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Mr. Scot

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Sgt Schultz Grand Master

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I was wondering if we would start to hear these rumblings:

https://nesn.com/2020/01/nfl-rumors-rumblings-bill-belichick-is-considering-leaving-patriots/

It's speculation, but apparently by a guy who does not engage in a lot of speculation.  What had me wondering was McDaniels "assembling his staff" and presumably raiding the Pats coffers.  I wondered since day one whether that was to show preparedness, or give Hoodie a nudge.

The speculation in the article is that Belichick might go to another organization completely.  My initial wondering was whether he was going to just concentrate on his GM duties.  20 years as a HC with one team is a long time.  I also think being both a GM and HC is extremely tough task.

I have no idea and have not heard anything about any friction in the Pats organization (not sure I would know about it if it was there).  Belichick has always been a guy that would squelch such things, and if he needed help from above, Kraft would back him. 

But the Pats need some work.  They have a lot of questions and uncertainty, not only on their roster (including Brady) but in various positions in the organization.  It is almost like everything is coming to a head at once.  I'm not saying Belichick is not up to the task, he just may not want to be both retooling everything and running things on the field anymore.  The guy will be 68 in April, and that would be an enormous task even if he was 48.

To my knowledge, he has not said a word about it  recently, and I don't think anybody has had the nerve to ask him directly, other than as part of the mop up about the future of the Pats.  His response to that was " “All the future questions are the future.” 

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56 minutes ago, Sgt Schultz said:

 have no idea and have not heard anything about any friction in the Pats organization (not sure I would know about it if it was there).  Belichick has always been a guy that would squelch such things, and if he needed help from above, Kraft would back him. 

A couple of years ago, Bill wanted to trade Brady and hand the reins over to a guy named Jimmy Garapollo. He had a trade partner lined up. Kraft got word about it and said hell no. He thinks of Brady like a son. Kraft and Bill's relationship hasn't been the same since. 

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5 minutes ago, trueblade said:

A couple of years ago, Bill wanted to trade Brady and hand the reins over to a guy named Jimmy Garapollo. He had a trade partner lined up. Kraft got word about it and said hell no. He thinks of Brady like a son. Kraft and Bill's relationship hasn't been the same since. 

I knew there was friction between Brady and any QB not named Brady, and thought trading Garapollo was an unusually short-sighted decision.  I just sort of chalked it up to protecting Brady, the way the Colts used to protect Manning.  I thought it was just the latest and probably last rendition of "trade the backup for the best deal you can get."

I was not aware it strained Hoodie's relationship with Kraft.  That would explain some of the grumblings, and Hoodie's coyness about the future, including his own.  But coyness is not something I thought was all that unusual with him.

If something is going to happen, it will happen soon.  There have always been rumors about Hoodie and the Giants.  So, that clock is running, too.

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