
21. Rod Rust
Over the past 20 years, the New England Patriots are proud of their disgusting success. It’s almost impossible to remember a time before Bill Belichick’s reign in charge of the Boston franchise. However, that wasn’t always the case, nor did they always have the best head coach in the NFL in charge of their fortunes. Enter Rust and his tale of woe.

The Patriots only ground out a single win in 1990 when they went 1-15. Rust led the team to the worst season in franchise history. Five years on from Super Bowl XX, the Patriots had an aging roster. The rust sunk in deep and Rust wasn’t the man to lift them. They suffered humiliating defeat after humiliating defeat until they finally fired him.