10 best head coaches in Eagles’ franchise history

We’re ranking the 10 best head coaches in Philadelphia Eagles franchise history ahead of 2023 training camp

Philadelphia has a storied NFL franchise, but the history of head coaches reads like a list of unfinished business and mediocre shelf lives.

One of the gold standard organizations in the league, the Eagles only have eight coaches to win a playoff game in franchise history, with Doug Pederson and Nick Sirianni adding to the list over the past five years.

With training camp for 2023 fast approaching, we’re ranking the top ten head coaches in franchise history from top to bottom.

Our list includes coaches who coached at least 15 games as an Eagles head coach. In our book, wins and losses are essential, but not the only factor determining the ranking.

Adam Gase finishes with third-worst winning percentage in Jets history

Adam Gase finished his Jets tenure with the third-worst winning percentage among all-time Jets head coaches.

Adam Gase will be remembered as one of the worst head coaches in Jets history.

Gase, fired following Sunday’s 28-14 loss against the Patriots and a 2-14 campaign, went 9-23 in two seasons with the Jets. Gase’s .281 winning percentage is good for third-worst all-time among Jets head coaches. Only Rich Kotite (.125 percent) and Lou Holtz (.231 percent) had worse winning percentages than Gase.

The Gase era in New York was bad from the beginning. In Gase’s first season as the head man in 2019, the Jets got off to a 0-4 start. Sam Darnold missing three games with mononucleosis played a big part in that. However, after winning in Darnold’s return, the Jets then lost their next three games and fell to 1-7. At that point, year one for Gase looked to be like a complete dud.

The Jets rallied for the final eight games, though, winning six of their last eight thanks in large part to Gregg Williams’ defense. Gase managed to salvage some of his first season with that stretch, but he still finished his first season as Jets head coach with a 7-9 record.

Nothing went right for Gase in year two. The Jets were the worst team in the NFL for 14 weeks until they finally captured a win in Week 15 over the Rams. Gase was able to win two of his last three games, but it was too little, too late. The Jets finished 2-14.

Jets’ 0-9 start is worst in franchise history

Adam Gase became the first Jets head coach to start a season 0-8.

Adam Gase did something no Jets coach has ever done: start a season 0-9.

With the Jets’ last-second loss to the Patriots on Monday, New York clinched its 30th losing season in team history and fifth consecutive losing season. But this 0-9 start is something not even the infamous Rich Kotite did in his horrid two-year stint with the Jets. Kotite started the 1996 season 0-8 but won the Jets’ lone victory of the season in Week 9 before the team’s bye. The Jets finished 1-15 that year, though Kotite stepped down as head coach before Week 17.

It was only fitting New York’s historic loss came in the final seconds against a hated division rival and from the leg of former Jets kicker Nick Folk. The Jets held a lead for the entire game – something they’ve rarely done at all this season – but once again couldn’t produce in the second half and only tallied four yards of offense in the fourth quarter.

Now, as the Jets head into their Week 10 bye, it’s hard to find a winnable game left on the schedule for the Jets to avoid another historic feat of going 0-16 on the year. Only the 2008 Lions and 2017 Browns went winless in a full 16-game season, but the Jets could join them unless they find a win in their final seven games. They face the Chargers, Dolphins, Raiders, Seahawks, Rams, Browns and Patriots to finish the season. The Jets likely won’t be favored in any of those matchups, but should have a shot against the Chargers, Dolphins and Patriots.

The one part of this bad season that could prove fortuitous for the Jets’ long-term aspirations is the 2021 draft. New York currently holds the No. 1 overall pick and has a 62.7 percent chance of finishing the season with it, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index. They could use that on a lot of different positions, but would likely go for one of Trevor Lawrence or Justin Fields.

This isn’t an enviable position to be in if you’re Adam Gase and the rest of the Jets’ coaching staff. Most coaches don’t last long during a winless season. The Lions fired Rod Marinelli after finishing 0-16, and the Browns fired Hue Jackson after starting 0-12. Joe Douglas and Christopher Johnson said publicly they still have faith in Gase, but that should change if the Jets keep losing.

4 interesting stats from the Jets’ Week 13 loss to Bengals

In Sunday’s loss in Cincinnati, New York became the first team in NFL history to lose twice in one season to teams with 0-7 records or worse

The Jets lost 22-6 on Sunday to a team that had lost 13 games in a row.

The Jets’ eighth loss of the season, a lackluster 22-6 deafeat at the hands of the Bengals, ensures the team will have its fourth straight non-winning season and eighth in the last nine years. After winning three straight games, the Jets overlooked the Bengals and fell flat on their faces in a sluggish post-Thanksgiving loss.

Adam Gase’s offense could never get going and the unit didn’t wake up despite an urgent desire to avoid another letdown. On the other side of the football, Gregg Williams got a valiant effort from his defense in the second half, even with Maurice Canady seeing a majority of snaps at cornerback and Jamal Adams injured.

Let’s take a look at some interesting stats from Gang Green’s latest embarrassing loss.

The wrong side of NFL history

After losing to the Miami Dolphins and handing a team actively trying to lose their first win, it didn’t seem like the Jets could get any lower. On Sunday, they did.

The Jets became the first team in NFL history to lose twice in one season to teams with 0-7 records or worse. The last time the Jets lost to a team that was 0-10 or worse was 1980 when they lost to the 0-14 New Orleans Saints at Shea Stadium.

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