NFL Head Coach
Best: 1980 LAR (+3.6) · Worst: 1982 LAR (-0.2)
Team wins minus the wins its roster's VAL predicts (roster fit r² 0.59), credited by share of games coached and shrunk toward zero for short careers. Descriptive, not causal: health, schedule and luck sit in the same residual.
| Team | Seasons | W–L–T | Pct | Playoffs | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENafter Mac Speedie · before Lou Saban | 1966 (1) | 4–8 | .333 | — | — |
| LARafter Chuck Knox · before John Robinson | 1978–1982 (5) | 40–33 | .548 | — | — |
| Season | Team | W | L | Pct | Playoffs | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | DEN | 4 | 8 | .333 | — | |
| 1978 | LAR | 12 | 4 | .750 | 1–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1979 | LAR | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2–1 | Lost Super Bowl |
| 1980 | LAR | 11 |
| 5 |
| .688 |
| 0–1 |
| Wild Card |
| 1981 | LAR | 6 | 10 | .375 | — |
| 1982 | LAR | 2 | 7 | .222 | — |