Jim Tomsula certainly shouldn't be considered a punchline anymore.
Tomsula was a godsend to meme-makers everywhere, with abject confusion riddled all over his face during his short stint as the San Francisco 49ers head coach during the 2015 season. The 49ers slumped to a 5-11 record while Tomsula's befuddlement made him a fan favorite - to 31 other teams, at least - for all the wrong reasons.
Laugh it up while you can. Tomsula has reemerged as the Washington Redskins defensive line coach, and he steered his team to a dominant performance in a 27-10 win over an Oakland Raiders team that entered the game averaging 35.5 points per game.
The Redskins made Derek Carr's life miserable, holding him to 19-of-31 passing for 118 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions, while recording four sacks and six quarterback hits. Ryan Kerrigan will likely get the lion's share of credit, but defensive end Jonathan Allen showed why he was the Bronko Nagurski Trophy recipient as college football's best defensive player, while Matt Ioannidis proved capable of receiving more snaps in the future.
Perhaps Tomsula wasn't cut out for a head coaching role, but he's certainly back to making waves as a defensive line coach. In a reduced role on the national stage, Tomsula got the last laugh, damned if you were watching or not.
