THE MAG.COM PRESENTS:
ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

by Ted Bauer

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BEST QB MENTORS EVER? HARD TO IGNORE MIKE HOLMGREN

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The current issue of ESPN The Magazine has a piece on Steve Clarkson, a NFL washout who became one of the most powerful QB coaches around. QB mentoring is an important gig that can often advance your career. Consider: Brad Childress basically made himself a head coach for his work with Donovan McNabb. Who are the best ever at shaping the men under center? Let's take a look.

TOP 5
RANK (YESTERDAY)		WHAT	WHY
	1 (14)	MIKE HOLMGREN	Three guys who cite him as an influence: Joe Montana, Steve Young and Brett Favre. 'Nuff said.
	2 (41)	NORM CHOW	Dudes on his list: Matt Leinart (hasn't been a great pro, but was amazing at USC), Carson Palmer, Ty Detmer (see Leinart), and Philip Rivers. Bonus: he was planning to grab Matt Cassel when he went undrafted, but then Scott Pioli's intelligence got in the way.
	3 (217)	DAVID CUTCLIFFE	Proof, meet pudding: last two Super Bowl winners (who happen to be brothers) both cite him as major influence on their development—and their father was a QB.
	4 (127)	JEFF TEDFORD	He's always put on these lists. The one knock on him: most of his guys aren't great pros (granted, Dilfer won a Super Bowl). That could change with Aaron Rodgers looking like a NFL MVP through two weeks.
	5 (899)	CHIP KELLY	We snuck him in here. Read this. Oregon of late: a team you don't really expect who subsequently blows up. Kelly knows what he's doing.

HONORABLE MENTION
RANK (YESTERDAY)		WHAT	WHY
	18 (144)	TOM MARTINEZ	No idea who he is? Read this. That's a pretty important guy to develop.
	28 (459)	MARK RICHT	Developed Ward and Weinke at FSU (one of our friends says FSU fell apart as a program the day Richt took the UGA job). Then helped develop David Greene and Stafford at UGA. Impressive resume.