Pricey NFL GMs and homeowners, chances are you’ll need to assume twice about hiring a head coach straight outta the school ranks. Whereas there have been success tales — Jimmy Johnson going from the U to Large D being the most effective instance — that actually hasn’t been the case on this millennium. Matt Rhule is the most recent flop, because the Carolina Panthers head coach was canned after a 1-4 begin to the 2022 NFL season — the primary HC to satisfy that destiny thus far this 12 months.
Throughout his tenure, Carolina went 1-27 when permitting 17 or extra factors, together with 25 losses in a row, in response to ESPN Stats & Info.
Whereas it’s understandably tough to win video games with Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield at QB, Rhule was paid a cool $62 million to just do that.
Right here’s a take a look at 12 different coaches who made the leap from NCAA head coach to NFL HC — and the way they fared. They’re ranked from worst to finest.
And, no, I didn’t neglect Pete Carroll. He had two NFL head teaching gigs (Jets, Patriots) earlier than his time at USC and return to the professionals with Seattle.
