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Coaching Trees


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21 hours ago, scar988 said:

Literally Bruce Arians is the only one that doesn't fit either tree. 

Team Coach Coaching Tree Layer 2 Layer 3 Layer 4 Layer 5
Arizona Cardinals Kliff Kingsbury Bill Parcells Bill Belichick      
Atlanta Falcons Dan Quinn Bill Walsh George Seifert Pete Carroll    
Baltimore Ravens John Harbaugh Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Holmgren Andy Reid  
Buffalo Bills Sean McDermott Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Holmgren Andy Reid  
Carolina Panthers Matt Rhule Bill Parcells Tom Coughlin      
Chicago Bears Matt Nagy Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Holmgren Andy Reid  
Cincinnati Bengals Zac Taylor Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Shanahan Sean McVay  
Cleveland Browns Kevin Stefanski Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Shanahan Gary Kubiak  
Dallas Cowboys Mike McCarthy Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Holmgren Ray Rhodes  
Denver Broncos Vic Fangio Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Holmgren Andy Reid John Harbaugh
Detroit Lions Matt Patricia Bill Parcells Bill Belichick      
Green Bay Packers Matt LaFleur Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Shanahan    
Houston Texans Bill O'Brien Bill Parcells Bill Belichick      
Indianapolis Colts Frank Reich Bill Walsh Denny Green Tony Dungy    
Jacksonville Jaguars Doug Marrone Bill Walsh Denny Green Tony Dungy Herm Edwards  
Kansas City Chiefs Andy Reid Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Holmgren    
Las Vegas Raiders Jon Gruden Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Holmgren    
Los Angeles Chargers Anthony Lynn Bill Parcells        
Los Angeles Rams Sean McVay Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Shanahan    
Miami Dolphins Brian Flores Bill Parcells Bill Belichick      
Minnesota Vikings Mike Zimmer Bill Parcells        
New England Patriots Bill Belichick Bill Parcells        
New Orleans Saints Sean Payton Bill Parcells        
New York Giants Joe Judge Bill Parcells Bill Belichick      
New York Jets Adam Gase Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Holmgren Steve Mariucci  
Philadelphia Eagles Doug Pederson Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Holmgren Andy Reid  
Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Tomlin Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Holmgren Jon Gruden  
San Francisco 49ers Kyle Shanahan Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Shanahan    
Seattle Seahawks Pete Carroll Bill Walsh George Seifert      
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bruce Arians          
Tennessee Titans Mike Vrabel Bill Parcells Bill Belichick Bill O'Brien    
Washington Redskins Ron Rivera Bill Walsh George Seifert Mike Holmgren Andy Reid

Wouldn't Arians just be 5 degrees removed from Walsh by virtue of having been Tomlin's OC? 

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Jim Lee Howell was coach of the Giants in the 50's.

From '54 to '58 his OC was Lombardi and his DC was Landry.

The won the Championship in '56

 

Lombardi's tree was not that great but Landrys had some stars

Reeves got to 4 Super Bowls

  • Shanahan was Reeves OC
  • Kubiak played under Reeves and coached under Shanahan

Ditka won a Super Bowl in Chicago

 

That's at least 8 for Jim Lee Howell.

  • 12 if you count pre-SB Championships
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I'm probably alone in this, but I honestly never really liked the concept of going several branches out when discussing coaching trees. Like, it's neat, but kind of meaningless at a point. There's so much overlap eventually, and it isn't really saying anything about the coaches at the base of those trees once it gets so far away. Walsh doesn't actually have anything to do with McVay's success, just because he coached the coach who coached his coach. It's like going far enough back in family trees. Ultimately everyone is related at some point.

I do like the first layer. So give Walsh props for Holmgren, Green, Seifer, etc. Holmgren likely helped develop Mariucci, Reid, Gruden, etc. Reid was a huge part of teaching Harbaugh, Pederson, Rivera, etc. But I do think it gets silly at a point. Otherwise they could all really be a part of Tommy Prothro's coaching tree. Or John Rauch. Because those guys were once upon a time Bill Walsh's boss.

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1 hour ago, Jakuvious said:

I do like the first layer. So give Walsh props for Holmgren, Green, Seifer, etc. Holmgren likely helped develop Mariucci, Reid, Gruden, etc. Reid was a huge part of teaching Harbaugh, Pederson, Rivera, etc. But I do think it gets silly at a point. Otherwise they could all really be a part of Tommy Prothro's coaching tree. Or John Rauch. Because those guys were once upon a time Bill Walsh's boss.

Pretty much.👏

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