Parcells coaching tree

[Dr. Jack]

Definitely best ever as far as being a leader & bring along other coaches

Has there ever been someone who has made so many other coaches famous?

[Chris46139]

Paul Brown

[rjb1816]

bill walsh, mike holmgren?

[rjb1816]

don corryell?

[Dr. Jack]

Mike Holmgren compared to Parcells. Really?

[rjb1816]

holmgren had mariucci, gruden, jauron, reid

[Chris46139]

Originally Posted by Chris46139

Paul Brown

http://www.sports-central.org/images..._tree_2008.jpg

[rjb1816]

Walsh saw his legacy carried on directly ( George Seifert, Mike Holmgren, Ray Rhodes, Green) and indirectly ( Mike Shanahan, Jeff Fisher, Jon Gruden).

[The Frozen Pond]

Originally Posted by Dr. Jack

Definitely best ever as far as being a leader & bring along other coaches

Has there ever been someone who has made so many other coaches famous?

Bill Belichick
Tom Coughlin
Sean Payton
Romeo Crennel
Eric Mangini
Al Groh
Charlie Weis
Nick Saban

Not too shabby. 4 Super Bowl wins plus collaboration.

Gruden should thank Dungy for his SB win. They were his players that he put in place.

For as much hype as he gets, and as much as I like him, dude really hasn't done anything on his own.

[rjb1816]

Don Coryell coached both the Cardinals and the Chargers, and it is telling that despite a 42-27-1 record in St. Louis (.607 winning percentage), he is more famous for his work in San Diego. Coaching future Hall of Famers like Dan Fouts, Charlie Joiner, and Kellen Winslow, Coryell coordinated an offense that no one could seem to stop. The Chargers led the NFL in total yards four seasons in a row and in passing offense five seasons in a row; those accomplishments are unequaled in the Modern Era.

Joe Gibbs — He played and coached for Coryell at San Diego State, then served as Coryell's assistant with both the Cardinals and Chargers. Gibbs himself mentored former head coach Joe Bugel.

Al Saunders — His three-year head-coaching career was not productive, but Saunders has been one of the most influential offensive coaches of the last 30 years. He was an assistant to Coryell at San Diego State and with the Chargers, then went on to serve as either offensive coordinator or assistant head coach to Marty Schottenheimer, Mike Martz, Dick Vermeil, and Joe Gibbs. He is also the new offensive coordinator in St. Louis.

Dick Vermeil — Here's the problem: Vermeil never worked directly with Coryell or Gillman. I put him here anyway for two reasons. One is that he didn't spend much time working with anyone else, either. Vermeil spent one season as an assistant to George Allen, another with Chuck Knox, and worked for Tommy Prothro for two years. What convinced me that Vermeil belongs in this coaching tree is his choice of assistants, consistently hiring those who ran Coryell's offense, such as Mike Martz and Al Saunders. There is a similar argument for putting Marty Schottenheimer in Gillman's sphere of influence, since his top offensive assistants — people like Saunders and Cam Cameron — have invariably been from the Gillman/Coryell school.

Ernie Zampese — The only person listed here who has never been an NFL head coach, Zampese is too important to ignore. He was an assistant to Coryell (1967-75, 1979-86) and John Robinson (1987-91), a mentor to Norv Turner, and an offensive consultant to Joe Gibbs and Mike Martz.

[rjb1816]

how coryell isnt in the HOF yet is beyond belief

[The Frozen Pond]

I agree.

But IMO, not in the class of Parcells.

Parcells and his staff put on the map the art of Time of Possession, taking the ball out of the hands of the high powered offense (Broncos and Bills - very prolific offenses, ESPECIALLY the Bills).

Just my opinion though.

[Romanowski]

holmgren is part of walshs tree

[Romanowski]

walshs is the best and ill tell you why

he created an offense still being utilized

his tree still lives

[rjb1816]

parcells only has belechick carrying on his legacy...and coughlin. everyone else hasnt done anything