09-30-2016, 04:23 PM
(09-30-2016, 02:59 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: The Panthers are a bad example. It took awhile for them to get much better, something that people around here would not be satisfied with.
As for the Broncos, I don't see how they got any better with Kubiak. Yes, they won the Super Bowl, but they actually had better teams with Fox as their coach.
I'll do some research, but I can't seem to remember a winning team having much luck the following season after a coaching change.
Here are a few examples (from just the Super Bowl era) of winning teams firing/parting with their HC, and what happened after. I'm sure I left a couple out, so if anyone has others, they can post them.
Marty Schottenheimer was either fired or resigned from the Browns - depending on who tells the story, which was later deemed a 'mutual parting of the ways' because of control issues - after posting 3 10+ win seasons and winning 2 playoff games. The Browns made the playoffs the following season with Bud Carson, but then went 9-23 over the next two years.
Schottenheimer had another 'mutual parting' in SD after a 14-2 season. The Chargers made the playoffs the next 3 seasons with Norv Turner and then hovered around the .500 mark for the his last 3 years.
John Fox was fired after having 3 straight 12+ win seasons in Denver. The Broncos won the Super Bowl the following season with Kubiak and are looking very solid again this season.
Jimmy Johnson was basically forced out by Jerry Jones' ego in 1993 despite having just won back-to-back Super Bowls. They won 12 games in each of the next 2 seasons, and won another SB.
Bum Phillips was fired in Houston after 3 straight 10+ win seasons and 3 straight PO appearances. The Oilers struggled big time over the next 6 years.
George Allen was fired by the Rams after 5 straight winning seasons and 2 PO appearances. The Rams were mediocre for a couple of years before landing Chuck Knox.
Knox himself would be fired 5 years later after 5 straight 10+ win seasons and 5 straight PO appearances. The Rams played in the CCG the next year and the SB the year after.
Tony Dungy was fired in TB after 3 straight playoff appearances and 4 overall in 6 seasons. The Bucs traded for Gruden and won the SB the following season. However, they did have a losing record in 3 of the next 4 seasons.
Lovie Smith was fired by the Bears after a 10-6 season. He had spent 9 years in Chicago and had 3 playoff appearances. The Bears are 19-32 since his firing.
Buddy Ryan was fired in Philly after 3 straight seasons of 10+ wins and playoff appearances. The Eagles went 11-5 and 10-6 the next 2 years, before being around .500 the next two years.
Steve Mariucci was fired in SF after 2 straight PO appearance and 4 10+win seasons in 6 years. The 49ers had 7 losing seasons over the next 8 years.
