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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Unfortunately, I don't believe we'll get to 2-14...probably closer to 5-11/6-10, and that will hurt us in the long term, on which Bill always claims he has his eyes...
You should re-read what you’ve just posted again. Which head coach who had previously won 6 Super Bowls for the franchise has gotten fired after his first losing season in 20 years? Name one, please.
Not only would Bill not be fired, but he & the Early Bird would even probably have an "understanding" about what this season now really needs to be about...
I remember all it took was one losing season for Tom Coughlin to be put on the hot seat with the Giants and that was 7-9 not 2-14. Last time a team crashed and burned without their superstar QB was the Colts and we know what happened to their coaching staff.
Bill would walk away if Kraft told him to do it. Then watch the team coached by McDaniels loool. Welcome back Patsies!
One losing season for Coughlin you say?
LMFAO, Tom Landry went 0-11 in his first season in Dallas and he’s widely recognized as one of the GOATs. No offense or anything, but you must not be a business man or in finance. Your risk analysis is off-the-charts bad. Kraft would stare down very little reward after firing BB after one 2-14 season (possibly improved drafts - debatable). He would assume a lot of risk, however. For starters, he would risk completely alienating the fan base, costing him millions in season ticket sales. He would also risk a mutiny by the players currently in the locker room. Then there’s the risk that the new GM/HC is much worse - setting the team back a decade or more. Your argument makes no sense and completely ignores risk analysis.
Ok fair enough but...first season vs how many seasons is it now for Bill? I don't think anyone is ranking any rookie coach on any GOAT list.
You’re moving the goal posts here. He had losing seasons after that as well. Furthermore, Bill has 6 Super Bowl trophies and a close relationship with an owner that has historically been risk averse. Your point doesn’t hold water.
If 2-14 with 13 losses in a row is > 6 Super Bowl wins and a golden opportunity with high picks and a lot of cap room, then Kraft should be relieved of his responsibilities immediately. That would make him a complete idiot and would leave the region and its fans to wonder if Kraft has succumbed to dementia.
His legacy is already sustaining damage because he’s fielded an untalented team - particularly on the offensive side of the ball. So this attempt at a point does absolutely nothing to bolster an already bad argument. What would help his legacy immensely is securing a high pick with the potential of drafting the next franchise QB or a top-tier playmaker if he’s going outside of the draft to secure the QB position. That would enable the franchise the fastest path to a turnaround and would make everybody quickly forget that he went 2-14 in a year where so much other **** has happened in the world.
It's extremely premature to suggest "terrible drafts." The players in the last two drafts will contribute going forward and we'll be able to truly assess them. Last year was a last gasp push with the old dynasty and the kids barely played. This year is clearly a rebuilding year. Add a QB to this 2020 team and they're competing for the AFC East, in a rebuilding year that's pretty good.
He wouldn't ask Bill to coach to lose or to tell his players not to play to win, but if we somehow lose Monday night, and especially if we are also embarrassed the following Sunday, then the Early Bird will have every right to demand that the Cam Newton experiment end immediately and that Bill play Stidham & All the other kids to see what they have in them, while resting those veterans that no longer need to fight through injuries in a futile attempt to make the POs.
Well we can go back and forth all day on this. Again I’m not talking about just a losing season I’m talking about a disaster like 2-14.
First of all they're not going to go 2-14, but say they go 4-12, did those other coaches put together a team during a pandemic and have a lot of good players opt out? The game plans have been good this year, with the exception of the San Fran disaster they've been in every game and a play here or there they win.
I doubt we go 2-14. Probably get 5 or 6 wins. Now, your point about Bill having this type of awful season after Brady leaves is damaging to him. That being said, we have to see what Bill does next year with a ton of cap and picks. Pretty much everything hinges on finding a solid QB which is difficult to do. If he does not do that then the roster won't be good enough after one draft and whatever FAs be brings in to be competitive. So if that happens, then I think your narrative takes shape. He needs to get the Pats back on track fast especially while Brady is killing it down in Tampa.
Pretty decent read. I have said this many times but I am happy Brady moved on to a competitive team. Gronk too. Bill so badly managed the roster for several years that there was nothing left for Brady to work with. But in terms of this article, it is not that the Pats miss Brady this season, its that the Pats lost him due to terrible mismanagement. And that actually hurts worse because at age 43 he is killing it with a really good team. That could have been us still contending with the GOAT. It should have been.
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