{"id":31593,"date":"2020-07-29T21:27:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T01:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=31593"},"modified":"2020-07-29T21:27:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T01:27:43","slug":"is-bill-belichick-really-trying-to-tank-in-2020-patrick-chung-has-simple-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2020\/07\/29\/is-bill-belichick-really-trying-to-tank-in-2020-patrick-chung-has-simple-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Bill Belichick Really Trying To Tank In 2020? 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That\u2019s why he is who he is!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1288139768044412928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In otherwords, some are under the belief that Belichick has had some sort of &#8220;influence&#8221; on his players deciding to opt out in an effort to &#8220;tank&#8221; away the 2020 season and get a top pick in next years NFL draft.<\/p>\n<p>Safety Patrick Chung, who is one of the six opt outs, chimed in Twitter with a simple message to shut down all those league and fan conspiracy theorists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whoever said that is dumb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZorDNiC7PY\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZorDNiC7PY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Chung (@PatrickChung23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickChung23\/status\/1288468105451184130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course, the majority of the opt-out players are stepping away over legitimate family safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Chung spoke with CBS This Morning on Wednesday to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2020\/07\/29\/video-patrick-chung-discusses-his-decision-to-sit-out-2020-season\/\"> explain his decision<\/a>, even noting coach Belichick was &#8220;understanding&#8221; of his choice.<\/p>\n<p>Over his Patriots coaching tenure, Belichick still has not had a losing season since his first year in 2000, winning 9 or more games each season since.<\/p>\n<p>With a new quarterback under center and a shuffling of the lineups due to the opt outs, 2020 very well may be Belichick&#8217;s toughest coaching job yet but is he really going to toss it all away for a shot at Trevor Lawrence? Highly unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, even in a once-a-century pandemic, some things never change.<\/p>\n<p>The New England Patriots remain the most feared team in the NFL even before they take the field.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is why Bill continues to run circles around NFL execs like this one. Winning the psychological war once again <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kWf9PubOKM\">https:\/\/t.co\/kWf9PubOKM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert Alvarez (@ralvarez617) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ralvarez617\/status\/1288145522813960195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Chung shuts down Patriots tanking conspiracy theories with simple response over Twitter. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":12437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2220,1662],"tags":[34,787],"class_list":["post-31593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patriots-2020-offseason","category-patriots-twitter","tag-bill-belichick","tag-patrick-chung"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is Bill Belichick Really Trying To Tank In 2020? 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