To these folks that say they won't be fans of the team... where were they when they showed Milloy, Bruschi, Seymour and Willie the door?
I would like to find out how Belichick handled LT his last year in NY. BB was lucky enough to be in Cleveland for LT's final two years, so he didn't have to deal with it per se. I am confident that, knowing how BB showed Bernie Kosar the door in Cleveland, it probably would have been the same. My point is this... you are right, he only cares about the success of the 2020 Patriots. We can all sit here and think that Tom is their best chance and all that, but Bill is the one who knows what he really has in a 43yr old Tom Brady.
For the record, I think Tom has earned the right to be here, and get a fat pay check for everything he's done for the organization. Unfortunately, Belichick doesn't work that way, and that's what has made this run possible: his unfeeling, uncaring, lack of nostalgia for great players.