FOXBOROUGH – January 7, 2024 may forever be remembered as Bill Belichick’s final game as head coach of the New England Patriots, and it won’t be a pleasant memory. The offense had one final dud left in a year full of them, putting up just 119 yards and six first downs in an ugly 17-3 loss to the Jets to finish off a disastrous 4-13 season, the worst for the…
Bill Belichick’s future seems to be the hottest topic in the NFL right now and several NFL insiders have the latest speculation circulating around the league. Here is what they are saying. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport According to Rapoport, he does not envision the Patriots firing Belichick on Monday. “Robert Kraft says we’re just going to move on and fires Bill Belichick… That seems highly, highly unlikely.” Rapoport does envision…
All good things must come to an end and if you read the piece in Thursday’s Boston Herald by Andrew Callahan and Doug Kyed, you would agree. First things first, kudos to Andrew and Doug on their hard work putting the piece together. Now, let’s dig in and talk about the piece and why it is time for the Patriots to move on from Bill Belichick. First off, Belichick wanted…
Let me start off by saying that if Sunday isn’t Bill Belichick’s final game in New England, I’ll be copying and pasting this when the day finally comes anyway, so you might as well just read it now. A few different things hit me listening to what could be Belichick’s final bit of Friday media availability. First of all, rooting for him and Tom Brady as a fan is the…
For most of us, knowing the end is near at a place of employment could lead to a number of different actions. There could be a sense of disappointment and possibly a drive to mend some fences before leaving. For others, they could completely shut down, barely interact with co-workers and simply watch their final hours tick away. Or, for some with a sense of humility, maybe an apology or…
Image courtesy of Nick Cammett/Diamond Images This very well could be the final week of the Bill Belichick era in New England. As rumors continue to swirl about the future of the organization, one guy at the center of much of the discussion is Jerod Mayo. Mayo is finishing up his fifth year as an assistant under Belichick and at some point, he’s going to be a head coach in…
Bill Belichick did a conference call with the local media this morning. He answered questions about Sunday’s loss to the Bills but per usual, he avoided questions regarding his future. When asked about his future and desire to stay with the Patriots, Belichick gave the standard preparing for the upcoming opponent answer. “Yeah, I’m focused on getting ready for the Jets. We haven’t played them in a long time, been…
Image courtesy of Adrian Kraus/AP Photo) Ugly is an understatement when trying to sum up the Bills-Pats game in Orchard Park on Sunday. Turnovers ruled the day as New England handed Buffalo the ball four times en route to a 27-21 loss. Bailey Zappe had three first half interceptions and even though the Pats were in it late thanks to another impressive defensive effort, New England dropped to 4-12 on…
Bill Belichick gave us some insight yesterday as to who would make his team of favorite players he has coached in his career. Lawrence Taylor heads the list of Belichick’s favorite players of course. Belichick also mentioned Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Rodney Harrison and Matthew Slater as some of his other favorite players that he has coached. The rest of the list remains a mystery. Belichick told us he will…
Image courtesy of Getty Images Whether you’re in the tank crowd or not, if you can’t find at least a little joy in the way things played our for the Patriots on Christmas Eve, you simply don’t have a soul. New England got a game-winning 56 yard field goal from Chad Ryland with two seconds left to stun the Broncos in Denver, 26-23 just as Santa Clause was in the…