Inigo Montoya Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 https://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/threads/update-curran-says-belichick-has-been-on-the-hot-seat-since-2019.1161044/ Interesting thread on the Pat's message board that has a quote from Ben Volin the Senior NFL writer at the Boston Globe that says Bill is on the hot seat. “Robert Kraft already made it clear in March that he wants the Patriots to make the postseason and win a playoff game for the first time in five years,” Volin wrote. “He also paid Jerod Mayo handsomely to keep him off the coaching market and likely views him as the team’s coach-in-waiting. And Belichick’s friends have privately said they are worried that he is on the hot seat in 2023.” The thread also links to two more stories reporting the same from different sources. https://nesn.com/2023/07/patriots-rumors-bill-belichicks-friends-fear-coach-on-hot-seat/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/11/sports/mac-jones-bob-kraft-bill-belichick/ This article is behind a paywall and says that Mac Jones has quickly become tight with Robert Kraft and that Bill may end up the odd man out. The Bills host the Pats in Week 17 and it would be great to drub them so badly that Bill becomes a dead man walking come Bloody Monday at the end of the regular season. 2 4 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman#1 Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Smooth move by Mac forging ties with the owner. Smart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsShredder83 Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 20 minutes ago, Thurman#1 said: Smooth move by Mac forging ties with the owner. Smart. i mean i guess its the smart thing, but that doesnt matter one bit. if BB leaves or if he stays, it will have 0.0000 to do with mac freaking jones lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 BB is not on the 'hot seat', whatever that is supposed to mean in a NE context. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo Montoya Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 52 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: BB is not on the 'hot seat', whatever that is supposed to mean in a NE context. Is there some reason you don't think he's on the hot seat? I guess I wouldn't bet $100 either way, but if I had to lean in one direction I'd think that multiple Patriot beat reporters saying the same thing means something. Time will tell. 🍻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billznut Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Bill Belichick will be out of New England when HE decides he’s ready to walk away. 9 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 27 minutes ago, Billznut said: Bill Belichick will be out of New England when HE decides he’s ready to walk away. 🤨 Spent 1/2 an hour trying to figure out who the initials 'HE' indicated...🤔 Herm Edwards? Harlan Ellison? Herb Ellis? 😑 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieEm Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 34 minutes ago, Billznut said: Bill Belichick will be out of New England when HE decides he’s ready to walk away. While I agree Belichick will get to decide when he wants to walk away from coaching in the NFL he still doesn't get to decide when he is let go by the owner of the team. I don't know that Kraft even considers Bill anything but a highly paid and productive employee. Could also be. Belichick himself is ready to retire. He certainly has very little he can add to his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 3 hours ago, BillsShredder83 said: i mean i guess its the smart thing, but that doesnt matter one bit. if BB leaves or if he stays, it will have 0.0000 to do with mac freaking jones lol I wouldn’t necessarily say that. I mean he’s the QB of the team and if he plays terribly and the Pats don’t make the playoffs I’d say he’s somewhat involved. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 1 hour ago, mrags said: I wouldn’t necessarily say that. I mean he’s the QB of the team and if he plays terribly and the Pats don’t make the playoffs I’d say he’s somewhat involved. In your scenario does somewhat involved” mean fired…, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergie's ire Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 I think there's evidence that Kraft is not crazy about Belichick and he probably blames him for losing the great love of his life: Tommy. So, I think he could be on the hot seat and has a shorter leash than expected for a coach with his record. https://nypost.com/2021/09/29/robert-kraft-called-bill-belichick-the-biggest-f-king-a-hole-in-my-life/ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcam2012 Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Billznut said: Bill Belichick will be out of New England when HE decides he’s ready to walk away. Any interest on both sides of him becoming a Bills coach? I wouldn't hate that. 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 In my opinion the pressure is cranking up a bit for Belichick especially after taking the gamble of Matt Patricia as OC last year blew up in his face. While I don't think the announcement would say he was fired Belichick may "choose to step away from the team for a season to recharge his batteries". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 5 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said: In my opinion the pressure is cranking up a bit for Belichick especially after taking the gamble of Matt Patricia as OC last year blew up in his face. While I don't think the announcement would say he was fired Belichick may "choose to step away from the team for a season to recharge his batteries". Yea- I think he’s burning through goodwill more quickly than expected with moves like that. having Brady likely got him used to being able to do a lot of unconventional things that you can’t get away with when you have a bad qb. 3 hours ago, AuntieEm said: While I agree Belichick will get to decide when he wants to walk away from coaching in the NFL he still doesn't get to decide when he is let go by the owner of the team. I don't know that Kraft even considers Bill anything but a highly paid and productive employee. Could also be. Belichick himself is ready to retire. He certainly has very little he can add to his career. the huge one is the wins record 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEBills Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 5 hours ago, Inigo Montoya said: Is there some reason you don't think he's on the hot seat? I guess I wouldn't bet $100 either way, but if I had to lean in one direction I'd think that multiple Patriot beat reporters saying the same thing means something. Time will tell. 🍻 He is 19 wins away from passing Shula for most wins of all time (regular season and post season combined). I think they give him 2 more seasons to break that and then ride off barring a huge collapse this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 6 minutes ago, LEBills said: He is 19 wins away from passing Shula for most wins of all time (regular season and post season combined). I think they give him 2 more seasons to break that and then ride off barring a huge collapse this season. Or only one might only be necessary...😇😳😑 * (Runs for door, fearing for life...) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky7337 Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 (edited) Did they check the inflation on this hot seat? Edited July 29, 2023 by Sharky7337 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 this was a hot take a week ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Don Otreply said: In your scenario does somewhat involved” mean fired…, Well. That all depends on how bad the 2 of them don’t get along and how much of Krafts ear Jones has. BB is old and pats his prime. I’d put money on it he has the all time losing record before he has the all time winning record. And there’s a chance that if things go south early, he won’t last long enough to have the win record. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBF81 Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: 🤨 Spent 1/2 an hour trying to figure out who the initials 'HE' indicated...🤔 Herm Edwards? Harlan Ellison? Herb Ellis? 😑 He may have been emphasizing BB's stated personal pronouns. Edited July 29, 2023 by PBF81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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