End of an era

[MightyGiants]

If you think about it, people becoming football fans today will view names like Bill Belichick, Pete Carroll, and Nick Saban like we might view names like Bear Bryant, John Madden (the coach not the broadcaster) or Vince Lombardi (I appreciate there are older members that were around to see them coach) or if you are younger think about coaches like Don Shula or Tom Landry.

https://x.com/Schmeelk/status/1745450337031643535?s=20

[Doc16LT56]

Agreed. It seems like we recently closed out an era of iconic QBs and now we're seeing the same with legendary coaches.

[kingm56]

Hard to believe these men are all in their 70s; I grew up watching them.  In a way, those of us in our mid-40s have lost a link to our childhood/youth. 

[londonblue]

My only question is who is the 4th head on the modern football Mount Rushmore alongside LT, Brady and Bill?

[Philosophers]

My only question is who is the 4th head on the modern football Mount Rushmore alongside LT, Brady and Bill?

If it's football in general and not NFL specifically, I'd say Nick Saban.

[LennG]

My only question is who is the 4th head on the modern football Mount Rushmore alongside LT, Brady and Bill?

You have a GOAT defensive player
A GOAT QB
A GOAT HC
For me, it would be Jerry Rice, the GOAT WR.

[uconnjack8]

My only question is who is the 4th head on the modern football Mount Rushmore alongside LT, Brady and Bill?

What defines modern if LT is on there?  I would argue we are in a totally different era than the one that LT played.

[londonblue]

NFL era

[DaveBrown74]

NFL era

Really hard to just do four if you're doing the entire post-merger era. Is Bill Walsh not on there (for example)? Joe Montana? Heck even someone like Andy Reid.

I think if you're doing "modern football" (let's say roughly last 30 years), it's Brady, Belichick, Reid, Peyton probably. And those are certainly up for debate. I'd say the only two that wouldn't be are Brady and Belichick.