![]() There, Belichick brought in Toledo head coach Nick Saban to be his defensive coordinator, and the pair led the Browns to their most recent playoff win, in 1994.Ī quarter-century later, Saban is widely considered the greatest college football coach of all-time - and even he flopped in the NFL, ending his two seasons as Dolphins head coach with a losing record (15-17). Though Belichick’s assistants have largely struggled without him - and Tom Brady - his most successful work as a mentor came during his time as head coach in Cleveland. Jim Leyland waved Tony La Russa’s players home. In baseball, Leo Durocher learned from Miller Huggins. Brown shared a bench with Gregg Popovich, Bill Self and John Calipari. Mike Krzyzewski began his career under Bobby Knight. ![]() Smith passed wisdom on to Larry Brown, Roy Williams and George Karl. In basketball, Dean Smith worked under Phog Allen. Other sports share similar paths to success. Andy Reid had John Harbaugh, Ron Rivera and Matt Nagy. Marty Schottenheimer helped mold Tony Dungy and Bill Cowher. Walsh had assistants such as Mike Holmgren, George Seifert and Dennis Green. Weeb Ewbank and Bill Walsh worked under Paul Brown. Groh and Crennel could arguably be branches on both trees. ![]() It is bizarre because of their time with one of the greatest football minds in history, but also because so many of the greatest coaches in football history have been groomed by legends.īelichick famously sprouted from Bill Parcells’ coaching tree, which also produced Super Bowl-winning coaches in Tom Coughlin and Sean Payton. Bill Belichick (right) with then-defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, who now is head coach of the Lions. Coaches who have worked under Belichick have combined for one NFL playoff win (O’Brien). The names - Al Groh, Charlie Weis, Romeo Crennel, Eric Mangini, Josh McDaniels, Jim Schwartz, Bill O’Brien, Matt Patricia - scream mediocrity and futility. None, however, has come close to approaching the standard Belichick has set over the past two decades. It is an opportunity to work with the only head coach to win five Super Bowl titles - as well as two as defensive coordinator with the Giants - and claim nine conference championships, while producing 18 straight winning seasons and capturing an unprecedented 10 consecutive division titles.īeing beside Belichick, 66, provides access to more than four decades and 750 games of experience and lessons from a coach who constructed all-time defensive masterpieces and oversaw all-time offensive juggernauts.īecause of the Patriots’ unparalleled success, several of Belichick’s assistants have been plucked away over the years by NFL teams hoping to replicate New England’s dominance. To study under Bill Belichick is to learn from arguably the greatest coach in NFL history. Jared Goff getting over Super Bowl loss with model girlfriend Trump wants Kraft to celebrate SB win at White House despite prostitution bust NFL, Fox changing up the commercials for Super Bowl LIV Tom Brady’s last Patriots title now being questioned: ‘Checked out’
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