Post by JABF on Jan 27, 2017 11:00:08 GMT -6
As much as I never wanted Fox, and wish he would get fired, no one was going to win here w/this roster. The talent level isn't there.
People point to how great Shea has been for NE, bs, Shea has been Shea for NE they just don't expect anymore or less out of him then what he is, a guy that might make a play, maybe 2 a game. His #'s are basically the same there as they were in Chicago, and he's only started 4 games for them.
Look at the turnovers over the last several years, bottom of the league. Coaches cannot teach turn overs, you have to have guys that are talented enough to make them happen. Peanut/BU/Briggs/Brown/Harris etc etc, talent gets turnovers. There is next to none on this team so no turn overs.
Fix the QB position 1st, fix the DB's 2nd and you'll start winning regardless of the HC.
btw, this was the problem w/bringing in Fox, what does an old coach want to do w/a rebuild, he wants to in, or so says all the people that say we cannot draft and start a young qb. If that was the case then Fox was the wrong hire.
And Belichick understands the fine art of crafting a roster with these players who compliment the team - even if they are not great individual players. He has the vision. The vision of how these guys fit well with what he is trying to do.
Belichick is flexible and doesn't try to pound the square peg into the round hole. Coaches like Lovie (and countless more) have their mind made up as to what they will do and come hell or high water that is the ONLY thing they are going to do. Belichick understands how powerful flexibility is. Lose a Tom Brady for 1/4 of the season, and he adjusts and wins 3 of those 4 games.
I figure job-1 is understanding how your talent needs to complement the overall team vision. Another team may have more great players and never win a super bowl. Actually, I believe Atlanta has substantially more talent than this year's NE team. I do expect Atlanta to win this one. But it they don't then it will probably be due to Belichick.