NFL: Each team’s greatest head coach in franchise history

New York Giants: Bill Parcells (1983-90)

There are three possible coaches who could take the title of best New York Giants head coach. The first was Steve Owen, who still has the most games coached with the G-Men.

Owen was in charge from 1930 through 1953 and had a mark of 153-100-17. During that span, Owen won two NFL Championships for New York. The one black eye on his résumé is his 2-8 mark in the postseason.

Their next great coach was Bill Parcells, who was on the Giants sidelines from 1983 through 1990. While he wasn’t there as long as Owen, he did have a great winning percentage (.610) and won two Super Bowls. His 77-49-1 overall record was impressive, but unlike Owen, he had a remarkable 8-3 mark in the postseason.

Tom Coughlin was the latest championship coach in New York, winning two Super Bowls during his time with the club. He was there from 2004 through 2015 and was 102-90 and had the same record in the playoffs (8-3) as Parcells.

While all three are deserving, Parcells takes the cake here. He did nothing but win for the Giants and is still a legend in that town. The only knock on Parcells is that he seemed to get bored with his teams.

His eight-year run with the Giants was his longest tenure as an NFL head coach with one organization. After that, he was with the New England Patriots for four seasons, the New York Jets for three and finally the Dallas Cowboys for four more.