Mike Reiss: Belichick's years left as Head Coach is in the Single Digits

OhExaulted1 · Apr 17, 2015

Obviously he's trying to tell us Bill is sick and he's going to die soon. Probably got poisoned by Kensil.

supafly · Apr 17, 2015

MitchKumstein said:
I was surprised that Carroll is older than Belichick

Pete himself was shocked as well. He thought that Bill was at least 30 years older, and that the entire situation was "completely cray, cray."

supafly · Apr 17, 2015

Chiuba E. Obele said:
I really hate Shula, and I cannot wait till the day Belichick surpasses him. The count right now... Shula: 328 career wins vs. Belichick: 211 career wins. Belichick has 118 wins left to beat Don Shula. The question is, can he do it in less than 10 years?

I think it'd be amazing if he really did coach another 10-12 years into his mid-70s, averaging a 12-4 record every single year, but that's probably unlikely.

He has been quoted in several books as speaking to the balance that is needed between family + football, so as much as I'm hoping that your right, I'm going to be happy with 5 more years myself.

Soul_Survivor88 · Apr 17, 2015

supafly said:
Just out of curiosity, what makes you feel so strongly?

We heard the same thing with Ryan Mallett.

I think Belichick took the extraordinary step of drafting Jimmy in the second round, because he understood how thin the quarterback draft pool can get every year; but also, I think Garappolo does have a lot of the traits that Belichick admires in a quarterback, namely consistency, accuracy, and decision-making potential.
Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself calling Jimmy an outright heir.... but I definitely think he's the most viable person to step in, if and when Brady decides to retire. I know he has a lot more to prove, but he's managed to make the most of his rookie year, and I can easily picture him getting even better as time goes by.

Soul_Survivor88 · Apr 17, 2015

Great article I came across. Discusses future prospect of Belichick's career and where Josh McDaniels may stand when it comes to coaching opportunities. Great read!

Will Bill Belichick stay after Tom Brady's gone?

To achieve Hall of Fame caliber success, a player or coach must have an ego that forever seeks something, anything to be motivated by in order to keep that reign alive. Belichick has that to an unimaginable degree, and that’s no criticism.

While the coach has undoubtedly appreciated and cherished his time mentoring and growing alongside one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time, it’s hard to envision him taking more pride in a season than his work in 2008. Not many men could watch a franchise star go down in Week 1 and still reel off 11 wins with a guy everyone wanted cut in training camp.

Belichick has proven he can win without Brady, even reaching the playoffs with the Browns back in 1994, but he hasn’t been triumphant to the point of qualifying for a Super Bowl. To do that, as he has on five occasions in his career, he’s required Brady, just as the quarterback has needed his coach.

It’s fair to wonder, though, at 61, in seemingly good health, and as in love with the job as ever, why would he retire in the face of the next great challenge? He won’t. This is the same guy who willingly invited a bigger circus than Barnum & Bailey to town the form of Tim Tebow, and squashed the possible distraction from the moment he stepped foot in minicamp.

When Brady does opt to shift his full-time attention to his supermodel wife and kids, Belichick will be out to prove there’s no rebuild necessary in Foxborough.

Brewskies · Apr 17, 2015

Brady and BB retire together.

PatsFanInVa · Apr 17, 2015

...7 years from now?

tasmlab · Apr 17, 2015

TheBostonStraggler said:
Another poster said it -- sorry can't remember the poster to give credit -- BB loves the game. I expect he'll either take up a front office job or he will go assist a high school team or even a state prison team. The guy is just an absolute match for the profession he chose. He's a very lucky man in that he does what he loves (one of the rarest occurrences in life). A sad day indeed when he leaves the sidelines....

I could imagine BB spending more time with his foundation and splitting his time between football and lacrosse.

(I'm armchair guessing/stranger on the internet)

tasmlab · Apr 17, 2015

Brewskies said:
Brady and BB retire together.

Ha! Forever leaving the argument over who made who unanswered for all time.

Soul_Survivor88 · Apr 17, 2015

tasmlab said:
I could imagine BB spending more time with his foundation and splitting his time between football and lacrosse.

(I'm armchair guessing/stranger on the internet)

Didn't he say he wouldn't mind coaching baseball?

TomPatriot · Apr 17, 2015

He loves teaching football more than anything else. Absent some type of illness, it is hard to see him walking away from the game.

patsbrasilpatriotas · Apr 17, 2015

Since when are guesses news? He can retire tomorrow or in 15 years. I like Reiss, but yesterday must have been a slow day for news.

Galeb · Apr 17, 2015

TomPatriot said:
He loves teaching football more than anything else. Absent some type of illness, it is hard to see him walking away from the game.

Look at the amount of BS he has to deal with from the league and the media. It wouldn't surprise me if he walked in a couple of years. Then again, it wouldn't surprise me if he coached at some capacity for 10+.

Soul_Survivor88 · Apr 17, 2015

Galeb said:
Look at the amount of BS he has to deal with from the league and the media. It wouldn't surprise me if he walked in a couple of years. Then again, it wouldn't surprise me if he coached at some capacity for 10+.

Good point Galeb. Do you think Bill would want to stay until he get his fifth Super Bowl? ...cause I definitely feel that Tommy will call it quits once he reaches that point (2-3 years is my estimate). Even with a champion-mentality, I don't know how on earth you can sustain your ambition after winning 5 Super Bowls!!!! Anything beyond that is just over-kill

Galeb · Apr 17, 2015

Chiuba E. Obele said:
Good point Galeb. Do you think Bill would want to stay until he get his fifth Super Bowl? ...cause I definitely feel that Tommy will call it quits once he reaches that point (2-3 years is my estimate). Even with a champion-mentality, I don't know how on earth you can sustain your ambition after winning 5 Super Bowls!!!! Anything beyond that is just over-kill

I don't know how long he wants to stay and can only speculate. I do think that BB has a reverence for the game and the great players and coaches in it. I think that reverence combined with his intellect and adaptability would eliminate such ego driven goals as "winning one without Brady". I also think his reasons for leaving would be more pragmatic and much more within his control than a specific # of superbowl wins or some other record. I think he will do it as long as that's what he wants to do and hopefully the league and media BS doesn't shorten that.

Either way, his long list of interests, love of teaching and learning and his long list of close friends will provide many possible avenues of enrichment when he finally leaves football. My biggest question is whether he quits "cold turkey" or gradually reduces his role and authority. I would pay big money for any book he writes after he retires.

PatsFanSince74 · Apr 17, 2015

Reiss is really going out on a limb here, isn't he?!?

PatsFanSince74 · Apr 17, 2015

BradyFTW! said:
Interesting that the 3 oldest coaches in the NFL have won 3 of the last 4 Super Bowls. Although I guess it kinda makes sense, since you have to be an awfully good coach to still have a job in your 60s.

Classic "Chicken or Egg" quandary.
Are they around so long because they keep winning or do they keep winning because they've been around so long?
Probably a little of both...now that's really helpful, isn't it?

Soul_Survivor88 · Apr 17, 2015

PatsFanSince74 said:
Reiss is really going out on a limb here, isn't he?!?

I think he's just putting things in perspective for us. Belichick is, after all, the third oldest coach, and like @Galeb pointed out, we can't expect a man as talented and self-motivated as him to remain attached to the franchise forever. Bill definitely has other options open to him, but me personally, I'd love him to stay long enough to win another Super Bowl with Brady

But that's just me

bostonia3333 · Apr 17, 2015

If you looked up the term conservative in a dictionary, there would be a picture of Mike Reiss there. His articles put me to sleep.

Of course BB will retire within 10 years, he probably goes out when Brady goes out. Could be next year if they get SB50

The Gr8est · Apr 17, 2015

If we're lucky when BB retires from coaching the owners hire him as commissioner.

It would be the best thing to happen to the league, although I suspect there are 1 or 2 bad owners who would immediately put their teams up for sale. (Both are in the AFC hint hint)

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