NE moving on from Bill

[DJ Fieri]

He gone.

 

[DJ Fieri]

As expected.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Vrabel will most likely be the new HC and McDaniels the new OC.

 

[eaglesnut]

Can we still get some more 6-0 and 10-6 games without any good defense?

 

[DJ Fieri]

 

[molsaniceman]

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports the Patriots and HC Bill Belichick have mutually parted ways.
Where do we begin? Belichick was hired by the Patriots in January 2000, just days after he was expected to take over as the head coach for the Jets. The Patriots gave a first-round draft pick to the Jets in exchange for the services of Belichick, who was still under contract with the team, but that deal quickly proved to be well worth the cost to acquire the now six-time Super Bowl Champion. A 5-11 start in his first season with the team was quickly forgotten when Belichick and future hall-of-fame quarterback Tom Brady ripped off three Super Bowl wins in a four-year span, which included a two-year run from 2003 to 2004 when they went a combined 28-4 in the regular season. Belichick and Brady would go on to win three more Super Bowls (2014, 2016, and 2018), but following Brady’s departure at the end of the 2019 season, things began to take a turn for the worse. A 2020 season with Cam Newton under center saw the Patriots go 2-5 through the first eight weeks of the season. They ultimately missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008 but rebounded in 2021 to return to the postseason under rookie quarterback Mac Jones. Jones’ 2021 campaign would be the best of his three-year career, as the last seasons have been anything but stellar. An 8-9 season in 2022 despite one of the worst offenses in the league was enough to suggest the Pats could turn things around with a “real” offensive coordinator instead of defensive guru turned overnight OC Matt Patricia leading the charge. Unfortunately, the hiring of Bill O’Brien did little to correct things, as the Patriots went 4-13 this past season while the offense spun wildly out of control. Jones was ultimately benched for second-year quarterback Bailey Zappe for the season’s final six games as Belichick scratched at the bottom of the barrel in hopes of finding anything of value on one of the worst offenses in the. Belichick, the GM, can be blamed for the recent failures of Belichick, the coach, as he oversaw full autonomy over the rosters he carried into the season, but the last few seasons will be little more than footnote on what is arguably the greatest stretch of any head coaching run in NFL history. In 24 seasons with the Patriots, Belichick posted a 266-121 record in the regular season, winning six Super Bowls while appearing in nine — the most of any coach in league history. He led the only team to go 16-0 in the regular season when he acquired Randy Moss in a trade with the Raiders before ultimately falling to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII to have their perfect record shattered. A winner of 302 career games over his 29-year NFL career, Belichick’s win total is second only to Don Shula (328) and George Halas (318) on the all-time wins list. Prior to his dismissal, Belichick was already rumored to have several suitors should he become available. Set to turn 72 before the start of next season; it will be interesting to see how many teams line up interviews with arguably the greatest coach of all time.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

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Brian Flores? Who the fuck would want that liability in the building

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Hell of a run Bill, best of luck at your next stop or in retirement

 

[redseat]

Joint Press conference set for NOON today with Kraft and Belichick in the Team Room not in the media room.

That just shows it was as amicable of a split as possible

 

[redseat]

Hell of a run Bill, best of luck at your next stop or in retirement

I think he still coaches somewhere (which I will hate to see) but he is only 15 wins away and we all know he wants that

 

[PDay8810]

and now it's 8 teams.

will Dallas make it 9?

 

[The Q]

Vrabel will most likely be the new HC and McDaniels the new OC.

I’m shocked, shocked, that this happened right after they learned vrabel was available

 

[The Q]

Brian Flores? Who the fuck would want that liability in the building

Dude is a good defensive coach

But an ignorant out of touch cry baby

 

[Carnzo]

I'm starting this rumor.
Nantucket high school has an opening for thier football coach.
BB will be the coach of the Nantucket Whaler's.

 

[ducky]

I'm starting this rumor.
Nantucket high school has an opening for thier football coach.
BB will be the coach of the Nantucket Whaler's.

 

[thedddd]

Well I do know, whoever Bill's next gig is, Mike Tomlin is hoping that the Steelers won't have to face that team for at least the next four years.

 

[PDay8810]

maybe Bill will coach Washington.

Bill the QB whisperer.

what could go wrong?

 

[Battlelyon]

The guy has one more playoff win than me in 9 seasons without Brady

 

[The Q]

The guy has one more playoff win than me in 9 seasons without Brady

Part of that is an indictment on him as gm

Newton getting covid in 2020 hurt

But how many above average QBs besides Brady has he had?

 

[Battlelyon]