The best football coach of all time is...

[y*so*blu]

I figured anything NFL Fanzone could do, we could do better. (Especially because their poll left out Landry and Gibbs!)

Obviously Bill Belichick's going to get a ton of votes due to recency and the sheer number of Super Bowls he won. He's probably the smartest and most resourceful in the history of the game, but as for best of all time I say it's Vince Lombardi. He never had a losing season, walked into an obscure city and turned it into Title Town, then rejuvenated the Redskins before his untimely death. Incredibly driven, inspirational, and well-spoken. I wish I could have met him.

Edited May 5, 2020 by y*so*blu

[Chiefs_5627]

Probably gonna go with Bill Walsh just from the innovation standpoint. He really revolutionized the passing game imo.

[bootsy]

Don Coryell shouldn't be on the list.

[Tetsujin]

1 hour ago, bootsy said:

Don Coryell shouldn't be on the list.

Should be replaced with Shula.

33 seasons, with only 2 being losing seasons.

19 seasons 10+ wins

.676 regular season win %.

2 SB wins

1 undefeated season

Edited April 28, 2020 by Tetsujin

[SnoopDogg]

It's easily Paul Brown.... I get it that Belichick is great and all but Brown changed the game forever. He's easily the most influential coach of all time.

[Danger]

Hate to be that guy, but anyone who says anything other than Bill Belichick is lying to themselves.

[RandyMossIsBoss]

Brown is the most influential coach by a mile, Belichick is the best performing coach by a mile. Walsh is a bit in between the two, as he certainly pioneered the game himself while also being a great coach, just not as influential as Brown nor as successful as BB (...and to be fair to BB, as an active coach, it's not as easy to see his influences on the game yet but he no doubt will have left a mark on the game similar in size to the ones left by Lombardi, Walsh, Coryell, etc. His might be more team building oriented than Xs Os, but major nonetheless). I try to balance impact with results, and my top 5 shapes up like this:

 

1. BB
2. Brown
3. Walsh
4. Lombardi
5. Noll

HMs- Shula, Gibbs

[Hunter2_1]

The salary cap restraints puts BB over the top. To keep going back to the SB, when almost every other team suffers major hangovers is pretty special. Wonder what this season looks like, with his weakest squad in ages.

Would love him to write an autobiography one day.

[$andtrap]

Belichick can't be in these talks due to his constant cheating.

[lavar703]

5 hours ago, $andtrap said:

Belichick can't be in these talks due to his constant cheating.

You can say he cheated if that makes you feel better. He's still the GOAT.

[Malik]

Ignoring Bill, Joe Gibbs being able to win 3 Super Bowls in an era that included the Joe Montana and Bill Walsh, LT and Bill's Giants, and Ditka's Bears is incredible. He did without a great QB or even consistent QB play.

[Heinz D.]

On 4/28/2020 at 5:26 PM, bootsy said:

Don Coryell shouldn't be on the list.

A good argument could be made that he belongs on the list more than Landry does. 

On 4/28/2020 at 6:46 PM, Tetsujin said:

Should be replaced with Shula.

33 seasons, with only 2 being losing seasons.

19 seasons 10+ wins

.676 regular season win %.

2 SB wins

1 undefeated season

Shula SHOULD be on the list. Who he replaces...I haven't sorted out in my head yet. 

On 4/28/2020 at 7:26 PM, SnoopDogg said:

It's easily Paul Brown.... I get it that Belichick is great and all but Brown changed the game forever. He's easily the most influential coach of all time.

More influential than Halas? 

On 4/29/2020 at 12:54 AM, Danger said:

Hate to be that guy, but anyone who says anything other than Bill Belichick is lying to themselves.

You can be that guy. Quoted for truth. 

[Heinz D.]

On 4/29/2020 at 9:12 AM, $andtrap said:

Belichick can't be in these talks due to his constant cheating.

Walsh was a bigger cheater. 

[Shanedorf]

On 4/28/2020 at 11:36 PM, RandyMossIsBoss said:

Belichick is the best performing coach by a mile.

He's epic, but he never won 5 Titles in 7 years and he never won 3 in a row.  Lombardi achieved both
Lombardi got his 5th title in year...9     BB got his 5th title in year...17
Lombardi also didn't lose 3 Title games, BB did
From the performance side, 5 -1 in Championship games vs 6-3  

I know none of that changes anybody's minds, and that's just fine by me - 
a couple of the greatest coaches ever

[Elky]

14 hours ago, Shanedorf said:

He's epic, but he never won 5 Titles in 7 years and he never won 3 in a row.  Lombardi achieved both
Lombardi got his 5th title in year...9     BB got his 5th title in year...17
Lombardi also didn't lose 3 Title games, BB did
From the performance side, 5 -1 in Championship games vs 6-3  

I know none of that changes anybody's minds, and that's just fine by me - 
a couple of the greatest coaches ever

Lombardi coached at a time with neither a salary cap nor free agency and played against like 10 teams.

Edited May 1, 2020 by Elky