The Pats need a Professional GM with total autonomy.
I don't know how would they work this out, but I think BB should stay only on coaching duty. Obviously he can have a say here and there, but the Pats needs to reevaluate all ther scouting and draft process. The results aren't good enough. Our best WR is a 7th rounder QB converted to WR. When they don't get lucky to have Gronks or Hernandez slid to them, they don't do well enough.
You can't make this stuff, why did they spent high draft picks in a RB and a CB who never saw the field, when last February, in the SB was pretty clear this offense was flawed. They only had Edelman back then at WR, one year has passed and didn't change. No Gronk? Ok let's not worry about even try to draft a TE in the higher rounds.
Im not pulling that BS card BB the GM is killing BB the coach. It's just business, the drafts haven't been good, the FA signings pretty questionable and there's a need for acountability. You have a 42 years old playing with a bunch of homeless, give me a break, they should do better than that.
My comments are not based on this season's outcome only. The drafting process haven't been good for a while. All this Patriots type players BS, sometimes passing on better talent. I don't know.
SMH.. Claiming the drafts haven't been good is an asinine opinion. It's certainly not fact.
The problem with the entirety of your spiel is this..
You expect Belichick to be clairvoyant and KNOW who is going to get injured..
Let's look at the injuries on the offense:
N'Keal Harry - Fluke ankle injury.
Isaiah Wynn - Had a fluke injury last year tearing his achilles. Suffered turf toe this year. Both injuries were flukes. Wynn hadn't been injured during his college career.
Develin - Suffered a neck injury that may force him to retire
Jacobson - Who's heard of TWO FBs going out during a season? I hadn't.
Froholdt - Injured late in TC.
Cajuste - Didn't heal properly from his injury that occurred prior to being drafted.
Andrews - Blood clot in his lungs near the end of TC.
Garcia - Blood clots in his lungs
Winovich - Fantastic
Bailey - Fantastic
Dawson - Traded because the depth at CB was so deep.
Crossen - Traded because the depth at CB was so deep.
Bentley - I bet you foresaw him going onto IR last season.
Michel - Missed 3 games and them proceeded to put up over 1200 yards rushing including the play-offs.
Christian Sam - Was on his way to making the team before being injured as a rookie.
Ryan Izzo - had a strong camp as a rookie before being injured. Made the team out of camp this year.
Derek Rivers - 3 straight years he ended up on the IR..
Wise - played well as a situational player.
JoeJuan Williams - Probably the replacement for Chung next year. Covering TEs and Slot receivers. Played well when he was on the field.
Damien Harris was insurance since Burkhead had suffered big injuries the 2 previous seasons. The addition of Bolden made the RBs the deepest group on the team.
The Pats brought in 5 veteran TEs (Watson, Kendricks, LaCosse, ASJ, Saubert). How was BB supposed to know that Watson and Kendricks would end up with suspensions? How was BB supposed to know that ASJ would decide to step away from the game? How was BB supposed to know that LaCosse would end up missing 5 games due to injury? You, like many others fail to acknowledge that Gronk played footsie with the Pats teasing everyone when he knew damn well he wasn't coming back. And it cost them Jared Cook. Yeah.. Cook said, flat out, he chose the Saints because he felt Gronk was coming back and he didn't want to be 2nd fiddle to Gronk. And Gronk waited until AFTER Cook's signing to make his announcement.
Newsflash for you. None of the rookie TEs that could have been had early in the draft were wart free. Irv Smith was more of a move TE than a Gronk/ combo TE. Josh Oliver, Jace Sternberger and Warring had their seasons cut short by Injury. Sample and Knox were projects..
So. You'll forgive everyone for thinking your OP is ridiculous. Nothing you've offered is remotely close to a realistic opinion based in facts. Claiming that the SB showed a flaw in the offense is laughable. Truly and totally.