Belichick leaving the Pats? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

afterhours · 12-26-2006, 05:01 PM

i'm betting he's already been signed to an extension, kraft is a smart schrewd businessman. bb keeps the players he wants to keep.

Mike P · 12-26-2006, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by afterhours

i'm betting he's already been signed to an extension, kraft is a smart schrewd businessman. bb keeps the players he wants to keep.

I agree. Of the big names that left, few bettered their situation.

Milloy played in obscurity in Buffalo. They replaced him with Harrison, a step up, and won two more SBs.

Law went to the Jets and stopped making Pro Bowls.

Ted Washington jumped to Oakland, as close to a hell on earth as there is. And he went from being the stud at NT in a 3-4 to being Oakland's "other" DT in a 4-3.

Losing Branch, tho, that hurt. And we'll see if losing Vinatieri was a blunder the first time a clutch kicking situation arises in the post-season.

I thought McGinest should have had the chance to end his career in Foxboro. But this is the cap era and there are only so many guys you can keep.

My own opinion is that the next HC of the NYG is going to be the present one, Tom Coughlin. The Giants don't change coaches for the sake of change, or to appease disgruntled fans. Coughlin can play the injury card this year and keep his job. Plus, the Giants usually hire from within the organization, or from the "Giants family" which was Coughlin's deal, and Belichick is reported to have burned some bridges in the front office there when he was Parcells' DC. He wasn't even interviewed for the vacancy in the late 1990s, when they hired Jim Fassel.

Backbeach Jake · 12-26-2006, 06:17 PM

Belichick is a freaking god in NE. The Krafts would pay a very stiff price for letting him go or losing him. And the Pats would never be the same again for years. What he's done with what he's had and has is amazing and a testament to his skills. Besides, who ya gonna get?

CAL · 12-26-2006, 06:29 PM

I heard earlier this year that Belichick had been signed to an extension already, they just didn't announce it.

And I heard Kraft say on WEEI that Bill has final say on all player moves, although he might run some things by him. But in the end, Belichick's in charge.

Slipknot · 12-26-2006, 07:40 PM

Nonsense

have another drink bloggers

no way

He's here for the duration, how ever long that isatleast I hope so

Slipknot · 12-26-2006, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Karl F

why would he get new kitchen "boxes" if he was leavin' town

right

he wouldn't get new built-in bookcases and then blow town would he

If Kraft loses him, you'll hear a big thud, all the season ticket holders and waiting list holders drop their jaws and canceling their checks

if he leaves.

Mike P · 12-26-2006, 08:28 PM

Well, the Giants just canned John Hufnagle, their offensive co-ordinator. Their QB coach, Kevin Gilbride, will assume play calling responsibilities for the last regular season game vs the Skins.

If Gilbride's name sounds vaguely familiar, he had about 15 minutes of fame for being on the receiving end of a Buddy Ryan right cross (seen on national TV) when they were both Oilers' assts.

Buddy was not a fan of Gilbride's run and shoot offense--he called it the "chuck and duck". Ryan finally got exasperated at all of the time his defense was spending on the field after about 6 consecutive 3 and outs by Gilbride's offense, which all tolled took less than 2 minutes off the clock, and tried to punch out Gilbride on the sidelines

I still think Coughlin stays