The All-USFL Coaching Staff

Who Has the Highest Rated Coaches?

Since the coaching carousel has all but slowed to a stop, let's take a look at the best assistant coaches in the league, according to the MFN default ratings for each position.

Alan Bridges, New Orleans VooDoo

Head Coach: Alan Bridges, New OrleansVooDoo, and Dan Collier, Houston Gamblers, 89.

Offensive Coordinator: Andrew Waring, Tampa Bay Bandits, and John Villegas, Cleveland Thunderbolts, 90.

Defensive Coordinator: John Rogers, Georgia Force, and Robert Loomis, Houston Gamblers, 90.

Quarterbacks: David Farris, Baltimore Stars; John Carlton, Cleveland Thunderbolts; and Milton Brock, Houston Gamblers, 87.

Backfield: Jose Roberts, Boston Breakers, 85.

Offensive Line: Joseph Johnson, Portland Storm, 96.

Receivers: Gary Pritchett, Houston Gamblers, 90.

Tight Ends: Rick Wilson, Florida Blazers, 74.

Defensive Line: Jeffrey Cook, Pittsburgh Maulers, and George Sylva, Georgia Force, 87.

Linebackers: Paul Kipp, Portland Storm, 74.

Secondary: Hugh Gose, Houston Gamblers, 90.

Kickers: Ralph Haglund, Houston Gamblers, 82.

Showing Them the Money

Dan Collier, Houston Gamblers

For those of you keeping score at home, that's six top-ranked coaches for the Houston Gamblers, and no more than two for any other club.

The Houston coaching staff is certainly well-compensated: $61,711,000. By comparison, the Michigan Panthers (who I am guessing are somewhere around average) pay their staff a combined $10,132,990, less than what the Gamblers are paying head coach Dan Collier.

Here is Houston's payroll breakdown:

Dan Collier, $12 million; George Hightower and Robert Loomis, $9 million; Steve Sargent and Hugh Gose, $7 million; Milton Brock and Jonathan Rivera, $6 million; Ralph Haglund, $5 million; Mario McArthur, Craig Harris and Gary Pritchett, $195,000; Eric Conner, $126,000.