Top 10 Worst NFL Head Coaches of All Time

Hue Jackson

He deserves to be in the Top 5. His players never respected him, and it's no wonder why. In three seasons, he has struggled to grab many wins, making him statistically the second-worst winningest coach in NFL history.

Explain to me why the Bengals hired him again. That move has failure written all over it.

I would rank him top 10 because it's the Browns. Terrible organization.

Adam Gase

Brad Childress

As a Packers fan, I never cared for Brad Childress. Just because he led the Vikings to the playoffs twice doesn't mean he's a successful head coach.

Matt Patricia

In his three years in Detroit, Matty Patty's reign of terror was like the second coming of Bob Ross meets Marty Mornhinweg, except far worse than you could imagine.
He wanted to change the culture and bring the winning ways of New England to Detroit. The problem was that, by the end of every season opener, you already knew the season was over in a hurry due to the way they lost (or technically tied) each of those games in unbelievable ways. For a defensive-minded coach, his scheme was terrible in Detroit.
This guy was not meant to be in charge, and luckily for Lions fans, we don't need to see any more of this Lion way philosophy. The debates for years will be whether he was worse than Marinelli.

Bobby Petrino

It took him less than a year to anger his players, lose the respect of fans, back out of a contract, and end up with a terrible reputation in sports. The only excuse he has is that the Falcons were pretty bad with or without him in 2007.

Left a note in players' lockers. Real class!

Petrino is better off in Louisville.

Rich Kotite

Couldn't read the chart to decide whether to go for two or kick.

I would put him at #1. This man destroyed a potential Eagles dynasty. He's like Norv Turner on steroids. (I'm also voting for Turner.)

Norv Turner

Great assistant coach, but he does not have the leadership skills to take his team to the next level. I'd be happy to eat my words, though, if the Chargers make it to the Super Bowl next year.

They really should have kept Schottenheimer. Norv ruined the Chargers and turned them from a 14-2 team into a laughingstock.

Cam Cameron

How is Brad Childress ranked higher than this dude? At least Childress got to the NFC title game! Cameron came inches from 0-16 in his only year! He also has zero football knowledge.

Herman Edwards

I wish I could throw a brick at this guy.

Rod Marinelli

Absolutely awful. He made no sense at his press conferences and had no coherent strategy. He was a terrible coach.

If you are a coach who goes 0-16, you deserve to be on this list. Marinelli absolutely belongs here.

This guy should be on the list. He made the Lions go 0-16. He absolutely deserves to be on this list, period!

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Chip Kelly

How on earth is Chip Kelly not even on this list yet? He'll be remembered by Eagles fans for destroying all the star players they had on offense. He traded them all away, and then what did he do? He thought, Let's get some defensive players and DeMarco Murray to deflect some of the hate. Well, in his only season under Kelly, Murray was at his absolute worst and couldn't even run for his life to break 100 yards in a game, or so it felt.
Kelly may have been good in Oregon, but you saw how bad it got in Philly when he tried to think differently. You'd be a fool to think otherwise.

Chip was never a good NFL coach nor will he ever be. He's better off as a college coach.

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Bill O'Brien

He literally broke the Texans franchise and drove them straight into the ground. How on earth is he not higher?
You don't trade a star wide receiver and not get a first-round pick out of it at the bare minimum. You got a bag of Doritos in return - and not even a good bag, one that has like 10 chips. He also traded away draft capital the Texans could've used.
He should have been fired on the spot after blowing a 24-0 lead.

Rex Ryan

He will be fired again soon... there is even a Facebook page started by Jets fans to get him fired. As a Bills fan, I used to laugh at him and his teams. Now I suffer as well. 160 yards of offense in Week 1... the worst in team history.

He only cares about defense. Take Mark Sanchez, for example. He wasn't bad at first. Then Rex came, made him worse, and now Sanchez plays for the Eagles and isn't half bad.

He really loves his defensive picks more than offense.

Steve Spurrier

Stephen Orr "Steve" Spurrier is an American football player and coach. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1966 as a quarterback at the University of Florida and played ten seasons in the NFL, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Spurrier later became a celebrated college football coach at the University... read more

All college and no NFL knowledge. He was better at the NCAA level. Don't quit your Saturday job, Steve...

The textbook definition of college coaches who have failed in the NFL.

Mike Martz

Took a great team and ran it into the ground. Oh, and your scheme sucks.

Mike Nolan

Time for the 49ers to move on.

Ray Rhodes

Ray Rhodes was absolutely terrible for the Packers. He only lasted one year before he got the ax.

Of the Bill Walsh school, he should have stayed a janitor. A guy in charge without a clue.

He had two opportunities to take contending teams farther but blew them.

Mike Singletary

Stick to linebackers. Once you add offense to the mix, he fails. Obviously.

Well, he had Alex Smith, Vernon Davis, and a great defense... then Jim Harbaugh comes in, and boom! Fantastic seasons and a Super Bowl appearance. And again, Alex Smith is winning games and looking like more than just a game manager. Great job.

Lovie Smith

He is awful with Tampa Bay. He shouldn't have been hired by the Buccaneers in the first place.

He did great with the Bears, but when it came to the Bucs, he had two losing seasons already.

Nick Saban

He couldn't trash talk and threaten NFL players like he does the kids in Alabama. He wins football games, but he's a terrible influence on young men.

He's definitely a great collegiate coach, but he is an awful NFL head coach.

Belongs in the SEC, where you can buy the best players out there.

Jim Caldwell

I don't know what the Lions were thinking when they hired him. All I know is that when he took over the Colts, the team started to sink fast. Irsay may have substance abuse problems, but he knew a bad coach when he saw one and fired Caldwell.

Caldwell is not helping the Lions, even though they made the playoffs last year.

Lane Kiffin

Jason Garrett

When the fans are clamoring for you to be fired for years, you don't deserve to be a head coach.

I don't think he'll last another season with the Cowboys.

Romeo Crennel

The same team he made the worst in the NFL during 2012 now has the best record, thanks to a coaching change. Tells you a lot.

He never had a winning season. He pulled off some upsets but could never succeed when it came to winning consistently.

John Fox

He is trying to build a better-coached team in Chicago, even if the fans really want Cutler gone.

Marvin Lewis

No playoff wins at all under Marvin Lewis. Every time the Bengals made the playoffs under Lewis, they always lost.

The longest-tenured coach in Bengals history.

No playoff wins with Cincinnati.

Forrest Gregg

Alvis Forrest Gregg was an American football player and coach who lived from October 18, 1933, until April 12, 2019. He played 16 seasons in the NFL, primarily at offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers, winning six NFL championships, including the first two Super Bowls . After his playing career... read more

Great player who had no control over his team.