Fire up the what-if machine - Belichick blocked McD from

Believable if not for the source.

depending on your level of paranoia

That is some Emperor Palpatine level evil plotting

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In comment 14773160 Saquads26 said:

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It is nice to think of BB that way, but it is hard to imagine that there isn’t another motive.

Here is the ultimate. BB plans to leave the Pats in one or two years for the Giants Director of Football Operations and GM job. He doesn’t want his first job to be finding a new coach so he picked the guy he wants to be there.

was to keep McDaniels in NE, and done at Kraft's request. It's the side effects I find interesting. What if the Panthers had hired McDaniels? What if the Giants had another opportunity to speak with him?

but that's a pretty dick thing to do to McDaniels and if you're McDaniels, wouldn't you be pretty pissed about it, especially if you found one of those jobs appealing?

He got the interview their. No big deal.

Oh right, plus, F Him.

and found no need to wait for his interview Wednesday but went ahead hiring Joe. That pretty much says it all as far as our interest.

that you are referring to?

Last year they wanted to keep him as BBs successor and now they’re willing to let him go?

then I have another reason to love BB ...

different plans for the future. He may want to step down soon (within a couple of seasons) and Kraft really wants McDaniels to take over.

In comment 14773230 Jimmy Googs said:

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that you are referring to?

The domino effect was the first thing I thought of - if Carolina spoke with McDaniels first, maybe the Giants get Rhule first and he never leaves the building. Maybe Carolina just hires McDaniels on the spot.

I like the Judge hire, just pointing out things might have been different if not for the Pats pulling strings. The fact that they let one coach interview and not the other is curious, with the simplest explanation likely being the right one, but you never know.

This contradicts La Canfora's premise...

If losing McDaniels makes it more likely for Brady to leaves, wouldnt BB want to make things easier for McDaniels, so he gets what he wants (Brady leaving)?

Heir apparent...

In comment 14773191 Ivan15 said:

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In comment 14773160 Saquads26 said: Quote: . It is nice to think of BB that way, but it is hard to imagine that there isn’t another motive. Here is the ultimate. BB plans to leave the Pats in one or two years for the Giants Director of Football Operations and GM job. He doesn’t want his first job to be finding a new coach so he picked the guy he wants to be there.

. Love that kind of thinking and that scenario. Just like Parcells moved on. Good post

and McDaniels is a colossal toolbag. I have spoken.

In comment 14773311 GloryDayz said:
[quote] Heir apparent... This makes sense. Kraft is no fool.

McDaniels helps that

Who was supposed to be a hot commodity this off season.

Is he interviewing anywhere?

Brady stays = McD and BB stay
Brady gone = McD to Cleveland
Brady gone = BB to ???

In comment 14773311 GloryDayz said:

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Heir apparent...

Agreed. And who said Belichick made any of these decisions anyway? You would absolutely at the minimum HAVE to get ownership to sign off on a move like this. So if true, this would have had to come from Kraft down.