NFL Power Rankings: Rating Every NFL Head Coach in Terms of How Pissed He Gets

Each NFL head coach has his own personality, and that makes Sundays even more interesting for football fans. The fact that each style of coaching has won also lends credence to the idea that each one should be his own man.

While there is nothing more entertaining than seeing Dennis Green or Jim Mora blow up on reporters following the game, the most interesting stuff tends to happen on the sidelines during the game.

Whether it is Mike Tomlin turning from best friend into irate father figure or Rex Ryan going from being just a little too amped up to becoming a referee's best friend, this can be one of the most entertaining things about watching a football game.

There are seven different levels of anger. Level one is when you feel anger but show no outward levels of it; level seven represents a fit of rage. Today, I am going to rank each NFL head coach based on his anger level. Keep in mind there will be some first-year head coaches that sit back on the list because I haven't been able to fully identify where they stand.

This should be fun—read on...

Leslie Frazier, Minnesota Vikings

Anger Level: Inconclusive 

As a Super Bowl-winning defensive back for Mike Ditka's Chicago Bears, I would tend to think that Frazier has somewhat of a mean streak in him. Maybe he is just trying to hide it at this point, but you can expect it to come up if Minnesota continues to struggle.

I am just waiting for Antoine Winfield or another defensive back to miss a tackle or do something stupid. Then you will see where Frazier stands. It is just a matter of time.

Jason Garrett, Dallas Cowboys

Anger Level: Inconclusive

It is really hard to gauge a Princeton grad who backed up Troy Aikman for so many seasons. I have never seen Garrett get mad on the sidelines; rather, there have been circumstances when he was animated.

A lot of that took place before he became the Cowboys head coach.

Time will tell.

Ron Rivera, Carolina Panthers

Anger Level: Inconclusive

I remember a game that Chicago played against the 49ers back in the late 1980s or early 1990s. Rivera, then a linebacker for the Bears, absolutely leveled Brent Jones of the 49ers. He got up and taunted the tight end, a play that would have drawn a penalty today.

It was pretty awesome, if you ask me. I wish I could find the video.

Still, Rivera has been a head coach for just five games. Maybe we have to wait until Cam Newton pulls something stupid on the field before we see Rivera's anger level jump.

Steve Spagnuolo, St. Louis Rams

Anger Level: Inconclusive

I'm still trying to figure out why or how the Rams head coach hasn't completely lost it yet. They were expected to do big things this season, but the team has lain down like a sick dog over the course of the last few weeks.

If Spagnuolo is going to show any level of anger, expect it to happen relatively soon.

Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks

Anger Level Zero: Impossibly unable to show anger. Smiles when being yelled at, blows kisses to enemies and won't apologize for it.

You have got to love what Pete Carroll brings to the NFL, don't you? He might not be the best coach in the league, but this dude does it his own way. A lot of the time it seems like the Marin County native is is running a frat house more than anything.

Andy Reid, Philadelphia Eagles

Anger Level Zero: The eye of the eagle stares down no one, doesn't get angry and is a swanlike hippo on a Slip 'n Slide.

Andy Reid's lack of anger, or as Eagles fans would say, "passion," has been cause for much conversation in the city of "Brotherly Love."

Even following the Eagles' disastrous 1-4 start, he refuses to show much anger. Even after a dumb offsides play that pretty much ended Philadelphia's most recent loss, Reid didn't get angry.

It could have to do with doctor's orders. A big man like that flipping his lid could have some serious health implications.

Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears

Anger Level One: He does reflect some anger, but in a halfhearted and indirect manner. 

Seriously? A guy named Lovie with a remarkable resemblance to John Amos on Good Times couldn't possess any anger. Could he?

Well, Smith did show some anger as defensive coordinator of the St. Louis Rams when they were underperforming. Considering the Bears defense has been one of the best in the league, though, he hasn't shown it as of late.

Mike Munchak, Tennessee Titans

Anger Level Two: Acting out what you want to do to the other person in your head. A good comparison is going on a rampage on Grand Theft Auto.

You don't become a Hall of Fame offensive linemen in the NFL without a certain mean streak or anger level. Otherwise, opposing defensive players would eat you alive.

Things are currently going well for Tennessee, so Munchak's anger hasn't been shown yet, but believe me, it is coming.

Hue Jackson, Oakland Raiders

Anger Level Two: Your face hardens from a gentle smile to one of a stern expression, voice is raised.

I have been fortunate enough, living in the Bay Area, to see a few different Hue Jackson pressers, and one thing jumps out to me: He seems to be a genuinely nice guy that engages well with the media.

Still, anyone that is hired by Al Davis to coach the Raiders has to have a certain amount of passion and anger in order to become "the man." This leads me to believe there might be some pent-up anger underneath the good-guy exterior.

Guess we will have to wait and see.

Pat Shurmur, Cleveland Browns

Anger Level Two: Grinding your fists and other hand gestures lead to a broken locker door a bit later. Hold the anger in and it will bleed out elsewhere.

I don't really have much to go on in regards to the new Cleveland Browns head coach. I searched the web for videos and other indicators but couldn't find much.

Then I came across this video. As someone that currently studies psychology and is majoring in sports psychology, I can tell this dude was pretty irate following the Browns' season-opening loss to Cincinnati. Still, I have a hard time believing he will outwardly express it.

Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions

Anger Level 2: In some subcultures this calm, cool demeanor means volcanic ash is about to explode through your head.

For this I thought it would make sense to quote Detroit native Eminem when discussing Schwartz's anger level:

"

And I am 
Whatever you say I am 
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am? 
In the papers, the news, every day I am 
Radio won't even play my jam. 

"

Schwartz doesn't care if people think he is fake; he does it like he wants to and gets away with it. Sure, I bet there is some anger about the commentary, but don't expect him to be blowing his lid anytime soon.

Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints

Anger Level Two: Smiles mean more than your face would suggest. Sometimes it means underlying anger, but you never show it.

Sean Payton has had absolutely no reason to be angry as head coach of the New Orleans Saints. He is 53-32 in five seasons as the Saints coach. Still, I am pretty sure that the calm Payton has had his fair share of anger.

It might have come when Jerry Jones passed him up in lieu of Wade Phillips a few seasons ago. Who wouldn't be pissed about that?

Maybe he got angry with himself after he completed just eight of 23 passes with an interception for the Chicago Bears in 1987, his only NFL stats.

I just don't see this guy getting too upset on the sideline.

Chan Gailey, Buffalo Bills

Anger Level Two: Anger is a natural emotion and signals the need for a change in your environment.

The Lyndon Johnson lookalike doesn't seem to have an angry bone in his body as the coach of the Buffalo Bills.

I guess it has just been too long since he was manning the sidelines for the Dallas Cowboys with Jerry Jones breathing down his neck. Now, we can probably get to the root of some anger Gailey might have had in the past. I could easily envision him throwing down a couple boilermakers at a bar following a tough loss in Texas, cursing at Jones under his breath.

What a difference a change in your environment and move to upstate New York makes.

Gary Kubiak, Houston Texans

Anger Level 2: Critics surmise that you are horrible, and you take it in stride without showing outward anger (see video).

It is hard to imagine that Kubiak could remain so calm under all the scrutiny that he faces in Houston. The dude is an absolute rock out there.

Sure, he has lost it a couple different times, but that is expected.

John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens

Anger Level Two: Smiling in an argument doesn't necessarily mean you're not angry. Make sure you don't blow your lid next time.

John Harbaugh grew up in a football family; he knows how to control his emotions in public and on the football field. Rarely have I seen him get irate at his team or the officials during the game. On the couple occasions that it has happened, he had a legitimate beef.

Another thing: He hasn't had much of a reason to get angry since being named the Ravens head coach prior to the 2008 season given his 35-17 record.

Jim Caldwell, Indianapolis Colts

Anger Level Two: You are the product of the environment in which you were raised. You may have a mean glare, but anger refuses to show.

Jim Caldwell coached under Tony Dungy for nearly a decade, which is probably the reason he is one of the calmest head coaches in the entire league. The dude just doesn't show or possess much anger.

Even after an 0-5 start to the 2011 season, I haven't seen him get too irate on the sideline or in pressers. Maybe some Colts fans wish he would.

John Fox, Denver Broncos

Anger Level Two: Anger is a funny thing. If you ignore, it is still there; it doesn't go away.

John Fox had to be pissed about the way his successful tenure as the head coach of Carolina ended. Obviously, he must have had some inward animosity towards Jerry Richardson and his drones.

Still, Fox hasn't really showed much of that in public. Instead, he seems to be rather calm and collected. I notice when he gets angry, he crosses his arms and stomps his feet like a child. However funny that may be, it's still better than the alternative.

There have been a couple occasions where Fox has lost it on officials, but that is expected when you have been around as long as him.

Mike Shanahan, Washington Redskins

Anger Level Two: If you spite me, the wrath of my angry glare will haunt you in your sleep.

Man, I really wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of Shanahan. Just look at that mad mug. Dude has a lot of pent-up frustration.

Still, the only time I have seen him express a lot of anger is at the late Al Davis, who dismissed him during the 1989 season with the Los Angeles Raiders.

Ken Whisenhunt, Arizona Cardinals

Anger Level Two: Do as I say, not as I do.

Last season was the perfect opportunity for Whisenhunt to lose it on his players on the sideline. It seems that the Arizona Cardinals gave up last year, but he was still there as stoic as ever.

Some of this could come with the experience that he has coaching football over the years, but you have to give him credit for not losing it more often.

Derek Anderson might want to take a page out of his book.

Norv Turner, San Diego Chargers

Anger Level Two: Learning to master his skill is an important asset. Still, being unable to has caused much wall punching and cat kicking.

You would expect Norv Turner to be lively and animated on the sideline, but that just hasn't happened yet. In fact, I don't think it ever will.

You never see him really yell at players, go after referees or lose control on the sideline. I am pretty sure some Chargers fans would like to see some more emotion or anger from their headman.

Tony Sparano, Miami Dolphins

Anger Level Three: Now you're angry—not very angry, but clearly irritated.

I thought this Sopranos clip would best indicate where Tony's anger lies. If may fester up deep inside of him, but it is sure to come out at some point.

Whether it was during the whole Jim Harbaugh debacle, after the Dolphins' 0-4 start or is coming up soon, you will see this anger come out.

Still, he has yet to really indicate much anger on the sideline, which is impressive considering the situation.

Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati Bengals

Anger Level Three: You're not only bothered by the behavior, but that irritation is compounded by an edge of hurt and indignation that the other person doesn't seem to care that you're bothered!

Marvin Lewis has showed a great amount of restrain throughout his career with the Cincinnati Bengals. Sure, you have seen some of this boil over in postgame pressers or on the sidelines when confronting the likes of Chad Ochocinco.

However, he has been able to remain even-handed throughout the years, and this is the reason he isn't any higher on the list. Any one of us would be pissed by the lack of character on his past teams.

Bill Belichick, New England Patriots

Anger Level Three: You, sir, can be a master of disguise, but there is no hiding your disgust for certain people—namely, ex-Patriot coaches.

Oh Romeo, oh Romeo, where art thou Romeo? One overt show of anger that has encompassed this great head coach is his dislike for former Patriot coaches. I guess he might just be a loyal individual, but somehow that doesn't seem to be the reason.

That said, Belichick seems to be extremely mild-mannered on the sideline. He doesn't seem to get too hot but does get into referees' faces a lot.

Belichick has a .718 winning percentage as the head coach for New England, so there doesn't seem to be much of a reason for him to be angry.

Still, I almost expected him to throw this peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the host of this show when he was the coach for Cleveland in the early '90s. Remember this?

Mike McCarthy, Green Bay Packers

Anger Level Three: When things are good, anger remains hidden on the inside. Piss him off and the full weight of the cheese is coming to the shredder.

It is hard to gauge the anger of a coach that has Aaron Rodgers as his quarterback. I have not seen McCarthy angry that often as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers.

That said, there were instances when he was with San Francisco in which I thought he was going to use certain players as a demo for the most recent dummy commercial.

Wait until times get tough and see what happens.

Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers

Anger Level Three: Children don't know why parents get angry and then change their attitude quickly. Well, Mr. Tomlin isn't coaching children.

As a football fan, you have to love everything about Mike Tomlin. He doesn't stay even-keeled, which works out to entertain all of us. One second he will be smiling on the sidelines, and the next second he's in the face of a player or a referee. 

But we know exactly why his attitude changes: Someone, somewhere did something stupid. He can associate with the modern athlete but also put him in his place.

The video states that Chuck Knoll, Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin are the only three Steelers head coaches since the Nixon administration. Well, I hope that legacy lasts a lot longer, because there is no more entertaining figure than Tomlin.

Still, he isn't an angry coach. Rather, Tomlin is passionate and loves to have fun!

Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco 49ers

Anger Level Four: Meet me halfway or outside—we can hash it out that way.

Over the course of Harbaugh's first five games as a NFL head coach, I have noticed him get extremely angry at officials.

Over the last two games he has berated referees for apparent "leverage" penalties on field goals. While he was correct both times, it was still intriguing to see him get so upset.

I guess it has a lot more to do with passion, and you have to love that in him.

By the way, he really doesn't like Pete Carroll.

Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville Jaguars

Anger Level Four: Sometimes players just want to see how you will react and enforce your anger. Don't play into that—Jaguars don't like it.

You would think that Del Rio would have flipped his lid already, given all the media attacks on him in Florida to his own players continually messing up on the field.

Or maybe just this one video clip.

Yet somehow he has remained rather levelheaded. Now, I have seen him lose it on officials, throw his headset to the ground and nearly grab a Jaguars player by the helmet.

Wouldn't you be angry too? There are over two million reasons (dollars) for him to maintain that anger.

Raheem Morris, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Anger Level Five: Follow his lead unless it's down the path towards increasingly habitual anger and self-loathing.

I would still like to hear what Raheem Morris did or said to get called for an unsportsmanlike penalty against the San Francisco 49ers last week. This doesn't happen too often in the NFL.

It had to be something he said, right?

As a young, defensive-minded head coach, Morris has a little bit of an issue keeping his emotions in check. However, that probably suits the Bucs fine at this point.

Mike Smith, Atlanta Falcons

Anger Level Six: See my white hair? Don't make me go bald—it will piss me off more.

This dude has lost it on the sidelines for the Atlanta Falcons more times than I can count on two hands. He continually gets pissed off at players and referees alike. Still, he would seem to be a rather mild-mannered individual in postgame pressers.

I cannot put him atop the list because Smith looks the part of a soft grandfather, while playing the role of an angry old man.

Gotta love him and his antics. Passion pays off, and the Falcons have been more than most could ask for under him.

Todd Haley, Kansas City Chiefs

Anger Level Six: To lose your temper, lose control of your emotions and disable the frontal cortex of your brain means to act the part of an animal. Still, you gotta love it.

From his near beatdown fight with Anquan Boldin in Arizona to recent spats with Kansas City Chiefs players on the sidelines, one thing is for sure: Todd Haley can get angry with the best of them. Even when things seem to be going well, he finds a way to say it could be better. I guess that is the case with all NFL coaches, but it seems more obvious with Haley.

I almost expected him to assault a player during the Chiefs' first two losses this season. Shows self-restraint that he didn't.

Rex Ryan, New York Jets

Anger Level Seven: This type of individual could go from happy to sad to angry in the matter of a New York second. Be careful because he could flip his lid in any given moment.

Rex Ryan is one weird character. You never know what you are going to get from him next. I still wonder how many times he has punched a player in the locker room. It has to be more than once. Maybe Derrick Mason will break that story.

It is possible that he got this anger from his father Buddy.

Still, anger isn't necessarily a bad thing. I think Ryan's character fits right into what the Jets are trying to build. He is happy-go-lucky one second and a man on fire the next. Entertainment value increases tenfold when this occurs.

Tom Coughlin, New York Giants

Anger Level Seven: Confrontation is a thing of beauty. It can be found everywhere. Just ask the man from Waterloo.

Ever since his Boston College days when I was a teenager, Tom Coughlin has scared the absolute crap out of me. I even had a nightmare once that he was coaching my little league baseball team.

Would you want to be Matt Dodge, who kicked to DeSean Jackson last season? What about spending holidays with Coughlin as his son-in-law? That would make for an interesting interview with Chris Snee.

Still, you cannot deny that his style works, because it does. He has been one of the most successful head coaches over the last decade or so.

Leave it to New York to be at the top of this list.