This might have been our favorite one to do. NFL coaches are probably the most unique individuals out of all of the major sports. If anyone blames us for putting the guy at the top that we did, you can go sit on a sharp knife.
1.) Mike “DA COACH” Ditka – That’s right. We said it. Da Coach. Hurricane Ditka. Ditka vs. God. Eff it. Ditka is God. We were really, really young when the Bears won the Super Bowl with Ditka but we’ve seen the footage. The intensity. The mustache. The sweater. Even the waterboy got jacked up for game day on the Bears. Ditka pissed intensity and fire every morning. The man is a legend. And, he’s got his own kick-ass Bloody Mary Mix and Cigars! But seriously, the 46 defense with Buddy Ryan? No one could stop it. Except for a table….
2.) Bill Walsh – The inventor of the modern offense. This guy made Joe Montana a star. That’s not to say that Montana isn’t a star already, but his talent level isn’t nearly as great as some of the other “all-time QBs”. If you played for Walsh, he found a place in his system for you. David Eckstein could have played for Bill Walsh and been a superstar. We’re 6’5″, 185. Not exactly a football frame. Bet we could fit into a few trick plays for Walsh.
3.) Dick Vermeil – Another quality human being. We know he only won a Super Bowl once in all of his years of coaching. But we’ve had at least one sap on every list so far. Vermeil’s locker room is his den and his players are his family. He let Vince Papale play on his team. A guy off the street. Not to mention the fact that if you played for him, you probably got trips to his winery every off-season. Plus one. Something about a Silver Beaver Award too…
4.) Bill Parcells – Winner. That is all.
5.) Rex Ryan – We’re gonna get fried for this. He hasn’t coached a game yet, we know. But, just seeing him early this off-season has already endeared us to him. We don’t know his Xs and Os. We don’t know his game plan. We just know that we like him and we might be pulling for Jets this year…had they not drafted that no talent ass clown, Sanchez. He says what he thinks, a quality we appreciate in any person. Yup…that’s about all we’ve got on him.
Honorable Mention – Tom Landry, Jimmie Johnson, George Halas.
TBL write this? I’d replace Ryan with Dan Reeves. Other than that, it’s a solid list.
hahahaha. Nah, I just like Rex Ryan for some reason. His press conferences entertain me. If I had put Herm Edwards on here, then I could be crucified.
Dan Reeves is a good one.
Tony Dungy would be my top choice
Good call, can’t believe I left him out.
Your right! Mike Ditka deserves and earns the right to be number one on this list! Heck on any list when it comes to him being the best coach! Definitely, if i were a guy I would hands down choose to be on his team because you’ll always learn something from his guy. True Legend indeed and awesome Poker player I hear too! Maybe he could teach me a thing or two this Fall in the Bahamas before he begins his Poker Tournament against other Legends!