AndyJohnson

I know, its been 2 whole seasons since he went 16-0. Clearly the game passed him by while he was going 11-5 with Matt Cassell and winning the division again last year.

cmasspatsfan

Shouldnt these morons wait til at least maybe he has a losing season before proclaiming him done. I could see if he had a 7-9 then a 5-11 season then you have something to write about, right now it just looks silly.

Frezo

I'd bet Gasper hates his job. He wants to drink the Koolaid, but the Globe is forcing soured milk on him.

Jackson 2

Is it me, or has Gasper become a much different guy since he went from reporter to columnist? Hey, I understand that the metamorphosis from beat person to opinion writing comes with some new requirements: you question, you're skeptical, you can never write or say anything that might even remotely result in you being tagged with the "homer" label. I understand all of that. But, honestly, Belichick is in his 50's. Would Gasper write a column wondering if colleagues (former and present) such as Bob Ryan, CHB, Peter Gammons, just to name a few who are all older than BB, have lost it in their chosen profession? Of course not, and none of those people, despite their impressive resumes, have come as close to the pinnacle of their profession as Bill has, except for, perhaps, Gammons. I've become convinced that most of these media people not only despise the Patriots because of Belichick, but they also have nothing but distain for Patriots fans whom they view as sycophants and lemmings.

jmt57

Seems to me Gasper changed the moment Reiss bolted for espn. I have no idea if that was his game plan, a directive or suggestion from his superiors at the Globe, or maybe a combination of both. Regardless I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a return of the old Gasper. It's pretty obvious that viewpoint and style of writing is gone and is not coming back.

AzPatsFan

Gasper is obviously too ignorant, and too stupid, to get paid to write a sports column. What a waste of money, his paycheck constitutes.

The only pleasant thing to contemplate is that he is yet another monetary drain on the Sulzberger congenital idiot, who owns and runs that money losing, anti-American media empire...

AzPatsFan

My ex's family are from Ohio.

The same sludge was started in Cleveland "that the game has passed him by". So they dumped the Man in the Fedora,even though he built the Team from scratch.

He was frustrated and out of football until he bought an expansion franchise a decade later, turned it into a contender in record time, and then into a Super Bowl Team. If you ask Belichick, he thinks the League Trophy should be named after Paul, not Vince.

Yeah, Coaches do get too old. Papa Halas was that way when he was in his mid-90s, but not before.

goheels22002

Gasper's column and Bob Ryan's raise an interesting question but fail to talk about football coaches who won well into their golden years. Belichick's success will have more to do with Kraft's ownership support (see: Brady's extension) and the ability to bring in players. College coaches do well deep into their 70s due to stability and support from their institutions.

This year is more about how all those 21-23 year-olds play and develop than Belichick's age. The 2010 Pats will be BB's biggest teaching assignment, something he does very well.

Pats726

I did mention this some 20 posts before....MORE like I thought Gasper could follow more like Reiss...but now is MORE like Felger...as I said..he's more like that and a REAL twit!! I find the so called local media a bunch of miserable SOBs for the most part//// Enough said of Borges who I feel like is trying to make a comeback..on sports shows EEI.. (someone should REMIND all of what a hole he really is...)..Felger is Felger always downing the franchise..finding a way to USE his show to cause trouble with the players and team...ex the Spikes video..(By the way..does anyone know of a "media pig" who quite normally gets into the fray TO DO damage like that?) Pig Felger doesn't know the sport at all,,although he's a good faker and phony...I remember 5-6 years ago at camp...There was Reiss, Breer paying attention to what was going on taking notes..while the smug Felger was talking about the Red Sox NOT caring what was going on. Fast forward 5 years and Reiss is one of the best on the scene while Felger is clueless but is able to fake his way with his smugness and his attack on the team. Gasper is just a young felger learning how to be a turd early on.

convertedpatsfan

BB isn't too old to coach. But maybe the Patriots beat is passing Gasper by since this is a really "old" story idea, as others have pointed out.