Top NFL Coaches of All-Time

Our guest in this episode is author and historian Matthew DiBiase and he joins us in the Pigpen to discuss his latest creation on pro football's best sideline bosses titled, Lords of the Gridiron II: Pro Football's Greatest Coaches

A photo of Matthew DiBiase's latest book cover Lord of the Gridiron II

Matthew DiBiase is the host of The Packaged Tourist Show podcast and author of some fabulous books on gridiron history including Lords of the Gridiron: College Football's Greatest Coaches, and Lords of the Gridiron II: Pro Football's Greatest Coaches

Matthew has taken the time over years of experimentation, research, and study to craft a formula that determines the top coaches of a sport. The secret recipe compiles items such as winning percentage, championships taken, and games won, and then also has subtractors such as losing seasons, losing a title game, and other negatives to give an analytical and schematic score for ranking purposes. The system is much more in-depth than this and Mr Dibiase covers his research formula in much greater detail in his book, but I can tell you it is really quite interesting.

One key element to remember is that to be in consideration as a Legend of the Gridiron, these NFL coaches must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the League. It is quite interesting and it might just be the fairest and most accurate ranking system I have witnessed for such an endeavor.

You will of course see names like Bill Parcells, Tom Landry, Bill Belichick, Vince Lombardi, Bill Walsh, Don Shula, and more but the order of their rankings and the detailed write-up of their respective career bios and reasons for their ranking levels are some added icing to this cake! I will not ruin the book for you on where coaches stand in the rankings and will leave it for you to enjoy in your reading of the book.

So please listen to our guest in the podcast provided above and then pick up a copy of his book, Lords of the Gridiron: College Football's Greatest Coaches. The use of the Amazon links on this page have some affiliation to helping Pigskin Dispatch with costs as well as we are an Amazon Affiliate. Thank you on behalf of Matthew Dibiase and of Pigskin Dispatch for your purchase. I think you will enjoy it!

The banner photo is of Official NFL Wilson Football that is brown with black text on top panels and white text on bottom panel, and white lace. The football features a signature from Redskins head coach George Allen written in white. Does George Allen make the top 50? Grab you copy of the book on Amazon. Lords of the Gridiron II: Pro Football's Greatest Coaches

A Very Special thanks to information obtained from Matthew DiBiase and his great book!