This photo is from joint practices in 2017.
But you might consider getting used to the sight of Bill Belichick overseeing Jacksonville Jaguars drills.
The availability of a giant with his stature is situation that comes up maybe once in a generation.
I suppose you could point to Don Shula going from the Colts to Dolphins in 1970.
But that was before he becameDon Shula.
I think a better comp would be Vince Lombardi in 1969.
He had retired to the Packers front office by then.
Fun fact I wrote about in my first book (cha-CHING!
), Lombardi had a deal in place to coach the Patriots.
Until he ran the idea by his lawyer.
Who just happened to be named Edward Bennett Williams.
And the Washington R-Words also happened to have an owner by the name of Edward Bennett Williams.
So he poached him.
The coach Sullivan hired instead literally had a nervous breakdown.
But Lombardi was dead within a year.
So, that’s a win for the Pats?
Things didn’t end well for Nixon either, as I recall.
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Dan Patrick: “So, Coach [Pederson] is in trouble?
Flirting with trouble?”
AB: “Yeah, maybe.
That’s just a sneaky one with Belichick for me.
Tony Khan has a really strong relationship with Belichick.
Shahid’s son Tony.
So Bill’s had the ear of ownership in that place for awhile now.
Do you need some more credibility?
I have no desire to see The Year of Belichick end before he’s seen it through.
And I’m sure his broadcast partners and his girlfriend feel the same way.
There are too many games to analyze.
Too many walks to too many ice cream stands still to be taken:
… to cut things short.
Sure, Taylor Lawrence is struggling at the moment.
But the raw talent is there.
He’s signed for another four years after this one.
The defense was utterly helpless against Buffalo Monday night, but they were 18th in the league last year.
And Belichick has performed more miracles with less than your typical Catholic saint.
- job openings he’ll be connected to by the NFL rumor intelligentsia.
And in this first time out, I approve this job for him.
Khan family, start putting your offer together.
