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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/MasterPlatypus2483 on 2024-07-12 20:28:47+00:00.
A couple of months ago, I made a thread called “right move wrong decision” about teams who made a call that was controversial but in your opinion correct- and the problem was not the move but the solution- for example the Lions were right to move on from Jim Caldwell- but Matt Patricia was not the solution.
However sometimes a decision works out and/or lightning strikes twice- a team moves on from a successful coach and the next one is also successful. Or a team moves on from a beloved quarterback and the next one is also good.
I think the most blatant example is obviously (I am doing a what you say eff me for to myself) Bill Belichick choosing Tom Brady over Drew Bledsoe. However on a smaller scale it was probably somewhat controversial for the Eagles to replace a Super Bowl winning coach in Doug Pederson but then Nick Sirianni nearly won a Super Bowl himself (even if last year ended in disaster he still nearly won one).
What are your examples of “risky/controversial move but it actually worked”?