Most maddening player (or coach/executive) on every NFC team

March Madness is upon us, but the NFL is never far from the minds of most sports fans. So before the NCAA Tournament kicks into high gear, Yardbarker NFL writers offer the most maddening player, coach or executive on every NFC team.

NFC East

DALLAS COWBOYS | Owner/GM Jerry Jones | He did little to support his “all-in” mantra in 2024 and appears “all out” of ideas, at least when it comes to 2025 free agency. Jones created $57M in cap space by restructuring the contracts of QB Dak Prescott and WR CeeDee Lamb but has little to show for it beyond one-year deals for marginal players, including DE Dante Fowler Jr. and RB Javonte Williams.

NEW YORK GIANTS | RT Evan Neal |New York had high hopes for Neal when they took him with the seventh pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, but the right tackle’s most memorable moment came in 2023, when he encouraged fans to boo louder and famously asked, "Why would a lion concern himself with the opinion of a sheep?” Neal missed 10 games that season and nine in 2024. He has played so poorly that ESPN's Jordan Raanan reported the Giants will try him at guard in 2025.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES  | DE Bryce Huff | After breaking out with a career-high 10 sacks for the Jets in 2023, Huff signed a three-year, $51M contract to join Philadelphia, but he had only 2.5 sacks before getting benched for Super Bowl LIX against Kansas City. The team could save $4.2M against the cap by trading him, but Huff’s 2025 salary ($16M guaranteed) makes it nearly impossible to do so.

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS | TE Ben Sinnott | Sinnott caught just five passes for 28 yards last season despite playing in all 17 games. That probably is not what the rookie imagined when telling team reporters after the 2024 NFL Draft, "The amount of things I can do is unlimited." Sinnott played in only 27 percent of the team’s offensive snaps as veteran Zach Ertz got most of the playing time at tight end. — Bruce Ewing

NFC West

ARIZONA CARDINALS  | QB Kyler Murray | The Cardinals are paying Murray like he is a top-tier franchise QB (five-year, $230.5M deal, per Spotrac), but they have rarely received production that matches that paycheck. Murray sometimes flashes elite skills, but he often posts mediocre numbers (21 TD passes to 11 picks last season). 

LOS ANGELES RAMS | RB Blake Corum | It might be unfair to write that a player coming off a rookie season is the most maddening, but Corum’s first season was far from what the Rams hoped. Instead of providing a spark in the backfield and complementing Kyren Williams, Corum averaged just 3.6 yards per carry and did not score a touchdown or match his post-draft hype. He turns 25 on Nov. 25. 

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS  | HC Kyle Shanahan | Shanahan is 70-62 in eight regular seasons with San Francisco, but he has consistently fallen short in big moments. Losing two 10-point leads in two different Super Bowls (as well as a 10-point fourth-quarter lead to potentially get to another Super Bowl) are big missed opportunities. What's next for the Niners, who are undergoing a roster purge?

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS  | OL Anthony Bradford | In 2024, the Seahawks were hoping Bradford would be a breakout star on the offensive line, a longtime weak spot for the team. Instead, the second-year player put together a brutal, penalty-riddled 2024 season in which he finished as one of Pro Football Focus’ worst-rated guards. — Adam Gretz

NFC North

CHICAGO BEARS | WR DJ Moore | Moore, a fantastic player, has 194 catches, 2,330 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns in his first two seasons in Chicago despite shaky QB play. But he should ditch the sideline pouting when the game script isn’t going his way. The veteran WR must work on his leadership skills and body language, especially with 23-year-old Caleb Williams at QB. 

DETROIT LIONS | QB Jared Goff | The Lions should be thrilled to have Goff leading this high-powered offense, but he tends to implode at times and cost the team wins. Goff threw multiple interceptions in a game four times this past season, including his three-pick performance in a losing effort against the Commanders in the playoffs last season. 

GREEN BAY PACKERS | CB Jaire Alexander | Alexander is one of the best cover corners in the NFL when healthy, but he has missed at least 10 games because of injury in three of the past four seasons. And when he plays, Alexander sometimes looks foolish when he talks trash and then gives up a big play. 

MINNESOTA VIKINGS | LT Christian Darrisaw | The Virginia Tech product and four-year vet hasn’t played in more than 15 games in a season and is coming off a career-low seven games played in 2024. That's not good enough for a first-round pick.  — Jack Dougherty

NFC South

ATLANTA FALCONS | GM Terry Fontenot | The fifth-year GM has made several questionable moves since being hired in 2021, most notably paying QB Kirk Cousins, who's now second string, $100M for 14 starts last season. Fontenot also drafted tight end Kyle Pitts directly ahead of All-Pro wideout Ja’Marr Chase of the Bengals and has failed to solve the team’s pass-rush issue.

CAROLINA PANTHERS | RB Jonathon Brooks | Injuries have derailed Brooks’ pro career before it could get off the ground. Recovering from a torn ACL while at Texas in November 2023, Brooks was the first running back selected in the 2024 NFL Draft and appeared in three games last season before tearing the same ACL in December 2024. 2026 may be the earliest the Panthers can have Brooks available for an entire season. 

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS | QB Derek Carr | Carr and the Saints are in a loveless marriage, with Carr reportedly preferring to speak with other teams and the Saints looking for someone younger. Despite having decent passing numbers, Carr is the only QB out of 32 with at least 17 starts from 2023-24 to not have a fourth-quarter comeback.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (10-7) | HC Todd Bowles | From having no answer for defending the Commanders in a wild-card loss last season to conceding defeat before the final whistle in previous season's divisional-round loss to the Lions, Bowles has endured poor ends to the past two seasons. He has kept Tampa Bay atop the league’s worst division, but the Bucs may have reached their ceiling with Bowles. — Eric Smithling