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When the history is the very beginning of his coaching career vs the 20 years that followed and includes the mess the owner made of the Cleveland situation, it's pretty relevant. Also relevant is that while he only got Cleveland to the playoffs once, he then proceeded to kick the Parcells coached Patriot's ass. The idea that Bill will suddenly revert to incompetent the second Brady leaves is pretty ridiculous.
First, I never called him incompetent, and I think he's developed himself into one of the very best head coaches in NFL history, right up there at the very top, along with the Lombardis and Browns of the world.
Second, you're noting the history, which is what it is, even as you try to spin it (nothing wrong with that, and I'm just noting what you're doing with your post), and which is my point. The past matters when it comes to analyzing for the future.
Third, Belichick was 0-2 with Bledsoe in Brady's first year as a starter, and then the team went on to go 14-3 the rest of the way (Including the playoffs) under Brady, so the "beginning of his coaching career" stuff and/or "but team building" arguments fail. Brady killed those arguments in his first year on the field.