Herm was the worst coach hire in 25 years. Rick Vineteri may have had the worst record at 2-17, but Herm destroyed *two* franchises back to back. He destroyed the Jets (That were a playoff caliber team when he inherited them) AND destroyed the Chiefs.
Eric Mangini is now challenging to do the same feat with the Browns. JoPo has named him the worst hire in 25 years, but JoPo always had a soft spot for Herm. I think it was pity more than anything.
Here's JoPo's list of the worst coaching hires of recent vintage. How Herm is missing from this list is inexplicable. Maybe he just didn't want to be seen bashing the town he came from, other than the quick reference to the fact that we have a terrible team. Gee, who was responsible for that?
Here's JoPo's piece for SI:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ini/index.html