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It's being speculated that this was supposed to maybe happen after next year, but the 4-13 season sped that along... not sure how I feel about that after finding out Kraft forced Belichick to take on Bill O'Brien this year.Poncier said:
Kraft used the word 'collaboration' a bunch yesterday.. tells me him & Jonathan are going to meddle be more involved.0 -
by all accounts Mayo is a brilliant man. I'm sure he will get buy-in and respect from his players from day 1.
Its a different beast though becoming a CEO of an NFL football program. The highs are high, lows are low. Lots of pressure and a standard of excellence in Boston.0 -
Baker needs to practice today. As mediocre as he is, they don't have a chance without him. And he's hobbled either way.Poncier said:My thoughts actually line up pretty much with yours. I expect Rams to knock off Detroit and Browns to win in Houston.
Bills, Chiefs and Cowboys to roll. The MNF game is the tricky one. Philly is definitely the superior team, but has been abysmal the last 6 weeks, so I give Tampa a puncher's chance, though I ultimately see Baker trying to do too much late and making the big mistake that thwarts the final drive come back attempt.0 -
You are correct.MayDay10 said:by all accounts Mayo is a brilliant man. I'm sure he will get buy-in and respect from his players from day 1.
Its a different beast though becoming a CEO of an NFL football program. The highs are high, lows are low. Lots of pressure and a standard of excellence in Boston.
However, growing up on New England it still makes me laugh to think back on what it was like when I was a kid. Boston teams not called the Celtics were total losers.
Pats....bag over head fans.
Red Sox - 1918 chants.
Bruins - was my favorite team. They sucked.
Damn if they all haven't won, won, and won since the turn of the century.The love he receives is the love that is saved0 -
F Me In The Brain said:You are correct.
However, growing up on New England it still makes me laugh to think back on what it was like when I was a kid. Boston teams not called the Celtics were total losers.
Pats....bag over head fans.
Red Sox - 1918 chants.
Bruins - was my favorite team. They sucked.
Damn if they all haven't won, won, and won since the turn of the century.
Me too. I remember rooting for the Patriots against the Rams in 2001 for a scrappy team and tortured fans. Then rooting really hard for the Red Sox in 2003 and 2004 (I lived in Connecticut at the time and all my life any enemy of the Yankees is a friend of mine).
Then shit started to get old real quick when Brady, Belichick, and the Patriots beat the Bills for like the 20th straight time, the Red Sox werent cute anymore and spending money almost as bad as those pinstripe guys, the Celtics were winning, and the Bruins lept past the Sabres.0 -
Yep.
I liked Mayo as a player, hope he does well. Not Belichick well, but well.The love he receives is the love that is saved0 -
Yeah, the locker room shouldn't be an issue for him, at least not right out the gate... but we also know taking over for a legend is always a tough spot. With this fanbase and media, there won't be much margin for error... He's not his predecessor, so he has that going for him w/ the media for now... It will be interesting to see how long that honeymoon lasts (take the under)MayDay10 said:by all accounts Mayo is a brilliant man. I'm sure he will get buy-in and respect from his players from day 1.
Its a different beast though becoming a CEO of an NFL football program. The highs are high, lows are low. Lots of pressure and a standard of excellence in Boston.
I've always liked Mayo, he's just an unproven commodity as a HC - I would be a lot more comfortable w/ Vrabel, or someone else who's had time to cut their teeth in that role elsewhere before taking the role, but c'est la vie.
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Is hiring an assistant off of a Belichick-staff a good idea? Nothing against Mayo, but the coaching tree has been pretty rotten.
I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.0 -
Still have to interview minimum 2 minority candidates. But since Mayo was basically already told he had the job after Bill, the Pats were exempt from the interview process.F Me In The Brain said:Wouldn't the interviews be unnecessary given that Mayo is a minority? (That's the goal of the Rooney Rule, isn't it? To make sure that people other than fat, old, white dudes get to be coaches?)This weekend we rock Portland0 -
I like the continuity angle... they had one hell of a defense this year and will want / hope to carry that over into the next year.Glorified KC said:Is hiring an assistant off of a Belichick-staff a good idea? Nothing against Mayo, but the coaching tree has been pretty rotten.
MayDay10 hit the nail on the head about Mayo getting respect from the other players... one of my concerns is the change in staff though... gotta think Belichick's sons go with him or at least to a team that didn't fire their father, and Steve Belichick has quietly been building quite the resume. There will be some other coaching changes as well, there always is.
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Sometimes continuity isn’t a good thing. I guess we’ll see if he tries to be Bellichick or does it a different way. I think the Bellichick way has grown old on the players.Merkin Baller said:I like the continuity angle... they had one hell of a defense this year and will want / hope to carry that over into the next year.
MayDay10 hit the nail on the head about Mayo getting respect from the other players... one of my concerns is the change in staff though... gotta think Belichick's sons go with him or at least to a team that didn't fire their father, and Steve Belichick has quietly been building quite the resume. There will be some other coaching changes as well, there always is.I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.0 -
I wouldn't be so sure about that...Glorified KC said:Sometimes continuity isn’t a good thing. I guess we’ll see if he tries to be Bellichick or does it a different way. I think the Bellichick way has grown old on the players.
Yeah, there are always going to be malcontents like Trent Brown or Danny Amendola, but when you have current players like Jabril Peppers, David Andrews, Matthew Judon. and even Ezekiel Elliot constantly singing his praises, that can't be discounted. No one made those guys say what they did about Belichick... they went out of their way and made a point to go to bat for him. (& was the single biggest reason I wanted BB back for one more year... he may have lost a lot of the fans, but he didn't lose the team / locker room).
The players who criticize him & his approach are far outnumbered by the ones who praise him... Malcolm Butler, a guy who should have a chip on his shoulder towards BB more than anyone couldn't say enough good things about him on social media yesterday... all of that speaks volumes to me.
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It’s not just the players you have on the team, it’s also the free agents you have to lure to want to play there. I’ll take your word for it though. I wear Red and Gold glasses so I don’t really know the vibe in Foxboro.Merkin Baller said:I wouldn't be so sure about that...
Yeah, there are always going to be malcontents like Trent Brown or Danny Amendola, but when you have current players like Jabril Peppers, David Andrews, Matthew Judon. and even Ezekiel Elliot constantly singing his praises, that can't be discounted. No one made those guys say what they did about Belichick... they went out of their way and made a point to go to bat for him. (& was the single biggest reason I wanted BB back for one more year... he may have lost a lot of the fans, but he didn't lose the team / locker room).
The players who criticize him & his approach are far outnumbered by the ones who praise him... Malcolm Butler, a guy who should have a chip on his shoulder towards BB more than anyone couldn't say enough good things about him on social media yesterday... all of that speaks volumes to me.I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.0 -
No way he could deal w Jones and his medaling.The Juggler said:I think it's more likely Bill will go to Dallas. If they lose this weekend, I can see them canning McCarthy. He probably wants a team that's close to winning...that is not the Giants.0 -
3 of the names I mentioned, Judon, Peppers & Elliot all signed as veteran FAs & they've all gone overboard talking about what playing for him means to them.Glorified KC said:It’s not just the players you have on the team, it’s also the free agents you have to lure to want to play there. I’ll take your word for it though. I wear Red and Gold glasses so I don’t really know the vibe in Foxboro.
The first two have emerged as locker room leaders too... If such high praise from FA signings doesn't draw the interest of future free agents, what would?0 -
Yes waytempo_n_groove said:No way he could deal w Jones and his medaling.
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sure why not....Ledbetterman10 said:So, the favorite in every game huh?
I think close ones will be Texans, Dolphins, Bucs, Rams
think Bills, Cowboys will win by decent margin0
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