TheBostonStraggler
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Not even Geneo
But Anthony Fabiano disagrees...
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Practice wiping your ass with the opposite hand before the day comes - you've been warned.
For Marty to say that Bill," knows how to talk to him" was facinating.
Bill's ability to talk to, relate and get through to players is vastly underrated.
Here is Marty. Shoulder in pain. Has more money than God. On the verge of retirement. Taking his kids to school. Walking his his dog. Talking to Netflix. Has his whole life ahead of him. Bill calls and the next thing he knows he's in Foxboro.
That my friends is the power of persuasion.
Yep. Certainly winning and getting calls from TB12 helps but if Bill was a complete jerk I suspect Marty would have stayed home.It is also the ultimate counter point to everyone calling BB a cold, unemotional jerk. The team moved on from Bennett in the offseason without really pursuing him but it was done on such a professional level that there was no bad blood to the point where he is playing through a tough injury for the same team just half a year later. Yes, winning makes a difference and I am under no illusion that he does this as a courtesy to the organization but as you said.. he already has his ring, a lot of money and a sidegig outside football. He didnt need this.
I assume that while our front office is pretty ruthless in terms of roster building they are also forthcoming with players about their plans and rarely (if ever) mislead them outside of the usual dance that are contract negotiations.
For Marty to say that Bill," knows how to talk to him" was facinating.
Bill's ability to talk to, relate and get through to players is vastly underrated.
Here is Marty. Shoulder in pain. Has more money than God. On the verge of retirement. Taking his kids to school. Walking his his dog. Talking to Netflix. Has his whole life ahead of him. Bill calls and the next thing he knows he's in Foxboro.
That my friends is the power of persuasion.
This is why I've long believed this to be true.
Players have never bad-mouthed Bill after they've left the team. This includes a litany of serial malcontents and vocal personalities. The closest we've gotten was Welker and even if you 100% put the blame on Belichick for everything that happened between the two, thats 1 ex-player in Belichick's 18 years with the Patriots.
This is why I've long believed this to be true.
Players have never bad-mouthed Bill after they've left the team. This includes a litany of serial malcontents and vocal personalities. The closest we've gotten was Welker and even if you 100% put the blame on Belichick for everything that happened between the two, thats 1 ex-player in Belichick's 18 years with the Patriots.
For Marty to say that Bill," knows how to talk to him" was facinating.
Bill's ability to talk to, relate and get through to players is vastly underrated.
Here is Marty. Shoulder in pain. Has more money than God. On the verge of retirement. Taking his kids to school. Walking his his dog. Talking to Netflix. Has his whole life ahead of him. Bill calls and the next thing he knows he's in Foxboro.
That my friends is the power of persuasion.
Yea persuasion is the wrong word.Persuasion, in a sense.
Marty: [being brainwashed over the phone] Yes, coach?
Bill: Is this Marty Bennett?
Marty: Yep.
Bill: Martellus Bennett?
Marty: Yes.
Bill: Martellus Demond Bennett?
Marty: ...yes.
Bill: ...Listen.
Yea persuasion is the wrong word.
A better word is trust and transparency.
Incredible how at every stop in his career Marty has had complications but for arguably the greatest head coach of all-time who also might be the shrewdest, most calculating and cut throat of them all he has no problems playing for.
...and here is Marty with a track record of causing issues and being a nonconformist and a bit of a headache, Bill is totally cool with him being on the team while other coaches are not.
Incredible.
Just a little humor.
I actually agree completely with what you wrote (just forgot to check that on the post).