I was wondering how we'd do if we'd canned JDR and replaced him with a current or former NFL head coach. I found a pretty neat little reference site that supplied some interesting info -- http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/
Coaches are ranked by winning percentage. Don't know if they'll show when I post this, but the active coaches are in bold. I italicized head coaches who went on to coach other teams.
Successful double-dippers: Dungy, Belichick, Holmgren (maybe), Coughlin, Gruden (with a BIG assist from his predecessor), Vermeil. There are many more unsuccessful returnees.
| Yrs | Yr-Yr | G | W | L | T | W-L% | G > .500 | Yr plyf | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | W-L% | AvRk | BstRk | Chmp | SBwl | Conf | |
| Jim Caldwell | 2 | 2009-2010 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0.75 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Smith | 3 | 2008-2010 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0.688 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tomlin | 4 | 2007-2010 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 0 | 0.672 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.75 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Dungy | 13 | 1996-2008 | 208 | 139 | 69 | 0 | 0.668 | 70 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0.474 | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| John Harbaugh | 3 | 2008-2010 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0.667 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Belichick | 16 | 1991-2010 | 256 | 162 | 94 | 0 | 0.633 | 68 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0.75 | 1.9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Jason Garrett | 1 | 2010 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rex Ryan | 2 | 2009-2010 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0.625 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Martz | 6 | 2000-2005 | 85 | 53 | 32 | 0 | 0.624 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0.429 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Cowher | 15 | 1992-2006 | 240 | 149 | 90 | 1 | 0.623 | 59 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0.571 | 1.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Gibbs | 16 | 1981-2007 | 248 | 154 | 94 | 0 | 0.621 | 60 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0.708 | 2.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Andy Reid | 12 | 1999-2010 | 192 | 118 | 73 | 1 | 0.618 | 45 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marty Schottenheimer | 21 | 1984-2006 | 327 | 200 | 126 | 1 | 0.613 | 74 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0.278 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Payton | 5 | 2006-2010 | 80 | 49 | 31 | 0 | 0.613 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McCarthy | 5 | 2006-2010 | 80 | 48 | 32 | 0 | 0.6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sherman | 6 | 2000-2005 | 96 | 57 | 39 | 0 | 0.594 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Holmgren | 17 | 1992-2008 | 272 | 161 | 111 | 0 | 0.592 | 50 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0.542 | 1.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Shanahan | 17 | 1988-2010 | 260 | 152 | 108 | 0 | 0.585 | 44 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wade Phillips | 11 | 1985-2010 | 143 | 82 | 61 | 0 | 0.573 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Parcells | 19 | 1983-2006 | 303 | 172 | 130 | 1 | 0.57 | 42 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0.579 | 2.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Lovie Smith | 7 | 2004-2010 | 112 | 63 | 49 | 0 | 0.563 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Billick | 9 | 1999-2007 | 144 | 80 | 64 | 0 | 0.556 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Coughlin | 15 | 1995-2010 | 240 | 133 | 107 | 0 | 0.554 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0.533 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Green | 13 | 1992-2006 | 207 | 113 | 94 | 0 | 0.546 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Fisher | 17 | 1994-2010 | 262 | 142 | 120 | 0 | 0.542 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0.455 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jon Gruden | 11 | 1998-2008 | 176 | 95 | 81 | 0 | 0.54 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0.556 | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Reeves | 23 | 1981-2003 | 357 | 190 | 165 | 2 | 0.535 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0.55 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brad Childress | 5 | 2006-2010 | 74 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 0.527 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Vermeil | 15 | 1976-2005 | 229 | 120 | 109 | 0 | 0.524 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0.545 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Fassel | 7 | 1997-2003 | 112 | 58 | 53 | 1 | 0.523 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Sparano | 3 | 2008-2010 | 48 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0.521 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Shell+ | 7 | 1989-2006 | 108 | 56 | 52 | 0 | 0.519 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mariucci | 9 | 1997-2005 | 139 | 72 | 67 | 0 | 0.518 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0.429 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Del Rio | 8 | 2003-2010 | 128 | 65 | 63 | 0 | 0.508 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Fox | 9 | 2002-2010 | 144 | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0.507 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 4 | 2007-2010 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leslie Frazier | 1 | 2010 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Carroll | 5 | 1994-2010 | 80 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Tice | 5 | 2001-2005 | 65 | 32 | 33 | 0 | 0.492 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Wannstedt | 11 | 1993-2004 | 169 | 82 | 87 | 0 | 0.485 | -5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norv Turner | 13 | 1994-2010 | 205 | 99 | 105 | 1 | 0.485 | -6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mora | 4 | 2004-2009 | 64 | 31 | 33 | 0 | 0.484 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Lewis | 8 | 2003-2010 | 128 | 60 | 67 | 1 | 0.472 | -7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Callahan | 2 | 2002-2003 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0.469 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Saban | 2 | 2005-2006 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0.469 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Kubiak | 5 | 2006-2010 | 80 | 37 | 43 | 0 | 0.463 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Singletary+ | 3 | 2008-2010 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 0.463 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chan Gailey | 3 | 1998-2010 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 0.458 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mularkey | 2 | 2004-2005 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0.438 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Haley | 2 | 2009-2010 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0.438 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Haslett | 7 | 2000-2008 | 108 | 47 | 61 | 0 | 0.435 | -14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bates | 1 | 2004 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Fewell | 1 | 2009 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Jauron | 10 | 1999-2009 | 142 | 60 | 82 | 0 | 0.423 | -22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herman Edwards | 8 | 2001-2008 | 128 | 54 | 74 | 0 | 0.422 | -20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Erickson | 6 | 1995-2004 | 96 | 40 | 56 | 0 | 0.417 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Butch Davis | 4 | 2001-2004 | 58 | 24 | 34 | 0 | 0.414 | -10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Mangini | 5 | 2006-2010 | 80 | 33 | 47 | 0 | 0.413 | -14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheem Morris | 2 | 2009-2010 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0.406 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh McDaniels | 2 | 2009-2010 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0.393 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Cable | 3 | 2008-2010 | 44 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0.386 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dom Capers | 8 | 1995-2005 | 128 | 48 | 80 | 0 | 0.375 | -32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Zorn | 2 | 2008-2009 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0.375 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Romeo Crennel | 4 | 2005-2008 | 64 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 0.375 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Spurrier | 2 | 2002-2003 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0.375 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Vitt | 1 | 2005 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.364 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gregg Williams | 3 | 2001-2003 | 48 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0.354 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emmitt Thomas+ | 1 | 2007 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Nolan | 4 | 2005-2008 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 0.327 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Linehan | 3 | 2006-2008 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0.306 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave McGinnis | 4 | 2000-2003 | 57 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 0.298 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Studesville | 1 | 2010 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.25 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Schwartz | 2 | 2009-2010 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0.25 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lane Kiffin | 2 | 2007-2008 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0.25 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Spagnuolo | 2 | 2009-2010 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0.25 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Petrino | 1 | 2007 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0.231 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Robiskie | 2 | 2000-2004 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rod Marinelli | 3 | 2006-2008 | 48 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 0.208 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cam Cameron | 1 | 2007 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0.063 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Pre-JDR but post-2000 |
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| George Seifert | 11 | 1989-2001 | 176 | 114 | 62 | 0 | 0.648 | 52 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0.667 | 1.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Moeller | 1 | 2000 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.571 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Groh | 1 | 2000 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mora | 15 | 1986-2001 | 231 | 125 | 106 | 0 | 0.541 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Ross | 9 | 1992-2000 | 137 | 74 | 63 | 0 | 0.54 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gunther Cunningham | 2 | 1999-2000 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vince Tobin | 5 | 1996-2000 | 71 | 28 | 43 | 0 | 0.394 | -15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Coslet | 9 | 1990-2000 | 124 | 47 | 77 | 0 | 0.379 | -30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Campo | 3 | 2000-2002 | 48 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 0.313 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Riley | 3 | 1999-2001 | 48 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0.292 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick LeBeau+ | 3 | 2000-2002 | 45 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 0.267 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Palmer | 2 | 1999-2000 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0.156 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Mornhinweg | 2 | 2001-2002 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0.156 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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