bedlamVR Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Okay stealing an idea from another site and carrying on from the ESPN article who do you think are the best NFL coaches of ALL time . Belichick seems to be everyones pick right now but how does he rank against the greats ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 my list would be like this.... 1. walsh- his west coast offense changed the nfl and is still very influential today. 2. Lombardi- there is a reason the SB trophy is named after him. 3. gibbs- would have won more then 3 if he had not retired. 4. belichick- winning 3 in the FA, salary cap era, is very impressive. 5. Shula- all time winningest and the perfect season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mass_SkinsFan Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Lombardi. There's nobody else even in his league. DOMINANCE and SUPER BOWLS. What else is there to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Vince Lombardi: 96-34-6 9-1 playoffs 1961,1962,1965 NFL Champions 1966, 1967 Superbowl I and II champions Honorable Mention: George Halas, Chicago Bears: 318-148-32 6-4 playoffs Won the following NFL Championships: 1921 1933 1940 1941 1946 1963 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama Man Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 trivia - who was the only team to beat lombardi in the playoffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Lombardi. There's nobody else even in his league. DOMINANCE and SUPER BOWLS. What else is there to say? That's who I picked. He won what, 3 NFL championships prior to the first 2 SB's? Hand over fist he was the best. You're right MSF, He wanted to dominate from kickoff to the final gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 trivia - who was the only team to beat lombardi in the playoffs? To the Eagles in the 1960 NFL championship game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruffylookin Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 A good percentage of those coaches don't even belong in the discussion. Where is George Halas? It's either he or Vince Lombardi who earns the top spot for me. Though I think the slight nod goes to Halas because he won in different decades. Bill Parcells? :laugh: Parcells hasn't won jack without Belichick. Most overrated coach of All time, that's the only list Bill Parcells belongs on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Bill Parcells? :laugh: exactly, Poke fans will tell ya, Wade is better than Bill :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylorcoreskin Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 lombardi hands down. winning superbowls and having the trophy named after you is quite the feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedlamVR Posted June 2, 2007 Author Share Posted June 2, 2007 I did put some joke names up there and forgot about Halas ... Sorry .... Someone has voted for Norv Turner though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylorcoreskin Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 I did put some joke names up there and forgot about Halas ... Sorry .... Someone has voted for Norv Turner though Norv was my second choice to lombardi :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canethang 305 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 lombardi hands down. winning superbowls and having the trophy named after you is quite the feat. That and essentially getting a Redskins franchise that hadn't done anything back on track setting Goerge Allen up nicely for the kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hail2skins Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 That and essentially getting a Redskins franchise that hadn't done anything back on track setting Goerge Allen up nicely for the kill. Huh? I know Lombardi had a winning record in his one season here, but how many players did he alone bring in that were pivotal in the Skins success in the 70s? Someone with a little more historical knowledge may prove otherwise, but I find it hard to believe that Lombardi did that much to contribute to out future success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drowland Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Can't believe there's not more love for Paul Brown. He's the godfather of modern day football. A lot of his innovations are a big part of today's game. The Browns won the NFL title their first year in the league following the AAFC/NFL merger after the mainstream media said they wouldn't do crap against NFL teams. Then they went on to rule the 50s. Bill Walsh, Don Shula, Chuck Noll, Blanton Collier, Sid Gillman and Weeb Ewbank all learned under him. Brown's the one who really invented the WCO. He was also the first to open the door to African-American players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siven Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 my list would be like this....1. walsh- his west coast offense changed the nfl and is still very influential today. 2. Lombardi- there is a reason the SB trophy is named after him. 3. gibbs- would have won more then 3 if he had not retired. 4. belichick- winning 3 in the FA, salary cap era, is very impressive. 5. Shula- all time winningest and the perfect season. I agree with Walsh being number 1. 28-30 coaches are a part of the Bill Walsh coaching lineage www.wikipedia.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdlives Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 1. Lombardi 2. Halas 3. Brown 4. Noll 5. Landry 6. Walsh 7. Gibbs 8. Shula 9. Lambeau 10. Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah_Johnson Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 1. Landry 2. Shula 3. Lombardi 4. Walsh 5. Parcells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylorcoreskin Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 1. Landry2. Shula 3. Lombardi 4. Walsh 5. Parcells no love for gibbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siven Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Can't believe there's not more love for Paul Brown. He's the godfather of modern day football. A lot of his innovations are a big part of today's game. The Browns won the NFL title their first year in the league following the AAFC/NFL merger after the mainstream media said they wouldn't do crap against NFL teams. Then they went on to rule the 50s. Bill Walsh, Don Shula, Chuck Noll, Blanton Collier, Sid Gillman and Weeb Ewbank all learned under him. Brown's the one who really invented the WCO. He was also the first to open the door to African-American players.e:applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDSKNfaithfull Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Walsh changed the game and his coaching tree is a big as anybodys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah_Johnson Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 no love for gibbs? Gibbs is a good coach, but I don't think he belongs in the top 5. Landy to me was the best. 20 straight winning seasons. Teams were always in contention. Very inventive, invented many things that are still used today. Shula. Very similar to Landry, always in contention over a very long period. Also very inventive Lombardi was obviously great, but short lived. Had 10 great years. Very inventive a when you think "tough coaching" you think of Lombardi Walsh. Well, its Walsh, incredible coach. Parcells. What he did to rebuild horrific teams is incredible. He didn't just do it once, or twice, but 3 times. Giants, Jets, New England, and no doubt he made Dallas better too, but not to the degree of the other teams. Gibbs basically had a real good 10 year run. He had the hogs. If you have the hogs, you can basically plug in any qb or rb there and your going to win period. See Timmy Smith or Doug Williams. A great 10 year period of coaching, but how inventive was he? He's not the only person to have a great 10 years but not be on the list. Chuck Noll, Madden, Belechick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmchairRedskin Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 How inventive was Gibbs? Are you kidding me? During his tenure he had a receiver with the most catches ever in a season, a RB with the most TD's ever in a season and on a couple of occasions he had multiple recievers with 1000+ yards. In 1989 there were 3 receivers on our team with 1000+ yards. In 1983 and in 1991 the Redskins dominated the NFL. We scored the most points ever in 1983. We scored more points that year than even the high powered Rams offense of 2000. They allowed 9 sacks all season in 1991 and went on to shut out 3 teams their first 5 games of the season. Air Coryell was the concept modified by Gibbs that featured a power running game and included one of the most effective running plays of that whole decade, the counter trey. I'm not here to say that Gibbs is the best of all time, but he's certainly better than Parcells. It's nice that he took a few teams and made them better, but ultimately he didn't win SB's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylorcoreskin Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 How inventive was Gibbs? Are you kidding me? During his tenure he had a receiver with the most catches ever in a season, a RB with the most TD's ever in a season and on a couple of occasions he had multiple recievers with 1000+ yards. In 1989 there were 3 receivers on our team with 1000+ yards.In 1983 and in 1991 the Redskins dominated the NFL. We scored the most points ever in 1983. We scored more points that year than even the high powered Rams offense of 2000. They allowed 9 sacks all season in 1991 and went on to shut out 3 teams their first 5 games of the season. Air Coryell was the concept modified by Gibbs that featured a power running game and included one of the most effective running plays of that whole decade, the counter trey. I'm not here to say that Gibbs is the best of all time, but he's certainly better than Parcells. It's nice that he took a few teams and made them better, but ultimately he didn't win SB's. i thought parcells won 2 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmchairRedskin Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 i thought parcells won 2 lol He won 2 with the Giants. He didn't win any with of the teams he took over and made better, which was why he was being praised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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