Buy/Sell- Don Shula is the greatest NFL coach of all-time

[Coach34]

Won Super Bowl
Won the most games as HC
Only coach with a perfect season


Discuss

[FlabLoser]

Bill Belichik - Multiple superbowls. Absolutely the guy that can beat you with his players, then trade players and beat you with your players.

[Political Hack]

I don't think Bill Walsh or Chuck Noll ever lost one, and they have more. Bilicheck has t be given legitimate consideration at this point too. He's 3 for 4.

Personally I'd go with Walsh, but I saw his games so I'm biased.

[FISHDAWG]

Chuck Knoll hands down ... and I hated the Steelers then

[Dawg61]

Belichik

[Coach34]

Belichek has lost 2 Super Bowls- he is 3-2. Shula was 2-3 in SB

Shula had a .678 winning %....Billy is at .655

[Barking 13]

sell Vince Lombardi

[Coach34]

Chuck Knoll ended up being fired- Walsh and DeBartolo fought and Walsh left. Walsh was only an NFL HC for 9 years

Don Shula was never fired unlike Knoll

[FlabLoser]

Shula coached before modern free agency rules.

Billy coaches under the era of the NFL that is built to make pairity. Despite this, he still kicks ass.

And if Billy had a compliance department, he would know how to run it and it wouldn't be with Bracky.

[Coach34]

Knoll made playoffs once in last 7 seasons coached- Shula 3 times

[AROB44]

sell Vince Lombardi

Agree....not even close.

[FISHDAWG]

but he had 4 superbowls in a 10 yr period ... Shula had - how many ?

[FISHDAWG]

maybe not fired - just not rehired or either asked to step aside for Jimmy Johnson

[dawgoneyall]

Shula lost the 68 Super bowl to the Jets. Baltimore was the most dominant team in the NFL that year yet lost.

[Todd4State]

Per ESPN, it is Lombardi with Walsh at number two. Walsh is my personal favorite though because he was so intelligent and analytical as well as being a great teacher. He was ahead of his time with the way that he did things and he was also a great evaluator of talent. And he also preferred a mobile QB to run his offenses. But he had QB's that were also accurate as well. I like his theories on having balance in your offense and that every player is an extension of each other.

Walsh also has a PHD and his thesis was actually on defense and how to defend the pro-set. I believe that this was in the 60's. Walsh is obviously known for offense, but he was actually very well rounded in all facets of the game. Just a very fascinating person.

[klc90]

Lombardi, then Shula, then Walsh. In my opinion.

[Political Hack]

Knoll made playoffs once in last 7 seasons coached- Shula 3 times

he beat Shula head to head on the grand stage though.

[hacker]

John Madden

[K9 Avenger]

Shula is no doubt the best....coached in 6 super bowls which is more than anyone else....won more games than anyone else...only undefeated season....won in 2 different eras, completely changing his style of play to suit his personnel...coached 2 different teams to the super bowl.

[DAWGS1]

Of course he is. He has a hotel named in honor of him. I mean, who gets a hotel named after them if they aren't the greatest coach?

[M.Fillmore]

Lombardi and no one else is close.

May I add the list of best NFL assistant coaches does not include Sly Crxxm.

[Bullmutt]

Has to be Lombardi, then Knoll/Walsh.

[smootness]

I don't think Bill Walsh or Chuck Noll ever lost one, and they have more. Bilicheck has t be given legitimate consideration at this point too. He's 3 for 4.

Personally I'd go with Walsh, but I saw his games so I'm biased.

This is a tangent, but I've never understood why record in big games matters. Obviously the number of wins matter, but how is 3-0 in the Super Bowl better than 3-1? So you're telling me both won 3, but the other guy actually got there more?

It's not as though in non-Super Bowl seasons, the team didn't play. This just means that the year Belichick lost the Super Bowl, the comparative year Walsh didn't even get there. Seems to favor Belichick.