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***BelichickFan*** · 01-19-2010, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Wretch

I wonder if the rest of the staff feels secure enough to forcefully disagree with BB not whether BB solicits outside opinions, if they have reached the same point with BB as BB did with Parcells.

Welcome to last week

Christ, people, listen to any of Belichick's ex coaches and the one thing you will always hear is how he likes ideas, discussion and disagreement. He's interested in getting better not in being told he's right.

***Tunescribe*** · 01-19-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Wretch

Not saying that BB doesn't solicit input, but I wonder how open the rest of the relatively young/inexperienced FO/coaching staff is in voicing dissenting opinion.

I wonder if the rest of the staff feels secure enough to forcefully disagree with BB not whether BB solicits outside opinions, if they have reached the same point with BB as BB did with Parcells.

BB addressed this in his season-ending press conference and intimated that he is well aware of the need for alternative input and being challenged. So, either you trust him on that or you don't.

Wretch · 01-19-2010, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by BelichickFan

Welcome to last week

Christ, people, listen to any of Belichick's ex coaches and the one thing you will always hear is how he likes ideas, discussion and disagreement. He's interested in getting better not in being told he's right.

I am not worried about BBs willingness to listen but the staff's willingness to talk.

Lets face it a lot of very qualified coaches and FO people have left the team for promotions with other organizations, which speaks highly of BB and the Pats ability to train their staff. The Pats are relatively inexperienced at many key FO and coaching positions because the people in those positions have recently been promoted into those slots. I am wondering if those people feel secure enough in their new positions to be completely honest in their opinions or if they disagree, get push back, and then not defend their point completely.

Again my concern isn't with BB but with the rest of the young/inexperienced staff.

***BelichickFan*** · 01-19-2010, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Wretch

I am not worried about BBs willingness to listen but the staff's willingness to talk.

Lets face it a lot of very qualified coaches and FO people have left the team for promotions with other organizations, which speaks highly of BB and the Pats ability to train their staff. The Pats are relatively inexperienced at many key FO and coaching positions because the people in those positions have recently been promoted into those slots. I am wondering if those people feel secure enough in their new positions to be completely honest in their opinions or if they disagree, get push back, and then not defend their point completely.

Again my concern isn't with BB but with the rest of the young/inexperienced staff.

Understood but I don't think it's an issue as Belichick seems quite aware of it. Based on what he said and the events which followed, I would guess (and it's ONLY a guess) that Pees, despite being older, was one who wasn't coming up with ideas or disagreements to Bill's satisfaction. I would guess that Bill got more out of the relationship with Patricia with regard to this. Though it's only a guess.

On that note, I don't expect anyone to be named DC, I expect O'Brien to be named OC and Patricia to be de facto but unnamed DC.

***KontradictioN*** · 01-19-2010, 05:14 PM

Now, is this the same John Schneider that starred in the original Dukes of Hazzard?

sg14 · 01-22-2010, 08:14 PM

So everyone here thinks Reese is still a Patriot??

Hope so, last years draft seemed a bit better than normal,