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Every single thing that happens on the field, is not intentionally done or decided upon by Bill Belichick. He is not a micro-manager dictator. Multiple books/articles have interviewed him saying he's learned since Cleveland to delegate more, trust and give his coordinators autonomy under an overall vision/guidance he gives.
It's unlikely that Belichick specifically wanted to only blitz rookie QB Mark Sanchez three times all game; that was more likely Dean Pees. It's unlikely Belichick specifically wanted to use 3-WR every single play and almost always out of shot gun, completely abandoning the run - that was more likely inexperienced O'Brien's play-calling during the game.
Did Belichick call the game-winning drives in 2001, 2003, and 2004? Nope, that was Charlie Weiss. Did Belichick call the horrible game-ending Patriots drive in 2007? Nope, that was McDaniels. Did Belichick micro-manage the 2005 defense when Mangini was stinking it up as coordinator? Nope, he let him do his thing almost the entire season.
This is also a reason why so many owners and GM's try to hire Patriots coaches or front office people...people like McDaniels, Weiss, Crennel, Pioli, Dimitroff, Mangini. They know these people deserved credit for the Patriot successes, they were making decisions too, that they weren't merely robots executing what Belichick dictated them to do in excruciating detail. By saying it is always Belichick, is taking away credit (and blame) from the people who work under Belichick. It's also as silly as taking credit away from Belichick the coordinator, when he worked for Bill Parcells and their Giants championships.
Belichick is the best coach of the modern era, but he isn't a micro-manager. Like any boss, he meets with them to go over their work, give feedback/suggestions, reiterate his vision and expectations. He does the best he can managing the entire team, and gives his coordinators much autonomy. To claim that every single criticism is somehow an attack on Belichick, or to ascribe every event/tendency on the field as a decision by Belichick, is giving the man too much credit and blame. The most extreme of this are people wondering recently if Belichick intentionally loses games.
[reposted because this is a unique topic, and the previous thread on this was improperly merged into a completely different discussion, rendering it impossible to follow or discuss]
It's unlikely that Belichick specifically wanted to only blitz rookie QB Mark Sanchez three times all game; that was more likely Dean Pees. It's unlikely Belichick specifically wanted to use 3-WR every single play and almost always out of shot gun, completely abandoning the run - that was more likely inexperienced O'Brien's play-calling during the game.
Did Belichick call the game-winning drives in 2001, 2003, and 2004? Nope, that was Charlie Weiss. Did Belichick call the horrible game-ending Patriots drive in 2007? Nope, that was McDaniels. Did Belichick micro-manage the 2005 defense when Mangini was stinking it up as coordinator? Nope, he let him do his thing almost the entire season.
This is also a reason why so many owners and GM's try to hire Patriots coaches or front office people...people like McDaniels, Weiss, Crennel, Pioli, Dimitroff, Mangini. They know these people deserved credit for the Patriot successes, they were making decisions too, that they weren't merely robots executing what Belichick dictated them to do in excruciating detail. By saying it is always Belichick, is taking away credit (and blame) from the people who work under Belichick. It's also as silly as taking credit away from Belichick the coordinator, when he worked for Bill Parcells and their Giants championships.
Belichick is the best coach of the modern era, but he isn't a micro-manager. Like any boss, he meets with them to go over their work, give feedback/suggestions, reiterate his vision and expectations. He does the best he can managing the entire team, and gives his coordinators much autonomy. To claim that every single criticism is somehow an attack on Belichick, or to ascribe every event/tendency on the field as a decision by Belichick, is giving the man too much credit and blame. The most extreme of this are people wondering recently if Belichick intentionally loses games.
[reposted because this is a unique topic, and the previous thread on this was improperly merged into a completely different discussion, rendering it impossible to follow or discuss]
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