Best NFL coaches ever

[lotus]

Everybody gets one submission. Your opinion for who was one of the best NFL coaches ever. Let's get a pool of ten and then decide on the order. And I will only accept Belichick if there is a * by his name.

I submit Paul Brown. One of the greatest, winningest ever and mentor to Bill Walsh. 'Nuff said.

[rabb]

[DaddyFatSack]

Jimmy Johnson, John Madden, Mike Ditka, and Bill Cowher

[lotus]

Am I that transparent?

[rabb]

nah, everyone is all butt hurt this morning so I figured it would be a solid, bait-filled thread

[ptrain86]

Lombardi.

[RayRay]

Bobby petrino

[Steve-o]

As much as I'd like to put down The Hoodie, (sans *) and be a homer, I am going to say Walsh is the best ever. He changed the game. I will stick my neck out and be a homer and say if The Hoodie wins another Super Bowl post videogate, then he's #1 in the modern/free agency era. I would even go so far as to say there's no debate.

[ptrain86]

As much as I'd like to put down The Hoodie, (sans *) and be a homer, I am going to say Walsh is the best ever. He changed the game. I will stick my neck out and be a homer and say if The Hoodie wins another Super Bowl post videogate, then he's #1 in the modern/free agency era. I would even go so far as to say there's no debate.

You can always debate. Lombardi had 7 championships and a trophy named after him.

[Steve-o]

As much as I'd like to put down The Hoodie, (sans *) and be a homer, I am going to say Walsh is the best ever. He changed the game. I will stick my neck out and be a homer and say if The Hoodie wins another Super Bowl post videogate, then he's #1 in the modern/free agency era. I would even go so far as to say there's no debate.

You can always debate. Lombardi had 7 championships and a trophy named after him.

It's all a big if right now, bud. There won't be a Hoodie Trophy anytime soon. Unless he can manage another ring post VG, Lombardi is #1, Walsh #2. In the mean time, I can dream of a coach of the year award shaped like a little chrome Yoda with a hooded sweatshirt and cut off sleeves.

The Hoodie would be my #1 with another win, in the modern era of salary cap, but that really only puts him up against the current coaches, and maybe those recently retired IE Dungy, Cowher. I think I'd put him 3rd all time behind Vince and Walsh.

[ptrain86]

Yeah, he's definitely the coach of recent times... I'll give you that. On a side note, its crazy how many really good coordinators would seem to be good coaches, but are not average. They're just awful.

[Steve-o]

Yeah, he's definitely the coach of recent times... I'll give you that. On a side note, its crazy how many really good coordinators would seem to be good coaches, but are not average. They're just awful.

I'm not following you...You mean guys like Mike Martz?

[ptrain86]

Marty Mornhinweg?

[Steve-o]

...On a side note, its crazy how many really good coordinators would seem to be good coaches, but are not average. They're just awful.

I would say it's no different than any line of work. Good sales people are promoted to sales manager, and then they flounder. It's the Peter Principle : People are promoted to thier highest level of incompetance.