NFL Coaches Power Poll: Where Does Yours Rank?

Teams get judged every week in rankings, so how about a coaches poll? Not the fraudulent one that is one-third of the BCS formula, but instead a list ranking the 32 NFL coaches. The notion behind the rankings was this: The order in which I would select the coaches if I needed a coach for one season.

**Note there are many names at the bottom of the list I wouldn't select and would instead coach the team myself, but you get the point.**

The “There’s a reason their teams are good almost every year” group

1. Tom Coughlin, New York Giants: A hard-nosed old-man who is not interested in making friends, but man the guy can coach.

2. Bill Belichick, New England Patriots: May have lost a little fire over the years, but still one of the best in the business. Still need to talk to him about that Joey Galloway signing though.

3. Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers: Smart, cool, calm, and has one heck of a barber. Seems like with a stable organization like the Steelers, he will always have his team in contention.

4. Andy Reid, Philadelphia Eagles:  Despite having about two-and-a-half run calls in the playbook, he always has his team in the playoffs and competing for a Super Bowl. Just needs to get over the hump.

5. Jeff Fisher, Tennessee Titans: Longest tenured coach in the NFL going through a bad year. He’s still a top-five coach in the NFL and top-one most likely coach to be using Just for Men Hair Gel.

The “We look great...so far” group

6. Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints:  Not sure his teams will ever play good defense, but it doesn’t seem to matter.

7. Ken Whisenhunt, Arizona Cardinals: Not sure the Cardinals were a playoff team in any other division last year yet they made it to the Super Bowl and almost won.  Kudos to him for picking Warner over Leinart though.

8. Mike Smith, Atlanta Falcons: Has as much personality as his name does originality but it’s hard to find too many flaws with his coaching thus far.

9. John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens: Solid, steady and unspectacular thus far. Similar to his brother Jim’s NFL career.  

The “You are an asset to your team...aren’t you?” group

10. Josh McDaniels, Denver Broncos: Ruined his relationship with his young QB, and strained it with his star WR. That having been said, his team is 5-0 and he is making Kyle Orton look good (on the field, not in appearance because that’s impossible).

11. Jim Mora, Seattle Seahawks: Always puts a competitive team on the field, his players seem to like him and he looks like Mark Wahlberg. Good enough for me.

12. Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears: The fact he took a team to the Super Bowl with Rex Grossman as the starting QB still amazes me. But then I remember how bad the NFC was that year. A team could do a lot worse though.

13. Mike McCarthy, Green Bay Packers: Seems to get the most out of his players at the skill positions but his teams don’t do the little things (like block people) to win consistently.

14. Tony Sparano, Miami Dolphins: Bill Parcels’ little puppet doesn’t seem to care he doesn’t get to shop for the groceries but he’s done a good job in the kitchen thus far with the Dolphins.

The “We like what we see so far, but like Rex Ryan’s stomach, we need more” group

15. Rex Ryan, New York Jets: Not sold on him yet. If this was an eating competition, I would not have the same hesitations.

16. Mike Singletary, San Francisco 49ers: Old-school coach who is content on running the ball and playing defense. Gut feeling, but I think he hangs around for a while in the NFL.

17. Jim Caldwell, Indianapolis Colts: Can’t be that bad of a coach after studying under Dungy for so many years, but part of me feels like Peyton Manning deserves more of the credit.

The “We have major flaws but can win with good players” group

18. Brad Childress, Minnesota Vikings: Blessed with an extremely talented team, still not nearly as bad as originally thought. His beard, however, is.

19. Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati Bengals: Did the seemingly impossible and made the Bengals relevant again back in '04 and '05 and is doing so again this year. Would rank higher if his players were more disciplined and you know...didn't get arrested so often.

The “Damn, we wish this list came out two years ago" group

20. John Fox, Carolina Panthers: Sticking with Jake Delhomme after last years’ playoffs probably cost him this season, not to mention a couple spots in the rankings.

21. Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville Jaguars: Two years ago he would have been a lot higher. Still think he can coach in this league...just not in Jacksonville.

The “Meh” Group

22. Gary Kubiak, Houston Texans: He’s okay...I guess. Just doesn’t seem like he can get his team over the hump….or a running back over the goal line.

The "It’s too early to tell because we were left with a lousy team" group

23. Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions: Not sure whether to credit him or the absence of Matt Millen for the Lions finally winning a game.

24. Steve Spagnuolo, St. Louis Rams: Literally have no idea. Putting him this high mostly because we feel bad that he has to start Kyle Boller as his QB.

25. Raheem Morris, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: A little weird that he made a quarterback change to the guy he declared he wanted as his backup QB for as long as he coaches instead of the first round pick, but we'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

26. Todd Haley, Kansas City Chiefs: Doesn’t seem like the Chiefs are any better off than they were with Herm “play to win the game” Edwards.

The “We were good coordinators but the fact we keep got more than one head coaching job is ridiculous” group

27. Norv Turner, San Diego Chargers: Has consistently underachieved his whole career as a head coach. If you think a Norv Turner coached team is ever winning a Super Bowl, then you must have held Enron stock at one time, too.

28. Wade Phillips, Dallas Cowboys: Everything I just said about Norv Turner except an octane below.  Tell me one thing the Cowboys have done well since he’s been there? Thought so.

The “You know you’re a douche when your players are filing grievances against you" group

29. Eric Mangini, Cleveland Browns: Has taken the “my way or the highway attitude” to a new level. Not that he had any chance of winning in Cleveland anyways.

The “We know we’re getting fired and never being hired as a head coach again” group

30. Jim Zorn, Washington Redskins: The predecessor to Jon Gruden, Mike Shanahan or Bill Cowher.

31. Dick Jauron, Buffalo Bills: A proven loser who always manages to get the worst out of his players. Kind of the opposite of what coaches strive to be.

The “I may have been two spots higher if I wasn’t in danger of going to jail” group

32. Tom Cable, Oakland Raiders: Someone should have told him you get docked major points for punching an assistant. Can make them up by punching Al Davis.

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