Belichick has nothing to prove as an NFL coach? What that he can win without Brady? Nonsense, of course he can and that's not a knock on Brady. Hopefully New England holds no more charm to Bill, and he's willing to come back to his old NFL roots/family and start a new phase in life.
I'd only want him as GM if he were coach too.
And Anakim might have overstated the odds, if possible it could be less than 0.0
Those are not comparable for one very important reason, the Patriots were contenders filling a very specific need. The Giants were a rebuilding team who burned draft capital to acquire a pending free agent who they subsequently franchise tagged.
They prefer to trade (Talib, Brown, Van Noy, Welker, etc.)
but when they can't they selectively pick FA's.
Stephon Gilmore was made the highest paid CB when they signed him (and worth every penny).
They signed Revis - top CB $$$ (one year)
Antonio Brown (top WR money - one year)
and many more if you go back further (Harrison, Colvin, Thomas, etc.)
but they limit their exposure and risk when possible.
Sanu was also signed for the next season, at an affordable contract.
Comparing that trade with the Williams trade is like comparing apples and bicycles.
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Belichick the GM leaves a lot to be desired. People kill Gettleman for the Williams trade. Look at the Sanu trade from Belichick.
Those are not comparable for one very important reason, the Patriots were contenders filling a very specific need. The Giants were a rebuilding team who burned draft capital to acquire a pending free agent who they subsequently franchise tagged.
Draft capital? Was it something besides draft picks or are you just being fancy?
Less Than Zero - ( New Window )
< 0%.
A good GM builds a successful organization. Is Lynch a good GM? His record so far says he probably is. Is BB a good GM? He has a good record and hasn’t fired his coach yet.
They follow that up with a Subway lunch,in which Belichick is treating.He also hands out coupons to the table.
He'd have to give up coaching (unlikely), leave the Patriots (even more unlikely), choose to become a GM (yet more unlikely). Then the Giants job would have to be available (pretty likely, actually) and he'd have to be offered the job (not a sure thing) and be willing to take it (also not a sure thing).
It seems like an extremely unlikely series of events to me. But unlikely things happen all the time. Life is weird that way.
Yes, the Williams trade and Sanu trade were different. Not arguing that. What I am saying is that the Pats gave up a second round pick for a player who is no longer with the team who is an older player. He also really didn't help them. It was highly criticized and rightfully so. The Williams trade was made with the intention of getting more talent on this team long term. While I was critical of it I also understand why. He was a former early first round pick coming off his rookie deal.
The whole point of the post was if you criticized the Williams trade then that Sanu trade was worse and Belichick is not great because of his GM moves. His value lies in his coaching ability. This isn't criticizing him as he is the greatest HC that ever lived imo. But people seem to blend his ability to coach and manage and they need to separate the two. That's all.
I can also get into his less than stellar draft picks. I didn't. Where he has success is manipulating the draft to acquire more picks to increase the chances of landing players that will stick but that also leads to more misses as well. His percentage of hitting isn't something that is greater than others. He just values things players can do well and as a coach he takes advantage of that but it always comes back to his coaching ability.
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Belichick the GM leaves a lot to be desired. People kill Gettleman for the Williams trade. Look at the Sanu trade from Belichick.
Those are not comparable for one very important reason, the Patriots were contenders filling a very specific need. The Giants were a rebuilding team who burned draft capital to acquire a pending free agent who they subsequently franchise tagged.
Draft capital? Was it something besides draft picks or are you just being fancy?
Sorry, I'll make sure to dumb it down for you in the future.
Keeping saying something that you heard some talking head on ESPN or NFL network say that makes you sound like a douche bag, mister fancy pants.
Just curious - why do you think BB is interested in a GM only spot?
At his core, he's a teacher of football. He loves being on the field. Once he's done with that, I think he's gone...
Keeping saying something that you heard some talking head on ESPN or NFL network say that makes you sound like a douche bag, mister fancy pants.
You're doing yeoman's work here. Draft capital needs to die. As does irregardless and per say.
Keeping saying something that you heard some talking head on ESPN or NFL network say that makes you sound like a douche bag, mister fancy pants.
You're embarrassing yourself.
Sanu was also signed for the next season, at an affordable contract.
Comparing that trade with the Williams trade is like comparing apples and bicycles.
Williams is a hell of a lot better player than Sanu
The whole point of the post was if you criticized the Williams trade then that Sanu trade was worse and Belichick is not great because of his GM moves. His value lies in his coaching ability. This isn't criticizing him as he is the greatest HC that ever lived imo. But people seem to blend his ability to coach and manage and they need to separate the two. That's all.
His percentage of hitting isn't something that is greater than others. He just values things players can do well and as a coach he takes advantage of that but it always comes back to his coaching ability.
I think he DOES have value in a front office when it comes to identifying talent and qualities about players that are not measurable. It does not mean he would make a good GM because there is a lot more that comes with that role.
We are sitting here with a team that lacks talent in many areas and out depth has been bad for years. It is easy to see a first round pick and a big free agent signing and then measure a GM based upon those moves. We do it here all of the time. However, what helps to make a team competitive every year are all of the players who go unnoticed. Someone goes down and the next guy can perform without turning it into something other teams can exploit.
So, I would welcome Bill to the organization to bring his eye to the talent evaluation process.... whatever that is. Maybe replace Chris Mara or something.
I have to imagine sitting in the box every week watching as a GM by week 4 he would just get fed up and fire the coach and take over knowing he could do it better lol. It’s like when Michael Jordan decided the best way for him to help the Wizards was to just unretire and play for them because he felt he was better than any of the dudes they were signing. Like really what’s the point of doing your best to field a team to win when you know the best chance they really have is for you to suit up and play for them (or in Belichick’s case— coach them).