9 NFL coach-GMs like the Texans’ Bill O’Brien who utterly failed

Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien is entering risky territory doubling up as general manager. Here are nine NFL coaches who did so and failed.

Buddy Ryan

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Maybe it was Ryan’s jabs at Houston Oilers offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride, but there was something that made the Arizona Cardinals decide to give the father of the 46 defense the dual role of coach and general manager in 1994.

Ryan improved the Cardinals by one game for an 8-8 record in 1994. However, Ryan’s coaching future was all used up in 1995 as Arizona fell to 4-12 with his last game a 37-13 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas Day.

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