Who is the only head coach in NFL history to coach an expansion team and eventually take that team to a Super Bowl championship?
There is no such thing as a complete rebuild. Every team that considers itself a rebuild still has some remnants of the old team.
The Patriots first Super Bowl team had ten starters that were drafted by them before Belichicks arrival.
In fact, the Patriots did not have a losing season during the four years prior to Belichick taking over.
When Jimmy Johnson rebuilt the Cowboys, that team still used Cowboys players acquired before Jimmy took over. They kept Jim Jeffcoat, Bill Bates, Mark Tuinei, Nate Newton, etc.
With an expansion team a head coach is literally starting with nothing.
The Saints won their Super Bowl with their 9th head coach.
The Dolphins won their first Super Bowl with their 2nd head coach. So did the Ravens.
The Bucs won a Super Bowl with their 7th head coach. So did the Seahawks.
Tom Landry is he only head coach in NFL history to be the first HC of an expansion team and win a championship with them.
He didn't just win a championship with them., He built them in a way that made them legitimate contenders for twenty years.
That is the guy you want to truly build a team from scratch.
