Comments on: Is Dungy the Coach of the Year?

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:32:58 +0000

Maybe I didn’t explain my argument for Del rio well enough. The jags have decent talent, but a QB like Garrard does not go through 12 weeks without throwing an interception without good play calling. Also Jones-Drew and Taylor are ONLY a lethal combination when the two are used together in the right way, which is not something any coach can handle.

By: jonathon

jonathon — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:59:53 +0000

I’m not sure I agree with Jack Del Rio being one of the best coaches in the league, although the Jags are probably the scariest team in the NFL right now…I don’t think anyone can doubt that. I’m going to use the same argument you used against Mike Mccarthy though and we’ll see if it flies. You’re Jack Del Rio and you have David Garrard, Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew…Notably the running game, how can a coach control the lethality of certain players on his team short of benching them? If this is your argument, then you’re implying that every head coach is only as good as their players. Is Dungy only as good as Peyton and Marvin and Joseph? Or can you have fantastic coaching trump decent talent?

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:49:34 +0000

Tony Dungy- not just because I am biased towards him, but because he has done the most with the least this year. Which is odd to say because the Colts never look like the don't have talented players on the field, but honestly he is winning games with guys who should be on the practice squad, and that says something.Wade Phillips is my number 2 mainly for the reason that I am tired of people saying that Parcells built this team. I'm sorry but anyone can discover and put together talented athletes, but getting them to play together, and in the right system is a totally different story. Phillips has been able to do that.Romeo Crennel is next on my list because after the first week every wrote the browns off, and assumed that he had no idea what he was doing, and then BOOM he releases Frye starts Anderson and now they are one Titans loss away from the playoffs.Jack Del Rio this guy gets number 4 on my list despite being a little whiny (insert expletive here) whenever we beat him and the Jaguars, but nonetheless he has done a great job getting his team playoff bound, and quite possible the scariest team to have to face in the playoffs. I would rather play the Pats then have to face the Jags for a third time this season.Mike Tomlin i flat out HATE the steelers, but this Omar Epps look a like has gotten pittsburgh to believe in him, and even though they have had a couple slip up this season they are still a good team, and dangerous team on the road. Losing Willie Parker will cost them in the playoffs, but I believe Tomlin is the kind of guy that can make you forget about Willie by the way he will use Davenport. I know you noticed that I didn't put Mike McCarthy or Bill Bellichek on my list, and this is why. It doesn't take coaching to get Brett Favre to play the way he is supposed to be playing. He has been on fire this year, but that doesn't mean he hasn't made errant throws, but you can't credit McCarthy with the success of Green Bay but you can credit Favre and the Defensive Coordinator. As far as Bellichek goes He doesn't make my top five because he has no class, and there is only one thing I hate worse than a sore loser and that is a sore winner. Granted that will probably go 16-0 but that is only because Brady and Moss. Those are my picks hate it or love it!