coach!

in football some say that the coach is sometimes the most important aspect of the game. He has to decide which plays are right, which are wrong what to do here, what to do the. He has to train the players and get them ready for pro material. Since 1920 there have been around 449 different head coaches in the NFL

First in our countdown to the coaches of football we have Bill Walsh Bill Walsh - (1979-1988) San Fransisco 49ers. Like Vince Lombardi Bill Walsh's over record is not overly impressive (92-59-1). But like Lombardi Bill Walsh achieved a great deal in his ten years as Head Coach of the 49ers. Under Walsh the 49ers won three Super Bowls (1981, 1984, and 1988) and appeared in the postseason seven times posting a 10 and 4 playoff record. In seven seasons as Head Coach the 49ers had just three losing records.

next at forth in our countdown we have the great Don Shula (1963-1969) Baltimore Colts, 1970-1995 Miami Dolphins. Don Shula took over as Baltimore Head Coach in 1963 and led the Colts to seven straight winning seasons. The Colts reached the NFL Championship three times under Shula winning it in 1968, though they would lose the Superebowl to the New York Jets. In his seven seasons in Baltimore Don Shula racked up a 71-23-4 record. Don Shula became the second head coach in Miami Dolphin history in 1970. In 26 seasons as Head Coach Shula led the Dolphins to 24 winning seasons and 16 playoff appearances. Under Shula the Dolphins appeared in five Super Bowls, winning two of them (1972,1973). In 1973 the Miami Dolphins finished the regular season with a perfect 14-0 record and won another thee games in the postseason to finish the season a 17-0 becoming the first and only team in NFL history to finish an entire season undefeated. Don Shula retired from coaching following the 1995 season with 328 regular season victories the most ever by a head coach. WOW

At Third in our countdown we have Paul Brown - (1946-1962) Cleveland Browns, (1968-1975) Cincinaty Bengals. Paul Brown was named the first head coach in bengals historyin 1946.when they were a member of the All American Football Conference (AAFC), a rival of the NFL. In four seasons in the AAFC the Cleveland Browns won four Championships and lost just four games. In 1950 when the AAFC merged with the NFL the Cleveland Browns won the NFL Championship. From 1950-1957 the Browns would appear in seven NFL Championship games winning the title three times (1950, 1954, 1955). In 17 years as Head Coach of Cleveland Paul Brown posted a 158-48-9 record during the regular season while going 9 and 5 in 14 postseason games. Under Paul Brown Cleveland had only one losing season. In 1968 Paul Brown became thethe principal owner, general manager, and coach of the Cincinnati Bengals who were than a member of the American Football League. Brown would coach the Bengals for eight seasons (1968-1975) leading the team to the postseason three times. He retired from coaching following the 1975 season with an overall record of 213-104-9

Second to last in my countdown but still great we have Tom Landry, - (1960-1988) Dallas Cowboys. Tom Landry was hired as the first Head Coach in Dallas Cowboys history. The expansion Cowboys would finish 0-11-1 in their first year under Tom Landry. The Cowboys showed gradual improvement under Landry until they finally had a winning season in 1966 with a 10-3-1 record. It would be the first of 20 consecutive winning seasons the Cowboys would have under Tom Landry, which is still an NFL record. Under Landry the Cowboys would reach the postseason 18 times winning two Super Bowl Championships (1971, 1977) and appearing in three others. Landry still holds the NFL record for most postseason wins with 20 wins. His 250 regular season wins ranks third all-time in history. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. These coaches keep getting better and better.

Finnaly in our countdown we have one of the best coaches that has ever played. He has been through alot and so have the others. They have all been great coaches, but as the best one yet we have the great Vince Lombardi, - (1959-1967) with the Green Bay Packers, and (1969) Washington Redskins. with his 96-34-6, you might not be all that impressed. After all he ranks only 36th all-time in wins for a head coach. But in the nine years he coached the Packers he never had a losing season. In 1959 Vince Lombardi took a Packer team which had finished 1-10-1 the previous year and led them to a 7-5 record.being a bears fan even i must say that is impressive. It would be the worst record the Packers would achieve under Lombardi. In 1960 Lombardi led the Packers to the postseason for the first time in since 1944. They lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Championship game. It would be the last postseason game the Packers would lose under Lombardi. The Packers went to the postseason six times under Lombardi and compiled a 9-1 record winning five NFL Championships including the first two Super Bowls. Lombardi retired following the 1967 season but returned to coaching in 1969 when he took over the Washington Redskins. He led the Redskins to their first winning season since 1955 with a 7-5-2 record.

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