Vince Lombardi

Very nice to see this on the Viking board.  Lombardi was a great coach, respected by just about everyone in the NFL.

I would say the same thing about Bud Grant.  Another giant.

Thor11 wrote:

duck wrote:Very nice to see this on the Viking board.  Lombardi was a great coach, respected by just about everyone in the NFL.

I would say the same thing about Bud Grant.  Another giant.

Exactly Duck. Both these men rate very high in my book...in fact they're 1 & 2. Gotta give the edge to Lombardi, although I will always admire the excellence Grant brought to the Vikings organization.


Thor

Gotta put Bill Walsh, Paul Brown, Don Shula, maybe Bill Parcells and even (ugh) Bill Belichick in that stratosphere too.

Now, even though I'll continue to razz you for the empty Vikings trophy case, I will acknowledge that sustained excellence over a long period of time, even without a Lombardi Trophy, is a huge achievement.  What Bud Grant did, keeping the Vikings at the top of the NFC for so many years is phenomenal.  Another feat, the Buffalo Bills going to FOUR FREAKING SUPER BOWLS IN A ROW, blows my mind.  Both these 0-4 Super Bowl teams, in my mind, are infinitely more impressive than the fluky one-or-two time Super Bowl champs.

Having said that, my position is probably unusual and reflective of the fact that I'm an old fart.  Most of the kiddies and casual NFL fans kiss the ass of the current champ and forget who won it, weeks and months later.  Most of them have no idea who lost the Super Bowl, or made a strong playoff run.

But that's why we have football boards...

Very nice and thought out post.

         Jeff