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I was talking about him on a good team in January. And I agree, in 2021 it was a good team, but the performance against the Bills, that's because they didn't have the horses. He didn't have the speed to do anything about it, and that's why they immediately regrouped that offseason and basically replaced the entire group of linebackers with safety hybrids. That's why the Bills never punted. That defense couldn't keep up with them.Ian, no offense but sometimes I feel like I’m living in an alternative reality. The 2021 team was 6th in points scored and 2nd in points allowed. This was only two years ago. That was 100% a solid team and contender.
The playoff performance against the Bills was truly historical in ineptness. 47-17 and not even as close ad the final score. The Bills never punted.
They could have made the playoffs last year. Certainly a solid roster. Last game of the season, essentially a playoff game, two special teams touchdowns allowed. Kickoffs! There had only been a few all season all around the league.
Special teams was frustrating. They had issues, it felt like, after Cody Davis went down last season. Felt like they were one guy short from that point on, with teams obviously focusing on Slater, which made it challenging.
And obviously, the key issue is just the fact Jones is what he is. He may be broken, but he doesn't get a pass from me when it comes to some of the ridiculous decisions he made, with the throw back across his body in Dallas being one I'll have a hard time letting go of.
But if you put Belichick on a team with a franchise QB with a couple of playmakers and decent talent on both sides of the ball, he can get it done. Obviously, he's just past the point where he's able to put a group like that together, at least on the offensive side of things. Although, who knows who he would have as an offensive coordinator if he left here. I'm assuming it might be Josh, so if that was the case, he'd be in decent shape.