New England Patriots beat reporter Zack Cox of NESN believes group proprietor Robert Kraft may look to make a major change whereas trying to carry onto head coach Invoice Belichick this offseason.
“The way in which I see it, Robert Kraft’s perfect path ahead with Belichick can be retaining him on board as head coach however hiring another person to take over management of the Patriots’ personnel,” Cox wrote for a chunk printed Friday.
After it was beforehand said that Kraft had already determined to half methods with Belichick following the continuing season, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported final weekend that the proprietor has “not come to a agency conclusion on what’s going to occur subsequent together with his head-coaching scenario.” Whereas Belichick has been linked in tales with the Los Angeles Chargers, Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears, the six-time Tremendous Bowl champion head coach who turns 72 years outdated this coming April reportedly is under contract by means of the 2024 marketing campaign and may not wish to go away New England except he is fired.
Belichick is not required to simply accept a commerce to a special franchise.
“Belichick nonetheless is an excellent coach and recreation planner — changing him most likely would imply accepting a downgrade in these areas — however his roster and training employees choices torpedoed the group within the post-Tom Brady period,” Cox continued. “…Nevertheless, I additionally can not envision Belichick accepting what quantities to a demotion. Possibly he acknowledges his repeated roster-building missteps and decides it’s greatest for each the group and his personal pursuit of Don Shula’s wins report for him to simply give attention to teaching. However that appears extremely unlikely.”
Cox added that his “cash can be on” a “mutual parting of how” introduced subsequent month.
Per Pro Football Network, Belichick trails Shula by simply 15 wins (common season and postseason mixed) for the report in all-time profession victories. It is wanting an increasing number of probably that Belichick must proceed his chase of Shula’s mark with a special franchise subsequent 12 months.