Well, the article also states that Belichick wasn't even top-3 in the Falcons search, according to the other members of the Falcons organization who had a say in the decision beside Blank. So Belichick not getting the Falcons job isn't all on Kraft.
But something is not adding up : we have...
But the thing is....Brady was a magical presence from the very start. Might not be as good in 2001 as he would later become, but from the team record standpoint to his own stats, he was already near the top of the NFL. His impact on the team was immediate.
The Pats were 5-13 under Belichick...
So you name 6QBs, 4of them Belichick faced in the Super Bowl, and somehow it should explain why Reid's Chiefs regular season winning percentage is higher than Belichick's Pats ?
You do understand that Reid faced them too, except that he coached against Brady instead of Mahomes?
Who exactly ? Reid has a better winning percentage, over 10 years of data despite being in the same division than another Super Bowl winning team.
When did the Bills, Jets or Dolphins even went to the Super Bowl ? other than the 2 games Favre played for the Jets against the Pats, Belichick...
Funny fact :
As HC of their first team, Reid (with the Eagles) had a higher winning percentage than Belichick (with the Browns)
As HC of their 2nd team, Reid (with the Chiefs) has a higher winning percentage than Belichick (with the Pats)
I really hope the Pats move on from Mac Jones after the season. But...anybody really think that with any other above average starting caliber QB the Pats would make the playoffs ? Other than Mahomes, anybody could take that offense and have a chance at winning playoff games ? Chances are, even...
2nd highest cap hit in the league last year. You know, the exact opposite of 'low cap hit'. Google it up...
You're not comparing apples to apples. The Rams traded a lot of draft assets as well as giving huge contracts. The Chiefs are not doing that.
It absolutely is revisionist history. You said this:
...and it's incorrect. Mahomes won 2 rings, one under a rookie deal, one under an enormous contract. So (1) he didn't win all of his rings while on a rookie deal and (2) last year he had the 2nd highest cap hit in the league after...
I get the point you're trying to make, but this is revionist history. Last year, Mahomes cap hit was around 35M. He won 1 Super Bowl while on his rookie deal, 1 under his 10-year deal that made him the highest paid player un NFL history (at the time if signature).
Oh, now we're into name calling ? Way easier than to defend your nonsense I guess.
I said it takes a team to win, but historically HOF QBs have a higher impact on a team success than any other part of a team, and your comeback is ''Brady never played defense'' ? That ought to tell me something...
Come on now, we all know you put that graphic up because it was what put Brady in a less favorable light compared to other QBs. Then you said there's basically no correlation between defense PPG average over a number of years and actual results on the field (you said the 2020-22 defense was not...
Then the table your provided in your post above was pointless. You showed a table showing that Brady has been helped more than any other QBs by their defenses, using the average ranking of the defense (in points allowed per game). Since he left, that defense average PPG (at 6.7 over the past 3...
Obviously, there's 2 sides to every story and you left out the one that didn't fit your narrative.
The Pats defensive ranking average since Brady left has remain at the same level. So where are all the championships ?
I'm sure you will go back to your argument that this is a team game. Well...
I couldn't care less what Volin thinks and I'm certainly not clicking on any of his links.
That being said...
Belichick must know he hasn't much time left to turn the team around. History tells hims that other multiple time Super Bowl winning coaches were fired with similar, or even better...
The idea that Brees was super clutch is not even correct to begin with. He's using the number of comebacks in his career, which is another volume stat that is padded by playing 20 years. In terms of percentage (wins / attempts), among contemporaries (i.e. since 1994) Brees has a similar record...
Unitas, maybe the best QB of the 50s, 9th round draft pick, 1 Super Bowl
Starr, maybe the best QB of the 60s, 17th round draft pick, 2 Super Bowls
Staubach, maybe the best QB of the 70s, 10th round draft pick, 2 Super Bowls
Montana, maybe the best QB of the 80s, 3th round draft pick, 4 Super...
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