NFL Coach Fire and Hire Grades

I’ll list the grades for the hiring and firing of each NFL coach and general manager, as well as most coordinators.

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Oct. 8 Updates

Jets fire HC Robert Saleh: A- Grade
There’s been an extensive history of NFL head coaching being fired following disappointing results in London. Robert Saleh is the latest victim, as his loss to the Vikings ended his coaching tenure in New York.

This is a move that had to be made. Saleh failed to prepare his team well for too many games and often made bone-headed in-game coaching decisions. He kicked too many field goals from inside the 5-yard line, for example. It was clear that Saleh was going to find a way to sabotage the Jets at some point this year.

The only reason this grade is not an A+ is because Nathaniel Hackett wasn’t also axed. Hackett is one of the worst offensive coordinators in the NFL, and of all the coaches, he’s most responsible for the Jets’ disappointing 2-3 start. It seems obvious that Aaron Rodgers told management that he wanted Hackett to remain, but firing him would have been the best decision.

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