[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Defensive coordinators make crappy coaches. Ray Rhodes, Dom Capers, Mike Singletary all sucked as bosses.

[circlecity]

"Defensive coordinators make crappy coaches."

Certainly not always. Tony Dungy and Bill Belichick have had a bit of success in the NFL (among others)

[woodbutcher1963]

Add Wade Philips to your list.
Another former Bills head coach.

[Alberta's Child]

You left the biggest loser of all -- Buddy Ryan -- off that list. But for each of those disappointments I could name several defensive coordinators who turned out to be very good head coaches (and better):

Bill Belichick
Bill Cowher
Tony Dungy
Jeff Fisher
Tom Landry
Chuck Noll
Bill Parcells
Marty Schottenheimer
George Siefert

[cgbg]

Defensive coordinators make crappy coaches

You can add UConn's Bob Diaco to your list--former Defenseive coordinator promoted over his head--fired his rear end yesterday.

To make that happen the season ticket-holders threatened to cancel en masse if his scalp wasn't put on the block.

[ConsCA]

“Defensive coordinators make crappy coaches. Ray Rhodes, Dom Capers, Mike Singletary all sucked as bosses.”

This is not always true.

A former DC named Tony Dungy did well. Winning a Super Bowl. Another former DC, Jack Del Rio is doing really well this year as HC.

Singletary was totally unqualified to be a HC, I could not believe the 49ers (well now I can) named him to be head coach after Nolan was fired. Good man but was not seasoned enough to be a HC - at the time.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Defensive coordinators make crappy coaches

Bill Belichick being an obvious exception.

[catnipman]

Wade Phillips ...