I did not plan to write my fireable coach rankings after only one week of the season. I wanted to take a month’s worth of evidence, sort through the stupid and powerful decisions each team leader made through four games, and draw conclusions after that.
But I make plans and the NFL laughs. Specifically, the Denver Broncos and first year head coach Nathaniel Hackett.
Hackett’s team not only lost in Seattle as six-point favorites, but did so in baffling fashion. It wasn’t just that the Broncos executed poorly, committed 12 penalties for 106 yards and dropped to 0-1 despite outgaining the Seahawks 433 yards to 253. It Hackett’s late game decision to take the ball out of Russell Wilson’s hands and leave his fate to a 64-yard field goal attempt that, historically, has roughly a five percent chance of success.
— lowlight heaven (@lowlightheaven) September 13, 2022
That leaves me with no choice but to talk about Week 1’s worst coaches. Scroll down if you want to see the obvious No. 1. The gulf between Hackett and the rest of the league’s hot seaters is roughly the size of the Atlantic Ocean. Let’s overreact to some snap decisions.
Oh, and let me note this isn’t a hot seat ranking — it couldn’t be, because poor Matt Rhule isn’t on here. This is merely a reaction to the bad choices that defined losses (or ties) in the first week of regular season action.