NFL's Best Coaches 2016

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NFL's Best Coaches 2016

http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/60776/57/nfls-best-coaches-2016

1. [URL='http://www.rotoworld.com/player/NFL/8354/Bill-Belichick']Bill Belichick

Career Record: 223-113 (.664)

With The Patriots Since: 2000

Last Year’s Ranking: 1


The greatest coach of all time isn’t just riding on his reputation in the top spot. Bill Belichick, who is 187-69 (.730) over 16 years in New England, has won at least 12 games each of the past six seasons. To put that in perspective, Bill Parcells oversaw four 12-win campaigns. Bill Walsh, three. The Cleveland Browns have one 12-win season since joining the NFL in 1950. Belichick’s run of success isn’t just historic, it’s completely without peer or precedent.


The Patriots couldn’t defend their title in 2015, but nevertheless came within three points of the Super Bowl despite having one of the league’s worst offensive lines and running games. Their 2014 defensive MVP, Darrelle Revis, was playing for a divisional rival (who missed the playoffs). The central “argument” against Belichick — besides his “Controversies” section on Wikipedia — has always been that he’s a product of Tom Brady. Any reasonable observer can probably discern that 187-69 wasn’t built on the back of one player, but even unreasonable ones have to admit: Belichick was given the best player of his generation and knew what to do with him. Belichick is alone at the top, and will remain there for however long he continues coaching.

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10. [URL='http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/9277/bill-obrien']Bill O’Brien

Career Record: 18-14 (.563)

With The Texans Since: 2014

Last Year’s Ranking: 8


Bill O’Brien has an ego. There’s little doubt about that. He also has a pedigree. O’Brien is just the latest Bill Belichick disciple to take up the banner in another part of the kingdom. Slowly, but surely, he’s getting results. 18-14 is the same record Mike McCoy had after his first two seasons, but unlike McCoy, O’Brien has reached that number without a quarterback. Turning a 2-14 squad into a 9-7 one with Ryan Fitzpatrick is impressive. Making the playoffs with Brian Hoyer is a miracle. That he did so without Arian Foster only adds to his early case for football sainthood. It’s of little matter that O’Brien’s squad got summarily routed in the Wild Card round. The groundwork has been laid for the first successful “Patriots South” installation. If O’Brien can find a quarterback, Master Belichick might finally have a worthy heir.

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15. [URL='http://www.rotoworld.com/player/NFL/8347/Gary-Kubiak']Gary Kubiak

Career Record: 73-68 (.518)

With The Broncos Since: 2015

Last Year’s Ranking: — —


Gary Kubiak, Super Bowl winning coach. That would have been hard to see coming in December 2013, when Kubiak was fired by the Texans following an 11-game losing streak. In many ways, Kubiak mismanaged his 2015 team. He struggled to put Peyton Manning in a position where he felt comfortable, and beat his head against the Ronnie Hillman wall before finally realizing C.J. Anderson was his best running back. Kubiak’s best decision was staying out of DC Wade Phillips’ way. With Phillips solving the puzzle John Fox and Jack Del Rio couldn’t figure, the Broncos rode one of the best defenses of the 21st century to a title. Now for the hard part. John Elway’s plug-and-play roster faces defections on defense and a changing of the guard under center. With Manning riding off into the sunset, it’s up to Kubiak to rev up the run-heavy, play action attack he featured to great success in Houston. Kubiak completed the house that Manning and Elway built. Now it’s time for him to add his own wing.

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Kubiak kind of wins.