BB's contract details per Adam Schefter

[PonyExpress]

"multiple sources around the league believe that Belichick's contract, which does have three years remaining on it, is filled with mutual options that could allow him or the team to nullify the deal as early as next year."
http://nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9952226

[SVN]

Originally Posted by PonyExpress

"multiple sources around the league believe that Belichick's contract, which does have three years remaining on it, is filled with mutual options that could allow him or the team to nullify the deal as early as next year."
http://nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9952226

he also reported parcells was coming back FWIW

[patriotspride]

multiple sources file under highly skeptical.

[pats63]

BB is not going anywhere.I am sure that is standerd operation

[Sean Pa Patriot]

I would not be so quick to dismiss, adam Schefter.. he is a good reporter... But I would hope Belichick is here for another 3 yrs and retire...

[Rob0729]

I don't get the point of having a contract with mutual options. If either side can back out of the contract after every season, what is the point of having a three year deal. These must be incentive based options like if Belichick win the Super Bowl he can nulify his remaining year or if he has a losing season Kraft can do the same. Otherwise, either side could threaten to exercise their option every year to renegotiate the contract in their favor based on how well the Pats did that year.

[cubedoggy]

Originally Posted by Sean Pa Patriot

I would not be so quick to dismiss, adam Schefter.. he is a good reporter... But I would hope Belichick is here for another 3 yrs and retire...

"Adam Schefter has always been a false rumor mongerer...based upon his relationship with Denver and Mike Shanahan. No decisions have been made...nor will they be made for some time. Adam Schefter could not have gotten his information from a reliable source because there is only one reliable source and he doesn't trust Adam."

I guess I'm a good reporter, too. I reported what I want you to think.

[SeanBruschi54]

Originally Posted by Sean Pa Patriot

I would not be so quick to dismiss, adam Schefter.. he is a good reporter... But I would hope Belichick is here for another 3 yrs and retire...

He's not that good.

But i got to gie him credit for this little gem if true.

[SWelker]

Originally Posted by cubedoggy

"Adam Schefter has always been a false rumor mongerer...based upon his relationship with Denver and Mike Shanahan. No decisions have been made...nor will they be made for some time. Adam Schefter could not have gotten his information from a reliable source because there is only one reliable source and he doesn't trust Adam."

I guess I'm a good reporter, too. I reported what I want you to think.

Yea that was what the Raiders said because they were mad Schefter was the first to report Shell was getting fired, and guess what happened? Shell was fired. FWIW Borges said in his chat a couple weeks ago that Bellichick had 1 year left with a team option for 08.

[ctpatsfan77]

Originally Posted by PonyExpress

"multiple sources around the league believe that Belichick's contract, which does have three years remaining on it, is filled with mutual options that could allow him or the team to nullify the deal as early as next year."
http://nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9952226

A classic reasoning error is when you believe that something must be true, therefore it is true.

Schefter wants to make it appear as if there's a coaching bonanza in the works for 2008, so he's implying that because Belichick might be able to void his contract, he will do so.

Of course, that begs a simple question--what possible logic could there be in his going elsewhere? Until someone can give me a plausible answer to this, I'll take Schefter's column with a truckload of salt.