NFL Coach Approval Ratings - Week 9
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This NFL season, we're giving you, SportsNation, the opportunity to cast your vote of approval, or disapproval, of the job your favorite team's head coach is doing. Is he molding a winning team and inspiring championship-level play from his team? Or is he constantly tinkering with the offense and defense resulting in sloppy, erratic play? Is he making good decisions on the field and saying all the right things off the field? Or is he making crucial mistakes that cost the team games and then deflecting the blame?
The following are the latest results from the 2009 SportsNation NFL Head Coach Approval Ratings:
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Sean Payton |  blueliner2k3: The Saints got to display that they are a complete team and can beat you on both sides of the ball. I can't wait till the Patriots meet them in two weeks. vap88: The biggest difference for the Saints this season is our D. Sharper has been more important than I thought he'd be. timpoulos71: think a team needs a couple of losses to learn from it. I know they will lose, but i hope they struggle a little bit. Actually, i think they are struggling a little bit right now. Last two weeks haven't looked good. I want the Saints to play their best at the end of the season, win or lose. Vote |
Jim Caldwell |  joe_escoto: Manning has a bad day and still beats the 49ers. Darzini: Addai, really needs to learn how to lower his shoulder and get those yards. rhinohyd: It's amazing that Manning has over 300 yards passing but has yet to put them in the endzone. Still to come I'm sure. But this game would have been a blowout if they'd scored touchdowns instead of settling for field goals when they got into the red zone. Vote |
Mike Smith |  23tarheelfan23: Atlanta played good but still lost. They have nothing to be ashamed of. If they would have played the way in the first half the way they did in the second half, they might have won. Elroy265: Atlanta knows the Saints better than most teams do, they needed this game in the worst way, and played their hearts out, but alas it was still not enough to beat a Saints team, that didn't have it's best game. I don't think any team could have played the Saints tougher than Atlanta did tonight. Vote |
John Harbaugh |  broncodude08: Ravens will be tough in the playoffs. Big10_stinks: Ravens fans were proclaiming that their season was over just 2 weeks ago. Funny how one good game can change your mind. Vote |
Mike Singletary |  Darzini: why did the Niners give up on the running game so early? They could have taken complete control. leehwgoc: Niners actually have a good team, better than their record shows. And Patrick Willis is the only linebacker in the league that can shut down Dallas Clark (and notice how Clark has done nothing today). joe_escoto: Another game loss because of Singletary. 49ers will go 3-13 this year. Vote |
Gary Kubiak |  CodyWarriors14: Looks like Slaton will have to get pretty comfy on that bench. Tim Dragga: Don't get fooled by Moats' performance against a terrible rush defense. There's a reason why he's been 3rd on the depth chart. He's not an elite talent. Slaton, despite this newfound fumbling issue, is. Vote |
Mike Tomlin |  Vote |
Tony Sparano |  NorthTexas900: At least we know Sparano recognizes that our defense has problems (major problems in my opinion) if he feels the need to go for two when ahead by two scores. Problem is, he needs to FIX it! Vote |
Marvin Lewis |  Vote |
Andy Reid |  ChiBulls92: Eagles showing no mercy! philsgettinitdone: In all seriousness ... are the Eagles this good? Vote |
Josh McDaniels |  OrangeCrushx2: This was a horrible game for the special teams today...terrible punting, no returns, no coverage, gave up a TD. Bigg303: The Broncos are still gonna win the division and have home field throughout the playoffs. jjtorres83: I disagree with McDaniels coaching a horrible game, I think Orton played a bad game and the special teams did not played well the entire game. Horrible punting, bad returning, and horrible coverage have given Baltimore the short field almost all day. Vote |
Brad Childress |  signus: Favre may have won these games but he gave up a good portion of his legacy in Green Bay and NFL history to do so. I hope he's happy - and for Vikings fans, enjoy an offseason of "will he, won't he" and the fact that even if he comes back - you still won't have a QB for the future. Nova Skills: This is a division game, it's supposed to be close. Doesn't diminish the overall potential of either team. The Packers are still playoff bound, and the Vikings are still Super Bowl bound. tokyoroses: That is why Favre is who he is and respected for what he can do. Not much of a window on the lob to his receiver and yet it was made .... Take nothing away from the Packers, but Favre and Minnesota deserve the win .... GREAT GREAT game Vote |
Bill Belichick |  Vote |
Steve Spagnuolo |  JonathanLondon: I don't get why they won't use Stephen Jackson more. Bulger is so bad. The only reason the rams got a TD before was the fake field goal. hail2pitt012: The Rams playing calling should be 100 percent Jackson, 100 percent of the time, regardless of the down and situation. Vote |
Ken Whisenhunt |  letsgoirish13: Cardinals are NOT going to do anything this year if they dont go deep with Fitzgerald. IlliniFave68: Is this the great Arizona defense that looked so good against the Giants last week? Pittsburgh75: Looks as if the Cards read too many press clippings this week. Vote |
Jim Schwartz |  hurricane_morrow: I know the Lions won a game, but they want the Rams to win one, so they remain the only team to go 0-16 TheOnlyReason: See play calling is coming back to haunt the Lions, Three drives, no points after getting to midfield. Now on this drive knowing they have to run being backed up they give up big runs, then when they can pass the ball, the Lions D is still overly playing the run! Great calls coach! Vote |
Jeff Fisher |  CaptainTr1pps: You can't indict Kerry Collins on how he's playing now. He's an old man in a middling offense. In his day he did good things, but clearly that time has passed. videriant: You have to give VY credit where it is due. With VY in the mix the defense has to guard both him AND CJ. With an immobile QB like Collins, all the defenses just stack the box against CJ. Bruno1859: Kerry Collins never got any team over the hump. In his prime he wasn't quite good enough and he's not getting any younger/better. Vote |
Wade Phillips |  Menace2010: Is Miles Austin dropping a lot of these passes or are they bad throws? NiMedina31: Nice Cowboys!! Keep playing like this, please! All three parts of the game working! Offense, defense, and special teams! Gotta love it! Vote |
Rex Ryan |  celticexpresss: The 2009 Jets, the mostly farcically, ridiculously over-hyped 3-0 team with the most over-hyped coach and over-hyped rookie QB in NFL history. SAFrankSU: The Jets were so hyped up early in the season ... congrats, you beat a rusty Patriots team. Welcome to reality now. Vote |
Tom Coughlin |  R3i6nm8n2002: All of Manning's passes are sailing. He needs to take some pointers from Peyton. Lenwen76: Eli Manning is the most overrated QB in the NFL. FCTejas: Giants are done. Today and for the year. Vote |
John Fox |  heelzfan50: As long as Jake is a game manager and not trying to be a game changer, then we're solid. Just don't throw too much, and he's fine. hooptre: Jake can make plays but we don't want him to make too many because he's interception prone. You can't truly stop our run. You can slow it down but never stop it. tarheelblue1212: Matt Moore is playing really well. Vote |
Lovie Smith |  peetzamn: No TDs for Cutler, but an INT? I thought we got rid of Grossman. beaz1: Way to go Lovie. Protect your QB's rating at all costs! Vote |
Todd Haley |  Vote |
Mike McCarthy |  1madbuyer: Pack better draft some linemen next year ... Rogers' days are numbered if this keeps up. tfoxi: How is the season over for Green Bay? Far from it. Vote |
Jack Del Rio |  Will4of5: Our coaching staff is brain dead and our players seem intimidated on the road. They also like the quiet they hear when they play at home, because they don't do anything to make you want to see them play. 1madbuyer: MJD better be a Pro Bowler this year. Vote |
Jim L. Mora |  AlmightyRuler77: Seahawks have absolutely no will to win... and what happens when your on the field like that? you get hurt, and that 's all you get. week in week out we lose one or two more starters for a month. cause they get run over by teams who actually believe they can win. Vote |
Jim Zorn |  Vote |
Norv Turner |  ryry524: The Chargers made one of the worst teams of this decade actually look respectable. Vote |
Raheem Morris |  Vote |
Tom Cable |  RaiderNation23: How is Russell so bad? I'm a Raiders fan, but man, it's getting pretty bad. masemoney3: JaMarcus can't complete a pass to his wide outs. It's pathetic that his leading receivers every game are tight ends and RBs. Vote |
Dick Jauron |  fanSTL: You're down in the 4th quarter so what do you do? Hand the ball to your BACKUP RB 3 times in a row and punt. Perfect game plan, Bills. tysoncurry: If the Bills had a decent QB that can throw the deep ball then this would be very different offense. Vote |
Eric Mangini |  EMurt8809: DA was surrounded by a decent team in 2007. He beat a ton of bad teams. He folded under the pressure in big games and against good teams. In reality, his "Pro Bowl" year was above-average. Before that season and since then, DA has been THE WORST QB in the NFL. Manus Justus: Derek Anderson is a decent NFL quarterback, but he needs a good receiving core (old Edwards, Winslow) who can catch the ball, a good running game (not a running back that is getting ready to draw retirement), and a coach who knows football. Roadstar72: I have been watching football a long time. This team has been punishing me since Red Right 88. And I can honestly say that this is the worst NFL team I've ever seen. The '99 expansion Browns would beat this team. The 0-16 Lions would beat this team. We are just plain horrible. Vote |
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