rod Rust, New England Patriots (1990)
- Richie Petitbon, Washington (1993)
- Pete Carroll, New York Jets (1994)
1991-2000
- Joe Bugel, Las Vegas Raiders (1997)
- Ray Rhodes, Green Bay Packers (1999)
- Al Groh, New York Jets (2000)
2001-2010
- Marty Schottenheimer, Washington (2001)
- Art Shell, Las Vegas Raiders (2006)
- Cam Cameron, Miami Dolphins (2007)
- Bobby Petrino, Atlanta Falcons (2007)
- Jim Mora Jr., Seattle Seahawks (2009)
2011-2020
- Hue Jackson, Las Vegas Raiders (2011)
- Mike Mularkey, Jacksonville Jaguars (2012)
- Rob Chudzinski, Cleveland Browns (2013)
- Jim Tomsula, San Francisco 49ers (2015)
- Chip Kelly, San Francisco 49ers (2016)
- Steve Wilks, Arizona Cardinals (2018)
- Freddie Kitchens, Cleveland Browns (2019)
- Urban Meyer, Jacksonville Jaguars (2021)
- David Culley, Houston Texans (2021)
- Nathaniel Hackett, Denver Broncos (2022)
- Lovie Smith, Houston Texans (2022)
- Frank Reich, Carolina Panthers (2023)
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