Top 5 All-Time Head Coaches?

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Originally Posted by GusFrerotte

If coach doesn't get it done this year, he might bolt on his own or Snyder will do the unthinkable. If he can't do it this year I highly think we won't do it next year. Gibbs II has been overall an unsuccessful run so far, and if we don't get over the hill this season, it will be a long time in coming IMHO. What I said in the quote about only being as good as your last game/season is true. The last images I have of Montana are him in a fetal position in KC getting destroyed, not him airing it out with Rice in a SB. Chuck Noll ended up getting dumped and then going into obscurity. Very few folks can really remember the Gibbs I SB's that well that much. The images folks will have will be of 2 losing seasons in a row if we don't get it done this year.

Fine, but do you really remember Chuck Noll as someone who ended his career with a 7-9 record, or the 4-time SB winner? Do you remember Joe Montana as the guy who lead the Chiefs to the playoffs, or the 3 time Super Bowl MVP for the San Fransisco 49ers? Do you think of Babe Ruth as the guy who ended his career with a batting average under .200 or as The Sultan of Swat? Do you think of Johnny Unitas as the guy who ended his career with 3 TDs and 7 INTs in his final season or as a Baltimore Colt icon? Do you think of Willie Mays as the guy who could barely limp to first base wearing a New York Mets uniform or as the Say Hey kid with the SF Giants?

Bottom line, I don't see any reason why Gibbs 2.0 should tarnish the legacy of Joe Gibbs.