Once again Sports Historian Matthew DiBiase expands the boundaries of sports history with his fourth book Lords of the Gridiron II: Pro Football's Greatest Coaches which follows in the footsteps of his previous work Lords of the Gridiron: College Football's Greatest Coaches. Lords of the Gridiron II builds upon previous analyses; establishes new and innovative parameters for rating and ranking Pro Football coaches; and offers the Reader an unbiased evaluation as to who were the greatest Pro Football coaches of all time based on hard verifiable numbers. Lords of the Gridiron II not only reveals the 50 greatest Pro Football coaches it also explores their offensive and defensive tactics and formations; their motivational styles and strategies; what trick plays they liked to use (if they used them at all); and how good their special teams were. Pro Football coaching immortals like Vince Lombardi and Chuck Noll are featured prominently in this book alongside present day coaching legends like Bill Belichick and Andy Reid. Forgotten coaching figures from Pro Football's distant past who nonetheless left an impressive mark in the annals of Pro Football coaching like Sid Gillman are also discussed and analyzed here a well. Lords of the Gridiron II grants the Reader the privilege of hearing from the great coaches themselves like Marv Levy and Tom Flores who discuss their coaching influences; their tactical and motivational philosophies; and the key highlights and disappointments of their magnificent coaching careers. It also offers first-hand accounts of players like Lee Roy Jordan and Jeff Rutledge who share their memories of what it was like to play for Tom Landry and Bill Parcells respectively. Lords of the Gridiron II also recalls the legendary players who made the coaches featured inside great: Tom Brady, Jim Brown, Johnny Unitas, and Joe Montana. It also reveals which coaches dominated the 1920s or the 1950s or the 1980s or the 2010s; who was the greatest African-American head coach in Pro Football history; or who was the greatest Pro Football coach who never won a world championship? Lords of the Gridiron II celebrates the great teams of yesteryear: the Monsters of the Midway; America's Team; and the Steel Curtain; and the great games in Pro Football history as well: the Sneakers Game; the Ice Bowl; and Super Bowl XXV. This book is a must read for the die-hard NFL football fan!