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Retired New England Patriots legend Rob Gronkowski raised eyebrows when he just lately said<\/a> he believes head coach Invoice Belichick is “gonna come again” to the group for an additional season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Which will have been wishful considering.\u00a0<\/p>\n In accordance with Darren Hartwell<\/a> of NBC Sports activities Boston, well-known Patriots insider Tom E. Curran reported throughout an look on the NBC Sports activities Boston “Arbella Early Version” program that staff proprietor Robert Kraft made the ultimate name to half methods with Belichick following the membership’s 10-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Germany on Nov. 12.\u00a0<\/p>\n “After they got here out of Germany, conversations I had that week made it very clear {that a} choice was made,” Curran defined. “They had been going to play out the string, and on the finish of the 12 months there can be a parting of the methods, for quite a lot of causes.”<\/p>\n Whereas Belichick guided the Patriots to 6 Tremendous Bowl championships throughout his tenure, he hasn’t earned<\/a> a single playoff victory since quarterback Tom Brady left the franchise as a free agent after the 2019 season. Moreover, Belichick’s incapacity to amass or develop a long-term alternative for Brady is a giant cause New England will miss the postseason for a 3rd time in 4 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Even when they win out, they nonetheless find yourself with seven wins, out of the postseason, trending within the mistaken route,” Patriots insider Phil Perry added concerning the New England-Belichick relationship throughout the phase. “And it does not erase the entire personnel errors that [Curran] and I’ve been speaking about for a very long time right here. So, I am certain the Krafts are taking a look at that and likewise taking a look at this offseason and all of the cap house they’ve and what appears to be like like could possibly be a top-three decide within the draft, and it might be honest for them to ask, ‘Is Invoice Belichick the fitting man to guide us by that offseason into 2024 and past?'”<\/p>\n Belichick reportedly<\/a> is signed by the 2024 marketing campaign, hasn’t given any indication he’ll retire this winter and has been linked<\/a> with a number of groups that both already are or will quickly be searching for new head coaches. Curran stated that Belichick’s deal “wouldn’t be an obstacle to [the Patriots] altering course,” which suggests Kraft might not attempt to commerce the 71-year-old to a unique membership following Week 18 if Belichick pushes again towards his subsequent employer giving up even a single draft asset to land his providers.\u00a0<\/p>\n Belichick will subsequent information the 3-10 Patriots into this Sunday’s house sport towards the 8-5 Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. As of Tuesday morning, oddschecker<\/a> listed New England as a 9.5-point underdog for that matchup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n