Tired of hearing some claim that Couglin will be a HOF coach someday. Because he won two Super Bowls in New York is my only guess. So if winning two Super Bowls (one after a 9-7 regular season) is enough to warrant enshrinment, when do Tom Flores and Jimmy Johnson get elected?
Coughlin's record (19 seasons, Jacksonville and New York)
Regular season: 161-137 (.540) (through today), 5 division titles, 9 playoff appearances, 6 losing seasons (a 7th likely)
Postseason: 12-7 (.632), 2-0 Super Bowls
Overall: 173-144 (.546)
JAX (8): 68-60 (.531), 2 division titles, 4 playoff appearances (4-4), 4 losing seasons
NYG (11): 93-76 (.550), 3 division titles, 5 playoff appearances (8-3), 2 losing seasons (a 3rd likely), 2 Super Bowls
Flores' record (12 seasons, Oakland/LA Raiders and Seattle)
Regular season: 97-87 (.527), 3 division titles, 5 playoff appearances, 5 losing seasons
Postseason: 11-8 (.727), 2-0 Super Bowls
Overall: 108-95 (.532)
OAK/LAR (9): 83-53 (.610), 3 division titles, 5 playoff appearances (8-3), 2 losing seasons, 2 Super Bowls
SEA (3): 14-34 (.292), 3 losing seasons
Johnson's record (9 seasons, Dallas and Miami):
Regular season: 80-64 (.556), 2 division titles, 6 playoff appearances, 2 losing seasons
Postseason: 9-4 (.692), 2-0 Super Bowls
Overall: 89-68 (.567)
DAL (5): 44-36 (.550), 2 division titles, 3 playoff appearances (7-1), 2 losing seasons, 2 Super Bowls
MIA (4): 36-28 (.563), 3 playoff appearances (2-3), 0 losing seasons
Jimmy's record is severely hampered by the 1-15 mark in 1989 with a woeful Dallas squad he had to tear down and build up. He is forever known for drafting numerous Pro Bowlers and his fingerprints are all over the 1995 Super Bowl winning side, coached by Barry Switzer. He then succeeded the legendary Don Shula, and despite the media hype, he never found the success for Miami that he did for Dallas (also having succeeded a legend, Tom Landry). Then again, he was not able to draft HOF caliber players like Aikman, Irvin, Smith, Woodson, etc., and Marino was well past his best days. It's been said Johnson wanted to get rid of Marino and find a younger QB (Jake Plummer in 1997 draft was one rumored choice) but management and the local media wouldn't allow it. Jimmy's teams won their Super Bowls by a combined 52 points, the first win was practically over by halftime and the other was won by outscoring the opposition 24-0 in the second half. Dominance. However, his team were favored heavily in both contests.
Flores took over a woeful Seattle side in 1992 and went 2-14 followed by consecutive 6-10 marks. But he was the first head coach to guide a "wild card team" a the Super Bowl win, doing such in 1980 with Oakland. And his 1983 LA Raiders scored arguably the biggest upset in league history to date, hammering the heavily favored Indigenous Persons of the DC/Maryland area. Flores mimics Johnson in that both Super Bowl wins were dominant showings, winning by a combined 46 points. Both contests were practically decided before the fourth quarter began. His teams were underdogs in both games.
Couglin was the initial head coach for the expansion Jacksonville club, and guided them to the playoffs in their second year of existence (lost to New England in the AFC championship game). He again guided the club to the AFC championship game after the 1999 season, losing to Tennessee. He was later fired after three straight losing seasons. He was hired by the New York(New Jersey) Giants in 2004 and has experienced both regular season and postseason success. He's also quite lucky that Tyree somehow caught a pass and Welker dropped an easy catch. These two plays are quite significant in the legacy of all involved. Both Super Bowls came by the narrowest of margins, by a combined 7 points. Like Flores, his teams were underdogs both time and the first win came against a club attempting to lay claim to GOAT.