Ranking coaches from top to bottom is tough.
The most common margin of victory in the NFL this century is 3 points.
What is the Most Common Margin Of Victory In The NFL?
So the difference between a great coach and a poor coach isn't a lot albeit BB makes picking the top HC easy but after him gets much tougher.
Judging Andy Reid for his clock management dismisses 90% of what it takes to put a good team on the field week to week and season to season including the offseason preparations. Andy has put competitive teams on the field consistently and has been to numerous championship games and a Super Bowl. That's not an average HC. Imo.
How do we judge an HC who is trapped under a ****ty FO?
If I were to pick the top 10 coaches it would be:
1. BB
2-10 are in no particular order but I think they're the top HC's in the league.
2. Pete Carroll - I'm not a fan of the pom pom stuff but his system is effective.
3. John Harbaugh - Probably is the second best HC in the league. He whines a lot but he's definitely a strong HC that players respect.
4. Adam Gase - I may be misreading last season but he seems to have improved the Dolphins.
5. Mike Zimmer - I like what he has done in Minnesota.
6. Andy Reid - Say what you will about his game clock management but he has produced good teams consistently.
7. Mike Timlin - He's a tough players coach. His teams have played hard for him and they've played hard QB less as well.
8. Bruce Arians - I lost a little respect for BA after watching the "All or Nothing" series but wonder how I would feel about other coaches if they had participated in the series.
9. Bill O'Brian - Texans were probably the second best team in the AFC last season without Watt and with Brock Lobster. Wow.
10. Dan Quinn - "15 minutes away"
Has to count for something. We'll see how his team recovers from the SB loss.