Flea Flicker Top-15 Head Coaches

Finishing the Top-15 series with the coaches. Here are the Flea Flicker Top-15 Head Coaches entering the 2016 NFL season.

15. Todd Bowles, New York Jets
This is probably a little optimistic but I think that Bowles is an outstanding football coach. He's one of the most aggressive and effective defensive play-callers in the league.

14. Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals were a mess before Lewis was hired way back in 2003. Now they are an annual playoff contender. If he could win some playoff games he'd soar up this list.

13. Bill O'Brien, Houston Texans
O'Brien has lead the Texans to 9-7 records in each of his two seasons as head coach. Considering the revolving door of mediocre quarterbacks that he's had under center that's damn near miraculous.

12. Andy Reid, Kansas City Chiefs
Reid gets his teams into the playoffs as a matter of routine.

11. John Fox, Chicago Bears
Fox got the Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl. He got the Denver Broncos to the Super Bowl. It looks like it's taken him a single season to get the Bears pointed in the right direction.

10. Gary Kubiak, Denver Broncos
A Super Bowl win should have a coach higher than #10 but that has more to do with the coaches ahead of him. Unfortunately for Kubiak everyone wants to give credit for that Super Bowl win to defensive coordinator Wade Phillips. Nobody matter how hard you try to explain it away Kubiak is a very good football coach.

  9. Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers
Winning a Super Bowl so early in his coaching career put Tomlin in a precarious spot. Where do you go from there? He always seems to have a great rapport with his team and he always has them ready to play every game.

  8. Mike McCarthy, Green Bay Packers
It helps to have Aaron Rodgers throwing passes for your team but McCarthy does have the Packers in contention every season. The offense does look more crisp when he's calling the plays.

  7. Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints
Payton and quarterback Drew Brees are so great together. Even though the Saints are finding wins harder to come by these days, Payton is still one of the best play-callers in the league.

  6. John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens
Last year was a rough year for Ravens. To reach five wins was a surprising achievement for Harbaugh considering all of the injuries that his team suffered. He should have his team back in playoff contention as usual.

  5. Ron Rivera, Carolina Panthers
It's tough to imagine now but there was a time not long ago that Rivera was on the hot seat. His job is secure now but he can't rest on a mere Super Bowl appearance.

  4. Mike Zimmer, Minnesota Vikings
If the Vikings improve on last year, Zimmer will jump to #2 on this list. As a Vikings fan, I thank every team that passed on him for their head coaching job. He's been coaching since 1979 and this is his first shot at leading his own team. He's simply a great football coach. And players love playing for him.

  3. Bruce Arians, Arizona Cardinals
The Cardinals are the oldest team in the NFL. The hiring of Arians in 2013 is arguably the best decision this franchise has ever made. He's a fantastic football coach. As with Zimmer, it's stunning that it took so long for Arians to get an NFL head coaching job.

  2. Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks
The manner in which Carroll bolted from USC still bothers me but there's no doubt that he can coach.

  1. Bill Belichick, New England Patriots
Some love him. Others hate him. Everyone respects him. Belichick is the best coach in the league and it isn't even close. He's among the best in the history of the league.