Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
Originally posted by Giedi:
Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
Originally posted by SlipAndSlideBosa:
Jimmy going back to the Patriots?
Championship
I'm betting Belichick will get fired or retire before the next Patriot championship.
Yeah something has to change there. I am a lil surprised how they have fallen apart. I really respect TB12, but Belichick was doing work before he came along, as part of the Parcells tree. Maybe it's grown stagnant in NE for ol BB. I know he is a NYG guy, maybe he'll go coach the Giants, but he needs a quarterback. LAC would be good for BB, they have a QB and OC, just need a HC. I'm not sure the relationship between JG and BB. Now we can see, McD liked JG from the NE days..
I think one of the biggest things that affected Belichick has been the NFL emphasis on offense. A lot of Belichcik's defensive tricks don't work in the modern age of the pass happy NFL. His defenses work off the 3-4 defense and the ability to disguise scheme and confuse the QB's. Defenses have gone to the nickel now and pure coverage vs tricks like zone blitzing vs the NFL fast break offenses.
The other big thing is - of course - Tom retiring. You don't find guy's like Tom falling off a turnip truck. It will probably take the Patriot's franchise, as much time as the 49er franchise - to find that generational QB again.