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YES, Pees will be back next year. News flash - BB loves the way that he executes his defense and they have a great working relationship.
The coach that will not be with the Pats next year is Capers. Yes, feel free to tell me why I am wrong, but just wait and see. He was a great coach back in the day but has not adapted as the game has changed. There was a reason he was available for a position coach and it is the same reason that he will not be our 2009 DB's coach.
In 2007 the DB coach couldn't get the job done and BB had Pees take over the secondary on top of his DC duties. This resulted in a cot being set up in Pees' office because he regularly had to work through the night to do both jobs. BB brought in Capers in an attempt to ease this strain. It has not worked out, and no one on this board wants to realize it.
If you do not believe me, just watch the sidelines. Pees is regularly seen in his red sweatshirt. If you do not see him there this week, ask yourself whose job he is again taking over by going up to the box.
A few things:
- Belichick may very well love Pees' performance. But since we will never hear if he is upset with Pees or anyone in his staff until they are let go, all we can do is speculate. I can only go on what I see and Belichick working with the defense in game to do the adjustments while Pees looks on makes me believe he doesn't like Pees' in game adjustments. But it could just look that way.
- If Pees is in the booth during any game, it is further indication that Belichick has lost confidence in Pees and not the other way around. Pees may have to take over other position coaches' responsibilities, but his primary job on game day is DC. If he is spending the game doing Capers' job and not his own, that means that Belichick is probably not happy with either Capers or Pees.
- As for Capers not working out or not, we don't know that. It could be the talent, not the coaching that is the problem. Capers could be the scapegoat either way though.
In 2006, I thought Pees may actually end up being a better DC than Crennel based on how he ran the defense with lesser talent than Crennel had in 2003 and 2004. But I have been disapointed the last two years. But I am not Belichick. If Belichick has confidence in this guy, who am I to argue. I just see signs that he isn't confident in this guy, but I could just be reading too much into it.