Astrobot Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Here's a list of all head coaches with 10 or more playoff wins, and their records in years 1-3. I am encouraged by what I found. If you pick the right coach, you may not need wait long for the turnaround. Belichick: 11 playoff wins, 20-28 in his first 3 seasons in CLE, 11-5 in 2nd year at NE Cowher: 10 playoff wins,, 32-16 in his first 3 seasons in PGH, 11-5 his first year Gibbs: 17 playoff wins, 30-11 in his first 3 seasons in PGH, 8-1 his 2nd year there Grant: 10 playoff wins, 23-16 in his first 3 seasons in MIN, 12-2 his 3rd & 4th year Holmgren: 10 playoff wins, 27-21 in his first 3 seasons in GB, 9-7 his 1st year in SEA Levy: 11 playoff wins, 19-29 in his first 3 seasons in KC, 12-4 his 3rd year in BUF Lombardi: 10 playoff wins, 15-9 in his first 2 seasons in GB, 35-6 in the next 3 Noll: 16 playoff wins, 27-21 in his first 3 seasons in PGH, 11-3 his 3rd year there Parsells: 11 playoff wins, 22-25 in his first 3 seasons in NYG, 10-6 his 2nd year in NE, 12-4 his 2nd year in NYJ, 10-6 his 1st year in DAL Reeves: 11 playoff wins, 27-21 in his first 3 seasons in GB, 10-6 his 1st year in DEN, 11-5 his first year in NYG, 14-2 his 2nd year in ATL Shula: 19 playoff wins, 30-11 in his first 3 seasons in BAL, 10-4 his 1st year in MIA, 60-17 in his first 6 years in MIA Walsh: 10 playoff wins, 8-24 in his first 2 seasons in SF, 13-3 his 3rd year The notable exceptions (where a team stuck with them): Landry: 10 playoff wins, 9-28 in his first 3 seasons in DAL, first winning record came in his 7th year Seifert: 10 playoff wins, 38-10 in his first 3 seasons in SF, a dismal 16-32 in CAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Here's a list of all head coaches with 10 or more playoff wins, and their records in years 1-3. I am encouraged by what I found. If you pick the right coach, you may not need wait long for the turnaround.... 574828[/snapback] It certainly pays a HC to insist on a 4-year contract! But slow starts seem usual, since in many if not most cases, the previous officeholder was run out of town and the new one had to clean out the diaper pail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortured Soul Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Good stuff. There's no way Landry gets six losing seasons now without getting fired. I think a key thing to look at, though, is the situation they're coming into. I think, for example, Shula inherited a pretty good Colts team. Parcells inherited a talentlesss Giants squad, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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