NFL Playoffs 2018: Who are the 5 biggest goats so far?

The 2018 NFL playoffs have featured plenty of excitement thus far, and a rather high number of people who stand out as goats to their respective teams.

Players, coaches, and even referees who in some shape or form cost a team from a chance for winning a playoff game and reaching the Super Bowl. What’s craziest of all is that the season isn’t even over yet. That’s how many there have been to this point. So who among the notable names have cause the biggest impact? This list will break down the five who stood out the most for all the wrong reasons.

We apologize beforehand to the all the fans who are forced to relive the bad memories all over again.

#5: Brian Schottenheimer

The Seahawks wanted to get back to running the football in 2018. That’s why they hired Brian Schottenheimer as their offensive coordinator. Coming from the lineage that included his famous father, the architect of “Marty Ball” it’s no surprise. He wants to wear the opponents down and grind them in the dirt until they quit. This sort of game plan works well in the regular season as Seattle proved with their unlikely playoff run.

However, things are different in the postseason. When something doesn’t work, simply doing more of it won’t change the outcome. Good teams must adapt and shift to what does work. Russell Wilson had the hot hand all afternoon in Dallas, making loads of big plays through the air. Yet the Seahawks stubbornly kept trying to run the ball. Wilson only threw it 27 times on the afternoon for 233 yards and a touchdown. They ran the ball 24 times for 73 yards.