New England Patriots icon, three-time Tremendous Bowl champion and present NFL analyst Devin McCourty indicated the report NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport supplied this previous weekend that claimed workforce proprietor Robert Kraft has not but made a remaining resolution about the way forward for head coach Invoice Belichick could also be correct.
“I’m very to see,” McCourty mentioned in regards to the Belichick scenario throughout an look on the FanDuelTV “Up & Adams” program, per Lauren Campbell of MassLive. “I believe, clearly, the workforce remains to be taking part in onerous for Invoice. So I believe that’s one thing that the Krafts are gonna have to consider.”
Particularly, McCourty talked about how the 3-11 Patriots defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers on Dec. 7 after which performed “robust” on this previous Sunday’s 27-17 loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. McCourty added that he can see Belichick “perhaps contending for a Tremendous Bowl subsequent 12 months” with a unique membership as a result of the 71-year-old can nonetheless “have that impression” on a corporation.
Most just lately, Belichick has been linked with marketed contenders such because the Los Angeles Chargers and Dallas Cowboys. It is assumed the six-time Tremendous Bowl champion head coach would solely full a transfer to a workforce that already has a longtime quarterback atop the depth chart.
“I believe it doesn’t matter what, if he’s not in New England, if he can discover a scenario the place the quarterback place is sort of set in stone, he can deal with plenty of various things and get that going,” McCourty defined about Belichick’s mindset.
Belichick reportedly is underneath contract via subsequent season, that means a unique workforce must commerce for his providers until he finds a strategy to power Kraft into firing one of many franchise’s most legendary figures. One factor that appears clear is that former and present gamers believe Belichick can nonetheless information a membership to a title despite the fact that his Patriots are about to overlook the playoffs for a third time throughout 4 years.