All things steve-wilks
![It feels like Josh McCown is coveted more than Steve Wilks in the NFL — that’s a problem](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/b93b66656a73e563b72963a1d8e2091c.jpg)
![Hat-trick Mahomes is the horror-movie monster the 49ers could not escape](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/b6202e9a4169d2fb2a79137bbe610ed5.jpg)
![Hat-trick Mahomes is the horror-movie monster the 49ers could not escape](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/b6202e9a4169d2fb2a79137bbe610ed5.jpg)
![San Francisco 49ers fire DC Steve Wilks after Super Bowl LVIII loss [Updated]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/1ef4ca96da9eb6ed7f574e0392ed764f.jpg)
![San Francisco 49ers fire DC Steve Wilks after Super Bowl LVIII loss [Updated]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1ef4ca96da9eb6ed7f574e0392ed764f.jpg)
![It feels like Josh McCown is coveted more than Steve Wilks in the NFL — that’s a problem](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/b93b66656a73e563b72963a1d8e2091c.jpg)
It feels like Josh McCown is coveted more than Steve Wilks in the NFL — that’s a problem
Josh McCown might wind up being an offensive guru. Josh McCown could be a Super Bowl-winning head co...
![The 49ers are devouring themselves and Kyle Shanahan is leading the feast](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1807a77515a162b51ab6a4905afa7a96.jpg)
The 49ers are devouring themselves and Kyle Shanahan is leading the feast
There are two ways for a head coach to navigate a crushing Super Bowl loss: Take accountability for ...
![Hat-trick Mahomes is the horror-movie monster the 49ers could not escape](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/b6202e9a4169d2fb2a79137bbe610ed5.jpg)
Hat-trick Mahomes is the horror-movie monster the 49ers could not escape
Patrick Mahomes’ third Super Bowl came to fruition in conditions most competitors would crumple in. ...
![San Francisco 49ers fire DC Steve Wilks after Super Bowl LVIII loss [Updated]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1ef4ca96da9eb6ed7f574e0392ed764f.jpg)
San Francisco 49ers fire DC Steve Wilks after Super Bowl LVIII loss [Updated]
It’s one of the toughest times of the NFL calendar. The end of the regular season has been unofficia...
![Mark Davis is disrespecting Antonio Pierce by not removing the interim tag](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/101e038eba1ab6ab9e20b80f360657fd.jpg)
Mark Davis is disrespecting Antonio Pierce by not removing the interim tag
This wouldn’t happen to Kellen Moore, Ben Johnson or Mike McDonald. But for “some odd reason,” Anton...
![The week in the NFL, college football: Sean McDermott facing heat, Deion Sanders fools everyone, Bobby Petrino gets another chance](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/f57dbb7ecab46ea835e92bc48f1b3a50.jpg)
The week in the NFL, college football: Sean McDermott facing heat, Deion Sanders fools everyone, Bobby Petrino gets another chance
The Buffalo Bills might be the biggest disappointment of this NFL season. A supposed Super Bowl cont...
![We’re witnessing the vindication of Steve Wilks](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/de5dea61a0cc23fce3d45e692bf2198c.jpg)
We’re witnessing the vindication of Steve Wilks
Once was a coincidence — but, not really. Twice was proof of the pattern. Steve Wilks keeps getting ...
![The Carolina Panthers have a Dave Tepper problem](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1e0d28b531ce5cde6fd577b8b8e499d2.jpg)
The Carolina Panthers have a Dave Tepper problem
In May of 2018, at the Whitley Hotel in Atlanta — known then as the Ritz-Carlton (Buckhead) — Dave T...
![Mike Vrabel has something better than the Rooney Rule: allowing Black assistants to coach preseason games](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/3ddfef350b0721c54a5759e24e685498.png)
Mike Vrabel has something better than the Rooney Rule: allowing Black assistants to coach preseason games
The 2023 NFL season is around the corner. That means that the never-ending and exhausting conversati...
![Every Black football coach should be rooting for Reggie Barlow in the XFL Championship Game](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/d3e60da4cab44215661c905e081f730f.jpg)
Every Black football coach should be rooting for Reggie Barlow in the XFL Championship Game
When Fritz Pollard became the NFL’s first Black coach in 1921 people of that time viewed it as progr...
![Michael Bidwill is in full denial mode — just like his buddy Brett Kavanaugh](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/c422666589fe22bcf2bce475bf7c9e8d.jpg)
Michael Bidwill is in full denial mode — just like his buddy Brett Kavanaugh
No one likes being accused of things. But, nobody despises it like white men — especially the rich o...
![Please let the NFL and its owners be dumb enough not to settle with Brian Flores](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/c6c812b3e09dc08303fce9d8cc613300.jpg)
Please let the NFL and its owners be dumb enough not to settle with Brian Flores
Less than a month after Brian Flores’ class-action lawsuit against the league and multiple teams for...
![Jim Caldwell having to work under Frank Reich is a slap in the face](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/ea15911297fb4a2cd91e55223c43081d.jpg)
Jim Caldwell having to work under Frank Reich is a slap in the face
The Carolina Panthers — who are owned by a man who claims to be trying to end the “old boys network”...
![Brian Flores’ lawsuit wasn’t mentioned during Roger Goodell’s Super Bowl press conference — that’s a problem](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/d5fed77dbbaffc7ea945696336cbafc1.png)
Brian Flores’ lawsuit wasn’t mentioned during Roger Goodell’s Super Bowl press conference — that’s a problem
Every year at the Super Bowl, journalists get a chance to ask NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell the que...
![The NFL’s racism is unintentionally benefiting its best teams](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/2d9170c6c34fde447f2eede41357a223.jpg)
The NFL’s racism is unintentionally benefiting its best teams
There’s something poetic about the rich getting richer in the NFL. The latest example of a rich team...
![If David Tepper wanted to end the ‘old boys network’ he would have hired Steve Wilks](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/9b1064bc6f33cda238fc2db626cc1ce7.jpg)
If David Tepper wanted to end the ‘old boys network’ he would have hired Steve Wilks
David Tepper is saying all the right things — he just isn’t doing them. The Carolina Panthers owner ...
![Not adding up: There are 2 Black QBs in the Super Bowl, but only 2 Black head coaches in the NFL](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/969639540505ffd363ba3d2b27365768.jpg)
Not adding up: There are 2 Black QBs in the Super Bowl, but only 2 Black head coaches in the NFL
Marlin Briscoe is smiling in heaven. Doug Williams probably has a huge grin on his face. The first B...
![One and done: NFL head coaches who only lasted a season or less at the helm](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/27fcd7ba9891c62bb80c1207ed66bb50.jpg)
One and done: NFL head coaches who only lasted a season or less at the helm
Not surprisingly, the Denver Broncos fired head coach Nathaniel Hackett after the team was embarrass...
![Nathaniel Hackett is the latest example of NFL owners getting it wrong with white (and Black) coaches](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/a564e0be773534f9b4f436c318a8bfc0.jpg)
Nathaniel Hackett is the latest example of NFL owners getting it wrong with white (and Black) coaches
Have you ever seen that classic gif/meme of the confused woman trying to figure out an equation in h...
![Money down the drain: NFL owners recently spent almost a billion dollars on fired coaches and execs](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/a946c224f9882a692d03842ded230115.jpg)
Money down the drain: NFL owners recently spent almost a billion dollars on fired coaches and execs
If Elon Musk is the icing on the cake named “billionaires aren’t geniuses,” then NFL owners are the ...