I was thinking last night as I watched our beloved Patriots destroy Minnesota on National TV that we are so lucky to be Pats fans. We get championships and we have players who are not T.O-like. These guys are easy to cheer for. I don’t want to say we take them for granted but in a way we sometimes do. Like with Belichick. There are a ton of us who are “in Bill we trust.†And there are others who have said that he has become arrogant and thinks he can win with anyone. It got me to thinking if Bill decided to hang it up after this year and the Pats could have any other Head Coach in the league who would you want? Lovie Smith? Tony Dungy? Seriously, name the one you would be excited to have. Here is a list of the head coaches in the NFL and their records:
New England Patriots (Bill Belichick) - Regular season record: 105-78; playoffs: 11-2
New York Jets - (Eric Mangini) - Regular season record: 4-4; playoffs: N/A
Buffalo Bills (**** Jauron) - Regular season record: 38-54; playoffs: 0-1
Miami Dolphins (Nick Saban) - Regular season record: 10-13; playoffs: N/A
Baltimore Ravens (Brian Billick) - Regular season record: 67-52; playoffs: 5-2
Cincinnati Bengals (Marvin Lewis) - Regular season record: 31-24; playoffs: 0-1
Cleveland Browns (Romeo Crennel) - Regular season record: 8-15; playoffs: N/A
Pittsburgh Steelers (Bill Cowher) - Regular season record: 143-87-1; playoffs: 12-9
Indianapolis Colts (Tony Dungy) - Regular season record: 109-58; playoffs: 5-8
Jacksonville Jaguars (Jack Del Rio) - Regular season record: 30-25; playoffs: 0-1
Tennessee Titans (Jeff Fisher) - Regular season record: 99-90; playoffs: 5-4
Houston Texans (Gary Kubiak) - Regular season record: 2-5; playoffs: N/A
Denver Broncos (Mike Shanahan) - Regular season record: 127-76; playoffs: 8-5
San Diego Chargers (Marty Schottenheimer) - Regular season record: 191-126-1; playoffs: 5-12
Kansas City Chiefs (Herm Edwards) - Regular season record: 43-44; playoffs: 2-3
Oakland Raiders (Art Shell) - Regular season record: 56-43; playoffs: 2-3
New York Giants (Tom Coughlin) - Regular season record: 90-77; playoffs: 4-5
Dallas Cowboys (Bill Parcells) - Regular season record: 167-126-1; playoffs: 11-7
Philadelphia Eagles (Andy Reid) - Regular season record: 74-46; playoffs: 7-5
Washington Redskins (Joe Gibbs) - Regular season record: 142-81; playoffs: 17-6
Chicago Bears (Lovie Smith) - Regular season record: 23-16; playoffs: 0-1
Minnesota Vikings - (Brad Childress) - Regular season record: 4-3; playoffs: N/A
Green Bay Packers - (Mike McCarthy) - Regular season record: 3-4; playoffs: N/A
Detroit Lions - (Rod Marinelli) - Regular season record: 1-6; playoffs: N/A
New Orleans Saints - (Sean Payton) - Regular season record: 5-2; playoffs: N/A
Atlanta Falcons (Jim Mora) - Regular season record: 24-15; playoffs: 1-1
Carolina Panthers (John Fox) - Regular season record: 40-32; playoffs: 5-2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Jon Gruden) - Regular season record: 75-60; playoffs: 5-3
Seattle Seahawks (Mike Holmgren) - Regular season record: 142-89; playoffs: 11-9
St. Louis Rams - (Scott Linehan) - Regular season record: 4-3; playoffs: N/A
San Francisco 49ers (Mike Nolan) - Regular season record: 6-17; playoffs: N/A
Arizona Cardinals (Dennis Green) - Regular season record: 109-90; playoffs: 4-8
For me, the guy I would take is Jeff Fisher. I know his teams have stunk recently but I still think he is one of the better coaches. Lovie Smith would be on the list too.
Also I am sure these have been posted before but they are fun to look at in retrospect. Here are some coaching rankings that were printed several years back before Bill became the “geniusâ€.
2000
http://www.post-gazette.com/steelers/20000901fbncoaches3.asp
20. Bill Belichick
New England Patriots
First year
Career record: 36-44
Comment: Everyone keeps waiting for all those years working with Bill Parcells to rub off on Belichick. Guess what? It ain't happenin'.
2001
http://cbs.sportsline.com/b/page/pressbox/0,1328,3969965,00.html
30. Bill Belichick, New England Patriots. His players don't like him, the media doesn't like him, and his inflexibility is tiring. So why is he back running an NFL team? It's because he's a great defensive coordinator who is from the Bill Parcells' tree. Belichick is a much better coordinator than head coach, which the Patriots will find out.
New England Patriots (Bill Belichick) - Regular season record: 105-78; playoffs: 11-2
New York Jets - (Eric Mangini) - Regular season record: 4-4; playoffs: N/A
Buffalo Bills (**** Jauron) - Regular season record: 38-54; playoffs: 0-1
Miami Dolphins (Nick Saban) - Regular season record: 10-13; playoffs: N/A
Baltimore Ravens (Brian Billick) - Regular season record: 67-52; playoffs: 5-2
Cincinnati Bengals (Marvin Lewis) - Regular season record: 31-24; playoffs: 0-1
Cleveland Browns (Romeo Crennel) - Regular season record: 8-15; playoffs: N/A
Pittsburgh Steelers (Bill Cowher) - Regular season record: 143-87-1; playoffs: 12-9
Indianapolis Colts (Tony Dungy) - Regular season record: 109-58; playoffs: 5-8
Jacksonville Jaguars (Jack Del Rio) - Regular season record: 30-25; playoffs: 0-1
Tennessee Titans (Jeff Fisher) - Regular season record: 99-90; playoffs: 5-4
Houston Texans (Gary Kubiak) - Regular season record: 2-5; playoffs: N/A
Denver Broncos (Mike Shanahan) - Regular season record: 127-76; playoffs: 8-5
San Diego Chargers (Marty Schottenheimer) - Regular season record: 191-126-1; playoffs: 5-12
Kansas City Chiefs (Herm Edwards) - Regular season record: 43-44; playoffs: 2-3
Oakland Raiders (Art Shell) - Regular season record: 56-43; playoffs: 2-3
New York Giants (Tom Coughlin) - Regular season record: 90-77; playoffs: 4-5
Dallas Cowboys (Bill Parcells) - Regular season record: 167-126-1; playoffs: 11-7
Philadelphia Eagles (Andy Reid) - Regular season record: 74-46; playoffs: 7-5
Washington Redskins (Joe Gibbs) - Regular season record: 142-81; playoffs: 17-6
Chicago Bears (Lovie Smith) - Regular season record: 23-16; playoffs: 0-1
Minnesota Vikings - (Brad Childress) - Regular season record: 4-3; playoffs: N/A
Green Bay Packers - (Mike McCarthy) - Regular season record: 3-4; playoffs: N/A
Detroit Lions - (Rod Marinelli) - Regular season record: 1-6; playoffs: N/A
New Orleans Saints - (Sean Payton) - Regular season record: 5-2; playoffs: N/A
Atlanta Falcons (Jim Mora) - Regular season record: 24-15; playoffs: 1-1
Carolina Panthers (John Fox) - Regular season record: 40-32; playoffs: 5-2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Jon Gruden) - Regular season record: 75-60; playoffs: 5-3
Seattle Seahawks (Mike Holmgren) - Regular season record: 142-89; playoffs: 11-9
St. Louis Rams - (Scott Linehan) - Regular season record: 4-3; playoffs: N/A
San Francisco 49ers (Mike Nolan) - Regular season record: 6-17; playoffs: N/A
Arizona Cardinals (Dennis Green) - Regular season record: 109-90; playoffs: 4-8
For me, the guy I would take is Jeff Fisher. I know his teams have stunk recently but I still think he is one of the better coaches. Lovie Smith would be on the list too.
Also I am sure these have been posted before but they are fun to look at in retrospect. Here are some coaching rankings that were printed several years back before Bill became the “geniusâ€.
2000
http://www.post-gazette.com/steelers/20000901fbncoaches3.asp
20. Bill Belichick
New England Patriots
First year
Career record: 36-44
Comment: Everyone keeps waiting for all those years working with Bill Parcells to rub off on Belichick. Guess what? It ain't happenin'.
2001
http://cbs.sportsline.com/b/page/pressbox/0,1328,3969965,00.html
30. Bill Belichick, New England Patriots. His players don't like him, the media doesn't like him, and his inflexibility is tiring. So why is he back running an NFL team? It's because he's a great defensive coordinator who is from the Bill Parcells' tree. Belichick is a much better coordinator than head coach, which the Patriots will find out.