Bill Going to move to GM only?

[Boomer B]

I think Bill goes 3-4 more years. Then he will get a role like Team President or Supreme Leader or something like that.

He will remain involved in the team making recommendations to ownership and making himself available to Nick Caserio but he won’t be full time involved in the running of the team.

 

[Wheelman]

So BB would be doing what Bill Parcells wanted to do with BB with the rats?

 

[IcyPatriot]

I wonder how she keeps him in such good shape

Diet and exercise ............ and he knows it.

 

[fightingirish595]

Diet and exercise ............ and he knows it.

What does his exercise regimen include????

 

[Sciz]

What does his exercise regimen include????

Walking on a treadmill with a weight vest, and of course doing work at the same time.

 

[Triumph]

Kraft might give BB a piece of his mac and cheese business.

 

[fightingirish595]

Walking on a treadmill with a weight vest, and of course doing work at the same time.

How does Linda help him exercise though?

 

[Joey007]

It would mean that BILL BELICHICK THE GM FINALLY KILLED BILL BELICHICK THE COACH

 

[maineman209]

Maybe they could bring in a Mike Lombardi type personnel guy for the draft. Seems it could strengthen what's been an area of weakness (Drafting) lately.

No. It really hasn't been an area of weakness.

In any case, bringing in "outside personnel specialists" who wear suits, and who never participate in coaching the players on the field, is what every other team does.

 

[Ring 6]

I know he said he will not be coaching in his 70's but will he move GM full time? McDaniels takes over HC and bill moves back to handle GM duties etc.....thoughts?

He said that in his early 50s. He didn’t make a promise or commitment.
It’s what he felt AT THE TIME. Of course it’s subject to change.

 

[Ring 6]

I always assumed the reason Belichick left the Jets was because Parcells was staying on as GM. He would have gotten all the blame if the team did not do well and Parcells all the credit if the team did do well. I doubt he'd put McDaniels in that position. Plus, I think he loves coaching and prefers it to the personnel side.

It wasn’t a blame/credit thing. He didn’t want to work for Parcells, expected he would meddle, and he didn’t have confidence in ownership.

 

[cmasspatsfan]

People keep bringing up something he said about ten years ago without realizing that having two of his kids on staff essentially revitalized him.

He will be the coach for at least another 5 years if not more.

You got bingo, most retire to spend time with family, working let's him spend time with family, I can see him coaching til hes 75 with his kids on staff.

 

[Ring 6]

Maybe they could bring in a Mike Lombardi type personnel guy for the draft. Seems it could strengthen what's been an area of weakness (Drafting) lately.

Bringing in mike Lombardi to make decisions would be like NASA hiring a teenager who is good at science to run the program.

 

[RayClay]

70 probably doesn’t seem as old to BB as it did 9 years ago.

70 is the new 60, or less. Here's 64 from People mag. Her 20 year old daughter is the one on the left. Avocado ice cream, I tell you.

 

[RayClay]

I think Bill goes 3-4 more years. Then he will get a role like Team President or Supreme Leader or something like that.

He will remain involved in the team making recommendations to ownership and making himself available to Nick Caserio but he won’t be full time involved in the running of the team.

Like Auerbach, but the Supreme Leader title will be the cherry on the sundae.

 

[fnordcircle]

Regular season wins:
Shula 328
Halas 318
Belichick 261


So far every year Belichick has gotten 10+ wins closer to those records. If he hangs on for say, 3 more years and maintains that pace he will be within striking distance of both of these guys. I bring this up every year and every year he is getting closer and closer it's going to be hard to quit if he's 20-30 wins away.

 

[ralmat55]

What Belichick does best and likely enjoys the most is coaching football, building a team and preparing it to win a game. Why would he want to go upstairs and not coach?

With Bob Kraft having managed to put the toothpaste back in the tube after the conflicts and controversies of last offseason, what you’re going to see is BB remaining as head coach and head of football operations but have less oversight and control over certain aspects of the team in order to lessen his workload and transition to when he does retire.

This process is already underway. This is Josh McDaniels’ offense. Belichick has input, but control and authority has been delegated to Josh. I’ve also noticed hints that personnel matters may have been transferred to Caserio as well such as the unusual chaos around the cutdown to 53 and the days that followed and the confusion surrounding the pick Cleveland sent back in the Gordon trade. It looked like BB stepped in to remove any conditions attached to the pick before the trade was finalized.

What’s the hurry? In 5 years, McDaniels and Caserio will be roughly the same age BB was when he took over as HC. McDaniels is already making HC money and I would not be surprised to find Caserio is already making GM money as well. This is the advantage one of the NFL’s highest revenue teams has over its competitors: there is no front office salary cap. They can pay these guys what they must to secure a smooth transition.

In 5 years, Brady’s successor will be found and already running the huddle as well. I would have bet you just the opposite last offseason, but Belichick is going to retire with the Patriots and his retirement will be after Brady’s.

 

[XLIX]

70 probably doesn’t seem as old to BB as it did 9 years ago.

This. This this this.

It blows my mind how so many people in here take that one off-hand remark made roughly a decade ago as the gospel truth and an irrevocable indicator of the future.

 

[Bourne Again Christian]

He would love nothing more than to mold his Sons to take over the team and keep the Patriots dynasty going.
Would McDaniels if promoted to head coach keep BBs kids on staff?
Would they leave to get out of Dad's shadow?

 

[QuantumMechanic]

I think Bill goes 3-4 more years. Then he will get a role like Team President or Supreme Leader or something like that.

He will remain involved in the team making recommendations to ownership and making himself available to Nick Caserio but he won’t be full time involved in the running of the team.

I don't know how much longer he'll coach, but I firmly believe that when he's out he's totally out. He won't be in some front-office-only role. He'll either be a HC or be completely out of NFL football.