Generally speaking, I enjoy the Manningcast as much as the next guy.
I mean, about halfway through you knew this was going nowhere.
And everyone involved should be eternally grateful that Bill Belichick saved the bit.
First by saying nothing.
Then cutting his legs out from under him by saying what everyone was thinking, What is this?
Especially the viewers:
That is how you do comedy.
And here’s your perfect example.
Belichick offers up a perfect anecdote.
One that relates to the topic.
Which brings me to a broader point about Belichick’s post-coaching career so far.
It’s obvious by now he’s got a limitless supply of such stories.
And to no one’s surprise, the ones involving him and Brady are the best.
Only to find out in 2024 they were having competitions to out-bribe team assistants holding pickleball paddles in practice.
We’ll never see another collaboration like theirs if we live 100 lifetimes.
And as much as I want to see how Belichick will do coaching again, say in Jacksonville:
…
Calling out shitty TV segments and saving them with Brady stories for the rest of our lives.
Either way, we all win.
