The Media Wants Belichick Out Of New England.

CBS did a podcast where they say Belichick could be fired after a loss in Germany. They call it a mistake on the Patriots if they do so. They also imply that the Patriots requiring a work ethic from their players is arrogant. That I disagree with. 

Vrabel is a former Patriots player but he is not a true Belichick tree coach. McDaniels peaked as an offensive coordinator. And Flores had too much meddling in Miami from the office. It's funny how people have stopped talking about Mayo.

As for Belichick, CBS mentions something I have mentioned several times. Taking the GM hat away from Bill. I would not completely shut Bill out of the picture. He knows defense. He knows how to build and run a defensive staff and unit. 

The problem is when it comes to the offensive side of the ball. I do think Belichick can select an offensive coordinator. And I don't have issue with the offensive system. Bill doesn't run the flashy high turnover risk offense the rest of the league runs but he doesn't know how to evaluate offensive personnel. 

Ivan Fears and Scar were two decent coaches. So far the replacements do not appear to know how to coach up the talent. Then there's Troy Brown. He may or may not have developed Meyers but Douglas was said to of been an early day two talent that was undersized. His play is not due to Brown. 

Bill O'Brien does not appear to be able to be the coordinator and the quarterbacks coach. Brining McDaniels back to coach up the quarterbacks could help. And the rest of the non defensive staff has not gotten it done either. And nobody outside the defense seems to know how to teach fundamentals. 

The Patriots didn't know how to use Dwayne Allen. They didn't know to use Jonnu Smith. They didn't know how to use Nelson Agholor or N'Keal Harry. And they don't seem to know how to use Tyquan Thorton, Boutte, or Ty Montgomery. Montgomery is supposed to be a third down pass catching back. And he hasn't been anything. 

Not only do they not know how to use them but at the moment they don't appear to fit in the system meaning they scouted wrong and signed players they shouldn't have. Nothing new, they brought in guys like Sanu and Smith-Schuster, while letting guys like Berrios and Meyers walk.

I think the Patriots can evaluate quarterbacks but do not know how to get the most out of them. Play calling with Newton and Mac are two examples.

Demote Bill to assistant GM and let him continue to do his magic with the defense but put a new GM in charge of the rest of the team.

One quick thought to keep in mind. Bill in 2022 seemed to wanna switch to a McVeigh & Shanahan system. In 2023 the Robert Kraft made Bill revert to the Brady system. And Bill had players on the roster for the system he wanted, that don't fit his current system. Robert Kraft also appears to like pocket quarterbacks and may of been the one behind drafting Mac Jones. 

Robert Kraft has made his presence known the past few seasons, when he typically stays in the shadows. Kraft has to be given blame for his role in the teams dysfunction and collapse.