Let’s just take a minute to realize how wild it is that it’s come to this. While every star does fade and Bill Belichick was never going to coach forever, it’s remarkable to see how quickly the bottom has fallen out on the New England Patriots and the head coach’s tenure with the franchise. Despite upsetting the Steelers in Week 14, the Patriots are 3-10, which is good for not only last place in the AFC East but last place in the entire conference.
This record through the first 15 games of the season is the worst start of Belichick’s career. From 2001 to 2019 (better known as the Tom Brady era), the Patriots never once lost eight games in a season.
And now comes the report this week, via Tom Curran of NBC Sports Boston, that Patriots owner Robert Kraft has already decided that he’s going to move on from Belichick and he apparently made that decision after watching his Patriots lose to the Colts 10-6 in a game that was played in Frankfurt, Germany, on Nov. 12.
So that’s where we are, as the 10-loss Patriots prepare to face the Chiefs on Sunday. Worse than the record is the mere fact that what was once thought to be pillars of this rebuild have regressed, which includes quarterback Mac Jones, who has registered career lows across the board (Jones has been benched for Bailey Zappe). We’ve also noted in the past that Belichick’s roster decisions as the de facto GM have also hindered his on-field success. From a big-picture view, his message doesn’t seem to be hitting home anywhere across the roster either.
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Author : Tyler Sullivan
Publish date : 2023-12-13 15:05:21
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