Ranking the 5 worst NFL coaches for 2024 (oof, Mike McCarthy)

Being an NFL head coach is a Herculean task.

The buck stops with you everywhere. You’re expected to lead by example and deliver even when you’re having a bad day. All of those teensy-tiny in-game decisions with timeouts and fourth-down calls come down to your headset. For better or worse, your team’s identity is ultimately a blend of your personality and leadership style. And when a player or two fails in disspiriting defeat, it is your responsibility and yours alone to paint yourself as the scapegoat, putting your own job security at risk while taking fire from a relentless media contingent.

Please, anyone looking for a job, don’t line up all at once.

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The men below might not be cut out for everything that’s asked of an NFL head coach. From frustrating inertia and indecision to troubling roster situations and team mental implosions, they all have their own glaring flaws that are impossible to ignore. For my money, for their own unique reasons, they are the current worst coaches in pro football, “leaders” who are almost a deterrent to their teams enjoying any semblance of progress. For posterity, I did not include rookie coaches, as assigning them any evaluation without any exposure to the NFL would not be fair.

Here are the NFL’s worst sideline leaders heading into the 2024 season.