NFL 2014 - 2015 Season Thread

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Yeah, Belichick would probably suck with another QB at the helm. Would be lucky to get to double digit wins in a season.
God I hate this board. I didn't say he would suck, I just said I wonder what would have happened. A couple things that make me think Belichick isn't an all time great coach without Brady.

- He has no coaching tree
- He has no "system" that he is credited with inventing
- He was a defensive coordinator yet the Pats defense quite regularly sucks
- He has also had the benefit of playing in a division that is total garbage for most of his career
 

Sutekh

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There's a reason that Tom Brady gets included in the GOAT conversation and Belicheat doesn't. He can't even hold a candle to someone like Don Shula.
 

jooka

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Thinking Belichick isn't a good coach is pretty laughable. There is a reason his teams have been in the playoffs since he benched Bledsoe, won 3 superbowls and made the TE position valuable.
 

Sutekh

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Thinking Belichick isn't a good coach is pretty laughable. There is a reason his teams have been in the playoffs since he benched Bledsoe, won 3 superbowls and made the TE position valuable.
Yeah we already discussed that, Tom Brady. That's why the hypothetical question was "What if he didn't have Tom Brady". Christ try and keep up.
 

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Belichick made his career by drafting Tom Brady in the 6th round of the draft his first year as head coach of the Patriots. It would be very interesting to see what would have happened to Belichick if he didn't have Brady for his entire career as Patriots head coach. He certainly didn't do anything special when he coached the Browns.

I heard an interview the other day with Herm Edwards and they asked him if he would ever coach again and his answer was something along the lines of "I would only do it if I could coach a team with a top 5 quarterback but that will never happen because coaches of teams with a top 5 quarterback never get fired."
Marty Schottenheimer did.

Having Brady certainly propelled Belichick, but you can say that about most HOF head coaches (there's a few though that didnt have a hof QB though..Gibbs comes to mind). Belichick has a process, and he follows it (and it works). He surrounds himself and the front office with some very talented football people. When someone leaves, the next guy steps in and they don't seem to miss a beat. And be fair..he did get a pretty awful Browns team to 11-5 and a playoff win with a who's who of journeyman qbs.

Give War Room a read, it's a decent history of Belichick/Patriots and how he manages things..though they conveniently gloss over SpyGate.
 

jooka

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Yeah we already discussed that, Tom Brady. That's why the hypothetical question was "What if he didn't have Tom Brady". Christ try and keep up.
Tom Brady, the #199 pick in the 2000 draft. What if he didn't have Tom Brady, seem to remember some Cassel guy when Tom went out.


Let me remind you a little more:

In Week 12, Cassel led the Patriots to a 48-28 win over the Miami Dolphins
 

Sutekh

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Tom Brady, the #199 pick in the 2000 draft. What if he didn't have Tom Brady, seem to remember some Cassel guy when Tom went out.


Let me remind you a little more:
You mean the season where the Patriots lost the AFC East to the Dolphins and subsequently missed the playoffs? Yeah tell me more about how it's not about Tom Brady.

Good example though!
 

Sutekh

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What GOAT conversation? BB is the GOAT.

1 David Tyree dropped ball and someones winning the Belichick trophy annually.
BB is a fucking goat not the GOAT. Get real. Sheep can't win shit without cheating.

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Look at that fucking cutty gut and slicked back hair. Dude looks like he just got out of a night club.
 

Foggy

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Kaeperbro doesn't need a stupid shirt.
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Awkward white guy cover.
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LOOK AT THAT SEXY MAN. SB BOUND BABY! (not Foles)
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Sutekh

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I love that cover.

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Kaeperbro and Wilson

LOL, they're not even the best in their division, let alone the NFC.
 
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Tony romo vs. Nick foles..

that's a dream conversation for this thread.

Really though, how shitty is it to be a cowboys fan? The eagles hit the fucking jackpot on a no-name QB and here you are... cowboys fans.
 

Sutekh

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Tony romo vs. Nick foles..

that's a dream conversation for this thread.

Really though, how shitty is it to be a cowboys fan? The eagles hit the fucking jackpot on a no-name QB and here you are... cowboys fans.
I'd have to imagine it would probably be like something you've never felt before. Aka a Patriots fan before 2001.

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