Ranking the NFL's Head Coaches

Ranking the NFL's head coaches

Every serious football follower has an opinion about who is the best head coach in the NFL and I am certainly no different than most just because of my chosen profession as a sports columnist and handicapper.

Heck, anyone who knows me or has ever read any of my often, inflammatory, sports columns, knows I have an opinion on just about everything under the sun relating to the world of sports (although I must admit that I've been told on several occasions just where to stick that opinion).

At any rate, I am at it once again - this time, with my 2007 list of the best head coaches in the National Football League following a highly-surprising season full of twists and turns.

So enough with the chit-chat, here we go.

Bill Belichick: New England Patriots
While Belichick may not be the most entertaining person you'll ever meet, the man can flat-put coach the game of football. Yes, Belichick can often be stand-offish and aloof - however, I'd be lying through my teeth if I said he wasn't the best coach in the NFL. With three Super Bowl rings already in his pocket - and the very real possibility of winning a couple more in the next couple of years, makes Belichick the undisputed, best head coach in the NFL.

Tony Dungy: Indianapolis Colts
I don't think there's any question at all that Tony Dungy is without-a-doubt, the second-best head coach in the entire NFL. As a matter of fact, the only question surrounding Dungy these days is whether he has surpassed Belichick as the best head coach on the planet.

Joe Gibbs: Washington Redskins
I know you're probably thinking I'm off my rocker, but I thought long and hard about this selection - especially since Gibbs hasn't won anything of consequence since he decided to return to the NFL a few years ago. Still, three Super Bowl rings - with three different starting quarterbacks - earns Gibbs third place on my list of top coaches for 2007 despite the mediocrity of his Washington Redskins.