Bill Belichick is ranked as the best coach in the NFL, according to a poll of 30 league insiders.

Pete Carroll and Sean Payton are ranked second and third and are also in their first tier.

"The most important thing to me is the ability to control the offense, the defense and the special teams," a GM said in describing the ideal coach. "You can change and you can coach multiple things and you have the ability to teach almost every position group. Then you can lose any coach you want and replace from within because the head coach is the talent. Belichick is the ultimate model of that."

Belichick commmanded a 1 vote on 28 of 30 ballots.

In Tier 2 are Andy Reid at No. 4, Tom Coughlin at No. 5, Mike McCarthy and Mike Tomlin at No. 6, Jim Harbaugh at No. 8, John Harbaugh at No. 9, John Fox at No. 10 , Jeff Fisher at No. 11, Chip Kelly at No. 12, Bruce Arians at No. 13, Lovie Smith at No. 14 and Mavin Lewis at No. 15.

Tier 3 is led by Chuck Pagano At No. 16, followed by Rex Ryan (17), Mike Smith (18), Gus Bradley (19), Ken Whisenhunt (20), Mike McCoy (20), Marc Trestman (22) and Ron Rivera (23).

Tier 4 features Mike Zimmer (24), Jay Gruden (25), Bill O'Brien (26), Jim Caldwell (27), Doug Marrone (28), Joe Philbin (29), Jason Garrett (30), Mike Pettine (31) and Bruce Allen (32).

New York Jets cornerback Dimitri Patterson, who didn't show for a game and went AWOL last weekend for 48 hours, was suspended for the remainder of the preseason and received additional discipline from the team, the Jets announced Tuesday night.

The team didn't disclose the exact nature of the discipline, but it's likely a fine. Patterson is eligible to return Monday, when the Jets start preparations for the season opener against the Oakland Raiders.

Jeff Idzik had said they needed time to investigate what led to Patterson's "drastic" behavior.

Team officials referred to Patterson's actions as "baffling" and "highly unusual," wondering whether Patterson is 100 percent committed to the team.

Geno Smith has been named the starting quarterback of the New York Jets.

"I think he's taken off from where he left off [last season]," Rex Ryan said. "I expect great things in the future."

Michael Vick was signed to backup Smith, but there was never any real doubt about who would win the job.

Smith won the job by default last season after Mark Sanchez suffered a season-ending shoulder injury.

The Jets signed Vick to a one-year, $4 million contract to push Smith, who remained the preferred choice.

Even though the New York Jets told Michael Vick that their starting quarterback job was Geno Smith's job to lose, they were privately disappointed he didn't show up "hell-bent" on winning it.

Vick came to grips with the expectation of being Smith's backup and determined to support him.

"The last five years I spent in Philly, I had some great years and played in some great games and went through a lot," Vick explained. "Now it's an opportunity for me to refresh myself and take a step back away from the game."

Dexter McDougle tore the ACL in his left knee during New York Jets' practice on Sunday.

McDougle was a third round pick and was expected to give the Jets depth at cornerback.

McDougle’s injury happened during a one-on-one drill during which wide receivers matched up with cornerbacks and tried to catch lobbed jump-ball passes in the corner of the end zone. Stephen Hill made a grab over McDougle, who immediately fell to the ground.

Michael Vick could be used by the New York Jets as a change of pace quarterback from Geno Smith.

“When the time calls for it, I think the coaches will see fit that that’s put in,” Vick said after Thursday night’s preseason opener, via Dom Cosentino of NJ.com.

McNabb showed signs of irritation during the 2009 preseason at being removed for Vick.

“That disrupts the timing of the offense,” Vick said.  “I think it has to be done at the right time.  I experienced that in Philadelphia, with Donovan [McNabb] at times.  You want to go out there and let the quarterbacks get into a rhythm and not try to do too much.  I think that’s doing too much.”

Chris Johnson's surgically repaired knee hasn't given him troubles in training camp with the New York Jets.

But Johnson hasn't had very many "wow" moments that resemble is former 2,000-yard self.

The Jets are working to line up Johnson in different places to get him the ball in space.