Ranking the best coaches in NFL history is no easy task. How do we
decide which coach had a bigger on-field impact? Or the best tactical
skills, both defensively and offensively? Not to mention measuring the
strength of what a coach does behind the scenes, how he motivates his
players, or how he keeps them from cracking under the pressure. Is the
"Hoodie" the greatest coach ever, or just lucky to have Tom Brady? What
about Bill Parcells, Vince Lombardi, and John Madden? Where do they
rank?
Such are the questions that pro football writer Steve Silverman
addresses in Who's Better, Who's Best in Coaching?. As statistician
Elliott Kalb did with baseball, basketball, and golf, and Silverman
himself did with football players in Who's Better, Who's Best in
Coaching?, Silverman takes the next logical step in this new book.
Taking the analytical methods he developed over his years as a senior
editor at Pro Football Weekly, he applies them to an evaluation of
coaches going back to the earliest days of the NFL. The result is a
fascinating ranking of the best of the sideline, from legendary
old-timers like Vince Lombardi to present-day blue-collar coaches like
Tom Coughlin.
Throughout, Silverman discusses the many considerations that must be
made when comparing modern coaches with coaches of past eras, or when
comparing abrasive and domineering coaches with the more relaxed and
Zen-like coaches. Including biographical essays on those top fifty
coaches and detailed statistics for their career records in both the
playoffs and regular season, Who's Better, Who's Best in Coaching? is
a must-have for anyone who considers football more than just a game and
who is fascinated by how it's coached.
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