Does Steve Belichick walk away too? Man, there's so many important decisions to figure out in a pretty short amount of time.
End of an Era: Bill Belichick and Patriots to part ways
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Bobby Grier wasn’t exactly a guy I’d classify as “talented” in the same sense as Belichick.
I wouldn’t go as far as to draw comparisons to the Sullivans obviously but the Grier/Carroll combo (despite Carroll succeeding more than a decade later in Seattle) was not a good fit.
Kraft got it right (understatement of the century) hiring Belichick but there simply isn’t enough data to suggest that the Krafts have some innate ability to identify competent GM’s/the right coach.
The narrative about Kraft being a great owner, smart football guy, highly competent organization all came from Bill winning a Super Bowl in 2001 and evolved from there.
As most long time fans would attest to, the pre-BB days had Kraft labeled as a meddlesome (remember when he forced Parcells to cut Christian Peter after he was drafted?) and mediocre at best owner whose only saving grace was that he kept the team in Foxboro when Orthwein wanted to mlve them.
To be clear - I like Kraft, I am forever grateful for the last 20 years of success but I’m not certain he has a track record which suggests he knows what he’s doing in the post-BB era
To me this is like a breakup. Several great times but lately things just haven't been working out and it doesn't look like they would improve on their own. It doesn't invalidate what happened before, just that it isn't right going forward. It sucks and it's painful and not how any of us wanted it to end, but a lot of the things BB had to work with (#3 pick, cap space, gonzo and judon coming back, etc) are still in play.
Honestly I'm more in disbelief that it actually happened than I am upset that it did, if that makes sense.
Not exactly analysis, but my wife, who understandably loves Bill: ‘Fuck Robert Kraft, why doesn’t he just go get a Nuru somewhere.’
bellichek needs to head fpr florida and get linda back ........he doesnt seem like the massage parlor type
Odd thing to be bugged about. So you think he should be dead or sell the team? He was always going to be the last one here.
If it's easy for anyone who got to experience the greatness to move on, no matter whether they feel it's time or not, that person does not have a soul.
In 2023, the Patriots had, BY FAR, the worst point differential in the AFC. They had the fewest wins in the AFC and the least amount of points in the entire league.
How can it get worse? Can it stay bad? Yes. Can it get worse than last in wins, points, and differential? No, it’s actually impossible.
They weren't allowing it. Robert is supposed to come back later and answer questions.
It can get worse if we keep looping around on semantics of whether it can get worse...