Ian Rapoport: Bill Belichick's fate not yet decided, how rest of season goes will determine direction

[stcjones]

Bye Bill.

Maybe Krafty told him to tank it …. and this is all part of the plan.

 

[stcjones]

I stand firm with this thought:

You let Bill not only stay as coach, but GM next year as well, it will set back the franchise another 3-5 years.

Your move, Bob.

Could not agree more…..BB and entire staff must go….need to start from a clean slate

 

[Real fan 02]

Could not agree more…..BB and entire staff must go….need to start from a clean slate

Agreed with you both...

 

[Santi]

Keep the goat and draft some weapons at last.

 

[XLIX]

Why do u think he'd stay here without GM duties? He has had them for 23 seasons. Do you think he'd take less pay to stay?

If no other team offers him GM duties and he has to settle for “only” being HC (or retiring) then staying here might not be the worst option.

 

[denverpatsfan]

Umm. It's still not going well.

 

[ahmed]

I said this yesterday. Curran is full of ****. Nothing has been determined yet. I'm betting Bill wil get another crack next year to right the ship.

I am 100% certain Kraft has made his decision. A few more games won't change that. Just a matter of what decision he has made.

 

[GaryfromTO]

Bill staying as HC and nothing else would be great, but don't think it will happen. Personally I'd like to see him just coach the defense

 

[Uptown]

 

[lancerman]

Yes let’s keep Bill because he built a team that can hold the Giants and Chargers to nothing and still lose

 

[Uptown]

Yes let’s keep Bill because he built a team that can hold the Giants and Chargers to nothing and still lose

***Yawn** Bill is still a great coach; just not a great GM particularly at WR. Also, to your point, his defense beat BUF & has held their own against damn near every team this season. Stop being emotional..

 

[Real fan 02]

If no other team offers him GM duties and he has to settle for “only” being HC (or retiring) then staying here might not be the worst option.

I'm in agreement with you, But I really don't think teams will empower him with the set-up he's had here. Enough evidence is out there that without the QB he cannot win. Taking nothing away from what he's done but, This season and the way the team looks particularly the roster doesn't help his case for GM for another franchise. I believe most teams would knock down the door for his coaching ability.. GM.. not so sure. ..

 

[condon84]

The only way Bill stays is if Kraft really cares about Bill breaking Shula's winning record as a Patriot.

Otherwise all logical reasoning should point towards Kraft moving on from Bill.

 

[Real fan 02]

The only way Bill stays is if Kraft really cares about Bill breaking Shula's winning record as a Patriot.

Otherwise all logical reasoning should point towards Kraft moving on from Bill.

I just want the misery to end.. Bill knows he gone, we know he gone. He'll likely get that record elsewhere.

 

[lancerman]

***Yawn** Bill is still a great coach; just not a great GM particularly at WR. Also, to your point, his defense beat BUF & has held their own against damn near every team this season. Stop being emotional..

What is he doing as a coach that is great right now?

 

[carmelo15]

Players skills erode with age. Belichick is the same coach today he has always been.

Just doesn’t have Brady covering his ass

 

[VectorPrime]

This is the problem when national people who don’t watch the games just look at some of the stat lines and think it’s better than what the record makes it seem and will defend Belichick.

Its way worse than what the record makes it seem.

 

[TheRainMaker]

The Boston media is looking pretty bad right now. First Volin started the fire in the off-season, only to have Curran cowardly show up as he usually does to “confirm” that “Bill has been on the hot seat for years”. Then we have the “fate has been decided” from Curran to what we have today. Only Bob, Jon and Bill know what’s going on.

 

[NormZauchin]

I asked ChatGPT whether Belichick should be fired, and it refused to give me a straight answer.

 

[raduray]

Here’s a question … rank all the coaches on the coach carousel after this year. Every team that gets rid of their coach will have William at the top
Of THEIR list …except us ??? Cmon now …

William? You mean Bill? If so, I question your premise that every team will have him as their top option.