There is an old adage in football that says: "Players win games and coaches lose them."

That philosophy was obviously coined by some disgruntled sportswriter who never coached or played a minute of organized sports in his life.

Regardless of where the saying originated, it seems as though the football world has taken it to heart.

If a football team is extremely superior to that of its opponents for an extended period of time, the success is usually credited to superior athletes and execution on the field of play.

However, if a team is consistently losing, the responsibility is usually piled...