Some NFL coaches are better than others when deciding when to throw the challenge flag.
Mike McDaniel has struggled during his time as the Miami Dolphins head coach. While he survived the hot seat for now, after keeping pace with the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football, McDaniel has other things to worry about.
When challenging calls on the field, he has the worst among active head coaches who have coached three or more NFL games, and the third-worst rate of any coach with 10+ challenges since 2022.
McDaniel has mustered a 28-26 record while he’s been at the helm for four seasons in Miami, and has undoubtedly lost games because of ill-advised challenges. His lack of success challenging calls is another factor in his struggles as a head coach because, if you look at the history of which coaches have the best success rate for challenging calls, the elite coaches are at the top.
Here’s a look at which coaches have challenged the most plays, which have had the most and least success doing so, and where McDaniel stacks among his peers.
| Coach | Record | Success rate | Brian Callahan | 3/4 | 75% | Brian Daboll | 10/14 | 71.40% | Johnathon Gannon | 3/5 | 60% | Nick Sirriani | 10/17 | 58.80% | Kevin O’Connell | 12/21 | 57.10% | Kyle Shanahan | 24/44 | 54.50% | Mike Vrabel | 14/27 | 51.90% | Kevin Stefanski | 10/20 | 50% | Zac Taylor | 10/20 | 50% | Dave Canales | 1/2 | 50% | Sean McVay | 19/40 | 47.50% | Todd Bowles | 13/28 | 46.50% | Pete Carroll | 51/112 | 45.50% | Andy Reid | 37/82 | 45.10% | Dan Campbell | 9/20 | 45% | Shane Steichen | 3/7 | 42.90% | Mike Tomlin | 41/96 | 42.70% | Matt LaFleur | 19/45 | 42.20% | Jon Harbaugh | 55/131 | 42.00% | Dan Quinn | 12/29 | 41.40% | Sean Payton | 6/15 | 40% | Raheem Morris | 14/36 | 38.90% | Jim Harbaugh | 12/38 | 31.50% | Sean McDermott | 11/38 | 29% | Demeco Ryans | 2/7 | 28.60% | Mike McDaniel | 4/19 | 21.10% | Liam Coen | 0/1 | 0% | Mike Macdonald | 0/1 | 0% | Ben Johnson | 0/1 | 0% | Aaron Glenn | 0/0 | N/A | Kellen Moore | 0/0 | N/A | Brian Schottenheimer | 0/0 | N/A |
Sean Payton memimpin dengan 136 panggilan yang ditantang, sementara Pete Carroll tepat di belakangnya dengan 112. Mereka masing -masing memiliki tingkat keberhasilan yang layak, dengan Payton pergi 60 dari 136 (44,1%) lebih dari 16 musim di New Orleans dan dua di Denver; dan Carroll pergi 51 dari 112 (45,5%) selama 14 musim dengan Seattle. (Carroll belum menantang panggilan dalam dua pertandingan dengan Las Vegas).
Pelatih jangka menengah lainnya yang telah mengumpulkan banyak tantangan termasuk Kyle Shanahan dengan 44 panggilan ditantang dan Sean McVay dengan 40. Shanahan memiliki tingkat keberhasilan yang mengesankan 24 dari 44 (54,5%), sementara McVay telah mencapai 19 dari 40 (47,5%).
Pelatih paling sukses dalam hal menantang (minimal 10 tantangan) panggilan adalah pelatih kepala New York Giants Brian Daboll (10 dari 14), pelatih kepala Philadelphia Eagles Nick Sirianni (10 dari 17), dan pelatih kepala Minnesota Vikings Kevin O'Connell (12 dari 21).
Di sisi lain, pelatih kepala Buffalo Bills Sean McDermott adalah 11 dari 38 (28,9%) pada panggilan yang ditantang. Dan pelatih kepala Houston Texas Demeco Ryans adalah 2 dari 7 (28,6%)
Tapi tidak ada yang secara konsisten buruk dalam menantang panggilan seperti McDaniel. Selama 54 pertandingannya di Miami, dia 4 dari 19 (21,1%).
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