Jim Harbaugh, Jim Schwartz and the Most Emotional Coaches in the NFL

The fight yesterday between Jim Harbaugh and Jim Schwartz was certainly an embarrassing exhibition for the NFL.

While what these two guys did was certainly wrong, they were just filled with tons of emotion after an extremely exciting game.

And you can't blame them for that. Harbaugh and Schwartz are two of the most emotional head coaches in the NFL, and it's not a surprise they didn't get along. It's just a part of their personalities.

That leads us to investigate the other emotional coaches in the NFL. Honestly, every coach in the league is emotional in some way. You can't be a head coach of a professional team and not be emotional.

Here's a look at the six most emotional head coaches right now. 

Todd Haley, Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley makes it on this list because he's had confrontations with multiple coaches throughout his career.

During this previous preseason, John Harbaugh and the Ravens were beating the Chiefs by 11 with a couple minutes to go, yet they came up passing, and built their lead up to 18.

Haley didn't really enjoy that, even though it was preseason and Harbaugh was just testing out his young players. The fact that Haley was able to get so up in arms about a preseason game shows how emotional he is.

Back in 2010, Haley refused to shake then-Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels after Denver wiped the floor with the Chiefs, 49-29.

Haley clearly doesn't like to lose big and he isn't afraid to show it. 

Rex Ryan, New York Jets

Most people know Rex Ryan for all of his antics during press conferences, but he coaches with a ton of emotion. 

Ryan displays that emotion through a lot of talking. He is one of the most outspoken head coaches in the NFL.

If he goes five minutes without throwing out multiple curse words, you know something's wrong because he will let anyone in the vicinity know when he's not happy about something.

And Ryan is always looking to perfect his team, so there will always be something he's not happy about.

He may not sprint around the field like some other guys, but it doesn't take a lot for Rex Ryan to get seriously fired up.  

Hue Jackson, Oakland Raiders

Hue Jackson was always a pretty emotional coach in most people's eyes, but he took it up another notch after the passing of Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis.

One day after his death, the Raiders, as an underdog, knocked off the Houston Texans, 25-20. It was a pretty emotional game as is, but the real emotion came in the locker room.

Jackson gave a moving speech that brought himself, and probably thousands of others, to tears. Just take a look at that link and you'll have no question that Jackson is one of the most emotional coaches in the NFL.

This was clearly stemmed from an already-emotional moment, but not every coach in the NFL would have given a speech like that.  

Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks

It's not just his 2009 altercation with Jim Harbaugh (which we'll get to later) that gets Pete Carroll on this list. 

Carroll is quite possibly the most active head coach on the sideline in the NFL. 

Whenever the Seahawks break off a big play—granted, that's not a lot, so he can save his energy—Carroll can be seen sprinting down the sideline with his player.

Just look at last week when Brandon Browner returned an Eli Manning interception 94 yards for a touchdown. Carroll was with him every step until Browner eventually sped away.

He has to get in more sprinting and running than any other head coach in the NFL during a 60-minute game. 

The former USC coach often gets fired up with his players, as well, joining in on huddles and typical chest-bumping sessions.

Jim Schwartz, Detroit Lions

Forget Paul Konerko for the White Sox, the Lions should make this guy a player-coach.

At 45 years young, Jim Schwartz showed last night that he still has some speed in him. The former Georgetown linebacker went after Harbaugh like the 49er coach had stolen something.

Seriously, clock him for the 40 and get him out on the field. As long as Jim Harbaugh is the running back, he'll be fine.

Anyone who can get stirred up like Schwartz did yesterday is clearly full of passion and emotion. It may not have been the best thing to do, nay, it wasn't the best thing to do, but Schwartz wears his emotions on his sleeve and he clearly wasn't happy.

Even before this incident, Schwartz was always getting overly excited on the sideline, putting forth an array of fist-pump celebrations.

And that's good that he gets excited. The Lions are relevant for the first time in a long time. Just no more chasing other coaches. 

Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco 49ers

Just look at any clip from yesterday's post-game against the Detroit Lions and you'll see what kind of passion Harbaugh is filled with.

He was skipping and hopping around the field like he had just won the Super Bowl. It was a big win, yes, but most coaches wouldn't go that crazy in that type of situation.

It's not always necessarily such a bad thing, but it shows how much emotion Harbaugh has. And this isn't the first time it's happened, either.

It wasn't quite to the same extent, but back in 2009 when Harbaugh was the head coach of Stanford and Pete Carroll was the head coach of USC, the two had a little confrontation at midfield.

Stanford had won the game 55-21 and Carroll wasn't quite happy about Harbaugh running up the score, and they had some words for each other.

Again, not an "emotional" moment for Harbaugh per say, but it shows that his style has upset multiple coaches.