There’s no doubting the fact that every single NFL fan will bring their own favorite head coach to this debate. I mean it’d be impossible to find a Dolphin fan who’ll disagree with this list, but I guarantee every Cheese Head around will be cursing me for ranking their pre-Favre NFL God where I did.

So without further ado, here’s my take on the Top 10 Head Coaches in NFL History.

10. Bill Cowher
He led the Steelers to 10 playoff appearances in 15 seasons, and retired with a regular season record of 149-90-1, a playoff record of 12-9 and 1 Super Bowl victory.

9.  Tony Dungy
I know the popular choice would be Belichick, but deep down inside, you know Dungy’s the better coach. He currently boasts a regular season record of 127-95, which gives him the highest winning percentage for a head coach since John Madden. He’s led Indianapolis to 10 or more wins in every season as their head coach (2002-Present), and holds a 9-9 record in the playoffs with one Super Bowl victory.

8.  John Madden
John Madden was a Hall of Fame coach long before video games made him a pop-culture icon. He retired with a 103-27-7 regular season record, which gives him the best winning percentage in NFL history (.763). He also went 9-7 in the playoffs with one Super Bowl victory. 

7.  Joe Gibbs
He led the Washington Redskins to three Super Bowl championships, and his 17 playoff victories are third most in NFL history (17-7). Odds are I’d of ranked him higher had he stayed away from the game, because the 2000 and beyond seasons weren’t very impressive.

6.  Bill Walsh
There are only three coaches in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with less victories than Bill Walsh, who finished with a regular season record of 92-59-1. He led the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl championships between 1979-1988, and coached them to 10 or more victories in each of his final eight seasons as their head coach.

5.  Paul Brown
The man finished with an impressive regular season record of 213-104-9, a playoff record of 9-8 and brought home three NFL titles. Also worthy of note is the fact he only coach one losing season out of 17 that he spent with Cleveland.

4.  Tom Landry
His 20 playoff victories remain a record in the NFL (20-16), and he also won two Super Bowls. Landry coached the same team (Dallas Cowboys) from 1960-1988, retired with a regular season record of 250-162-6 and won five conference championships.

3.  Vince Lombardi
First off, I know what you’re thinking, and yes I agree that he’s one of the most “inspirational” sports figures ever. Having said that, I couldn’t rank him higher than a guy who won four Super Bowls. Of course there’s no denying his superiority in the playoffs, as he finished with an incredible 9-1 post season record, and brought Green Bay two Super Bowl championships.

2.  Chuck Noll
He’s the only coach in NFL history with four Super Bowl rings, and was the guy who led Pittsburgh to their first taste of true victory, after 30 years of failure. He retired with a regular season record of 209-156-1, a playoff record of 16-8 and of course no one will ever forget his four titles in the span of six seasons.

1.  Don Shula
Did you really think anyone else could take the #1 spot? Shula’s 328 regular season wins are the most for any coach in NFL history (328-156-6). On top of that you’ve got his 19-17 playoff record, two Super Bowl titles and...um...oh yeah, the only PERFECT SEASON in NFL history! If that’s not enough, there’s also the fact he only coached two losing seasons in 24 as a head coach.

HONORABLE MENTION
Bill Belichick
I’ll be honest and admit he lost points for cheating. However, I’m not naive enough to contribute his coaching ability to that, and odds are he’ll climb much higher on this list before retiring. For now the man’s 127-81 in the regular season, 15-4 in the playoffs and has won a very impressive 3 Super Bowls. I guess his major drawback would be the four losing seasons he coached in Cleveland, but I guess they all can’t be perfect, right?

Marv Levy
Marvelous Marv coached the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowl appearances, and even though they lost each one of them, there’s something to be said for getting to the top of the mountain over, and over, and over and over; isn’t there? 

Well folks, that’s what I’m bringing to the table. I know I’m going to draw the ire of critics who think I ranked a certain coach too high, or another too low, which is cool and I’m very much looking forward to your comments.