Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is over two years removed from last serving in the NFL as a head coach, but as was the case in the latter part of his career, he remains viewed as being the greatest coach of all time.According to CBS Sports’ Bryan DeArdo in the network’s ranking of the top 20 head coaches in NFL history, Belichick ranks No. 1 overall above all of the other greats to do it. In a panel of six voters, there were four who agreed that Belichick deserved the top spot in the rankings.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”The most successful coach of the 21st century, Belichick, has two more Super Bowl wins than the next-closest coach,” DeArdo said. “He is second all-time in career wins (333) and third all-time in regular-season wins (302).”Belichick ended his career with six Super Bowl wins as a head coach, as well as three AP NFL Coach of the Year awards.He coached innumerable NFL greats throughout his historic career, which also included a tenure with the Cleveland Browns, and his development of Tom Brady, widely regarded as the greatest player ever, adds to his body of work as the standard-setting head coach in league history.Follow Patriots Wire on Twitter and Facebook.This article originally appeared on Patriots Wire: Where did Bill Belichick land in latest all-time NFL coach rankings?
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