Is Andy Reid in the top 10 of NFL head coaches all-time?

john4psu · Feb 18, 2023

AWS1022 · Feb 18, 2023

No, but he’s in the top 15 I think.

diontechristmas · Feb 18, 2023

john4psu said:
Is Andy Reid in the top 10 of NFL head coaches all-time?

Easily yes. Soon to be 4th all time in wins, with a very good win %, and 2 super bowls. His resume is easily top 10, arguably knocking on top 5 with another Super Bowl.

LandoComando · Feb 18, 2023

diontechristmas said:
Easily yes. Soon to be 4th all time in wins, with a very good win %, and 2 super bowls. His resume is easily top 10, arguably knocking on top 5 with another Super Bowl.

Agreed. I don't see how it could be argued he's not top 10. Needed the 2nd title but with that he's separated himself from a lot of guys.

AWS1022 · Feb 18, 2023

LandoComando said:
Agreed. I don't see how it could be argued he's not top 10. Needed the 2nd title but with that he's separated himself from a lot of guys.

But there are 13 guys with at least two SB rings, so he hasn’t separated himself that much.

LandoComando · Feb 20, 2023

AWS1022 said:
But there are 13 guys with at least two SB rings, so he hasn’t separated himself that much.

Right but he needed that second ring to go with the rest of the resume

SR108 · Feb 21, 2023

LandoComando said:
Agreed. I don't see how it could be argued he's not top 10. Needed the 2nd title but with that he's separated himself from a lot of guys.

Maybe the best offensive minded head coach ever. Those two touchdowns on the goal line where slot motion was reversed to the flat after the tight end ran inside were genius.

Cletus11 · Feb 21, 2023

AWS1022 said:
But there are 13 guys with at least two SB rings, so he hasn’t separated himself that much.

And next season he passes Tom Landry for 4th all time in wins. So if you are 4th in wins and have 2 rings, that puts you in the Top 10. Name the 10 coaches ahead of him.

Coaches with 3 Super Bowl wins or more
1. Bellicheck - 6
2. Chuck Noll - 4
3. Bill Walsh - 3
4. Joe Gibbs - 3

So add in Shula (all time wins + 2 super bowl wins), Lombardi, Tom Landry (2 Super Bowls plus wins).

So he passes Landry next year in wins.

So basically talking
1. Bellicheck
2. Lombardi
3/4/5/6. Gibbs/Walsh/Noll/Shula in some combination.

So worst case Andy Reid is 7th best right now if you count 3 super bowl wins as better than 2 wins plus 4 all time in wins. I think assuming Andy coaches a few more years, and most likely wins another Super bowl, that he would basically be in the conversation as #2 all time behind Bellicheck.

If you want to throw in Super Bowl Appearances:

Bellicheck -- 9 (6 win, 3 loss)
Noll - 4 (all win)
Walsh - 3 (all win)
Gibbs - 4 (3 win, 1 loss)
Bud Grant - 4 (all loses)
Tom Landry - 5 (2 win, 3 loss)
Marv Levy - 4 (all losses)
Dan Reeves - 4 (all losses)
Andy Reid - 4 (2 win, 2 loss)
Shula -6 (2 win, 4 loss)

87 Penn St8 · Feb 21, 2023

Cletus11 said:
And next season he passes Tom Landry for 4th all time in wins. So if you are 4th in wins and have 2 rings, that puts you in the Top 10. Name the 10 coaches ahead of him.

Coaches with 3 Super Bowl wins or more
1. Bellicheck - 6
2. Chuck Noll - 4
3. Bill Walsh - 3
4. Joe Gibbs - 3

So add in Shula (all time wins + 2 super bowl wins), Lombardi, Tom Landry (2 Super Bowls plus wins).

So he passes Landry next year in wins.

So basically talking
1. Bellicheck
2. Lombardi
3/4/5/6. Gibbs/Walsh/Noll/Shula in some combination.

So worst case Andy Reid is 7th best right now if you count 3 super bowl wins as better than 2 wins plus 4 all time in wins. I think assuming Andy coaches a few more years, and most likely wins another Super bowl, that he would basically be in the conversation as #2 all time behind Bellicheck.

If you want to throw in Super Bowl Appearances:

Bellicheck -- 9 (6 win, 3 loss)
Noll - 4 (all win)
Walsh - 3 (all win)
Gibbs - 4 (3 win, 1 loss)
Bud Grant - 4 (all loses)
Tom Landry - 5 (2 win, 3 loss)
Marv Levy - 4 (all losses)
Dan Reeves - 4 (all losses)
Andy Reid - 4 (2 win, 2 loss)
Shula -6 (2 win, 4 loss)

Plus he had a helluva good run as Eagles coach. Didn't win a Super Bowl but got there for the first time since 1980 and had sustained winning for a historically average franchise. He has his haters in Philly but also raised the bar from the other coaches of my lifetime. If the Eagles had to lose I'm ok with it being to him and Spagnola.

AWS1022 · Feb 22, 2023

Cletus11 said:
And next season he passes Tom Landry for 4th all time in wins. So if you are 4th in wins and have 2 rings, that puts you in the Top 10. Name the 10 coaches ahead of him.

Coaches with 3 Super Bowl wins or more
1. Bellicheck - 6
2. Chuck Noll - 4
3. Bill Walsh - 3
4. Joe Gibbs - 3

So add in Shula (all time wins + 2 super bowl wins), Lombardi, Tom Landry (2 Super Bowls plus wins).

So he passes Landry next year in wins.

So basically talking
1. Bellicheck
2. Lombardi
3/4/5/6. Gibbs/Walsh/Noll/Shula in some combination.

So worst case Andy Reid is 7th best right now if you count 3 super bowl wins as better than 2 wins plus 4 all time in wins. I think assuming Andy coaches a few more years, and most likely wins another Super bowl, that he would basically be in the conversation as #2 all time behind Bellicheck.

If you want to throw in Super Bowl Appearances:

Bellicheck -- 9 (6 win, 3 loss)
Noll - 4 (all win)
Walsh - 3 (all win)
Gibbs - 4 (3 win, 1 loss)
Bud Grant - 4 (all loses)
Tom Landry - 5 (2 win, 3 loss)
Marv Levy - 4 (all losses)
Dan Reeves - 4 (all losses)
Andy Reid - 4 (2 win, 2 loss)
Shula -6 (2 win, 4 loss)

You’re forgetting Lombardi and Halas and maybe a couple others from pre-Super Bowl days.

harbest · Feb 22, 2023

Some people easily forget there was an NFL before the Super Bowl era starting in 1966. A true fan would be wise to read up on the league history dating back to 1920.