Paul Brown on NFL coaches' Rushmore?

[gregstephens]

http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/beli...63-5d55465ce577

Hobson, in the face of Phil Jackson's tenth championship win as a coach, posits his theory that FoM (Paul Brown) should be on the NFL coaches' version of Mt. Rushmore.

Diverting from a certain other player monopolizing our boards (thanks in part to myself included) I thought I'd throw this out for discussion.

Whaddy'all think?

[jjakq27]

I think he merits a place there. Others would include Lombardi, Halas and Lambeau. PB is still no. 10 all-time despite the number of games they play now.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07006/751710-66.stm

The difficulty is ranking and finding room for the guys in the Super Bowl era. (Walsh, Noll, Shula, Belichick, J. Johnson)

[redsbengalsbucks]

Cant think of a more influential football coach than PB. He changed the game with innovation after innovation. I would say that he could be on the short list for the NFL representative on the all-sports Mt. Rushmore. Along with Sparky having a shot at MLB.

[ArmyBengal]

If from only a contribution standpoint alone, I think it's hard to disagree with that line of thought.

[HairOnFire]

Along with Sparky having a shot at MLB.

Just a quick aside, I bump into Sparky all the time around here. (Thousand Oaks)

He drives the dirtiest white Lincoln sedan you could imagine.

[Bearcat1975]

PB deserves a spot on the NFL Rushmore, no question.

Surprised no one has mentioned Landry though.

[TJJackson]

Yes, but what would Chad think about this?

Would he support it?

[TJJackson]

Has Chad tweeted about this yet?

[Pidge]

I think he merits a place there. Others would include Lombardi, Halas and Lambeau. PB is still no. 10 all-time despite the number of games they play now.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07006/751710-66.stm

The difficulty is ranking and finding room for the guys in the Super Bowl era. (Walsh, Noll, Shula, Belichick, J. Johnson)

Yep. The first 3 named also played or coached under PB. He should be one of, if not the, first on the list to go on this Mt. Rushmore of NFL coaches.

[DC_Bengals_Fan]

Lombardi's going on no matter what. I think Bill Walsh gets the nod for modern-day coaches. After that, you have a lot of guys with a good case:

*Don Shula

*Chuck Noll

*George Halas

*Bill Belichick

*Tom Landry

and sure...

*Paul Brown

But, dare I say...

*Bill Cowher

Of course, that's 9 names, which is 5 too many.