What will happen this off season to keep Belichick in New England while hedging toward a bright future for the Patriots:

  • Sign Belichick to a 3 year deal as HC, he will retire with Pats and get his 18 wins no matter what
  • Hire a talented young GM to handle all roster decisions including the upcoming 2024 draft
  • Hire a new OC
  • Hire a DC for the first time that Bill would take under wing
  • Fire almost all offensive talent, IE Zappe, Juju, Parker, Elliott, Gesicki, Bourne relying solely on existing A-tier talent, Mondre / Douglas
  • Draft top QB/WRs/OTs in 2024 draft
  • Keep Mac Jones as starter in 2024 with reset, giving him one final opportunity to succeed in a new system

While Belichick is unlikely to want to give up control of GM/DC, the spin will be that he is setting up the team for success when he inevitably retires. This will give Belichick more time to focus on what he does best while allowing for a new foundation to be set.

  • NdlburnerBEnglish
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    1 year ago
    1. I have hesitations about long extensions given the current teams performance. While scheme wise we appear to be fine, bill doesn’t appear to be connecting with players so much. So… I dunno.
    2. obviously but they don’t grow on trees. Who? And fat chance Bill is ok with this.
    3. who? Is there really an upgrade over BoB or JMD out there? Especially one who will work with Bill? Our offensive scheme is actually fine, with some really clever play design too.
    4. Yet again- who? I’m asking because I’d really like to see some names floated so this can be a discussion beyond “just hire a DC”
    5. Zappe - very cheap and perfectly fine backup QB. Why would you get rid of him? Is Will Grier that much better than Zappe? Juju sure, Parker’s contract makes that hard, Elliot has performed alright, Gesicki is actually quite talented so you’d really like to find a trade partner for him… and BOURNE? Bourne has played really well, actually. Getting rid of him would be beyond stupid.
    6. Draft WHO? Which QBs? Which OLs? Williams? Maye? Float some names lol.
    7. No. This season was Macs last chance. He is playing worse football than he was last year. If this team was on par with Macs first or second season? Yeah okay see what he can do. But Mac Jones has taken a step backwards every single year he’s been here. We’d be better off hiring a veteran journeyman if we’re not going to play a rookie because a veteran QB can teach young talent and act as a coach on the field of sorts.