Bill Belichick and the Patriots Part Ways

Less than a day after the news of Nick Saban retiring another great coach will be stepping away from their team. Patriots Coach Bill Belichick and Owner Robert Kraft have agreed to mutually part ways. There were speculations in the middle of the season about Belichick being fired, but he was able to finish the year out. However, as of today, Belichick is officially on the market for a new team. 

Belichick signed a multiyear contract extension during this past offseason. However, after disappointing seasons since Tom Brady left, Kraft felt it was time to move on and try to get back to a contending team. 

Belichick leaves the Patriots with one of the most impressive coaching careers in all of sports. He started his head coaching career with the Browns, then went to the Jets as a defensive coordinator, and then landed in New England where he would be the head coach for 24 years. 

Belichick is currently third all-time in wins with a 302-165 regular season record and a 31-13 playoff record. He also tacks six Super Bowls onto his resume, the most all-time by a coach. 

It is uncertain whether or not Belichick will be on another team’s sideline. A lot of teams are in need of a head coach and there are some intriguing options for the GOAT. 

Landing Spots 

Chargers 

They have so much potential every year and always disappoint. Belichick will have a capable quarterback in Herbert from the start and can maybe figure out a way to get Quinton Johnson the ball more to see what he’s got. Many games came down to the wire for the Chargers in the past few years and some of these games were losses due to coaching decisions. 

Seattle 

Pete Carroll leaves behind a solid team that has talent on both sides of the ball. Reports said that although Carroll will not be the head coach anymore, he may still stay in the organization which could make a great tandem. I am sure Belichick would love to coach that secondary of Tariq Woolen and Devon Witherspoon. 

Falcons 

Arthur Smith is out and rightfully so. So much young talent on the team was wasted. Between Bijan, Drake London, and Kyle Pitts, the Falcons do not use their young players enough. If the Falcons can get a decent quarterback then the offense may be scary with Belichick leading the team. On the other side of the ball, they have one of the best young secondaries in the league with AJ Terrell and Jessie Bates  

Cowboys 

Now this is a sleeper team. If the Cowboys get bounced early again in the playoffs then Jerry Jones may very well want to move on from Mike McCarthy. This is probably the best team the Cowboys have had in recent years (I feel like this is said every year) so now is the year to do something or changes need to be made. Having a top-3 quarterback, a top-2 receiver, and the best defense and kicker in the league deserves reservations for the Super Bowl…right? They will more than likely lose Defensive Coordinator Dan Quinn this offseason so you can either replace him with Belichick or just have Belichick take over as the head coach.