Brian Batko

I think, you know, when you get into the question of his age and that narrative, as Joe brought up, I think it's less about, as you said, the NFL passing and by-limits and probably more just

How well does he still relate to the players of today at 62?

What do they view him as?

Do they see him as that dreaded retread label?

Or do they view him as, hey, he's a guy who's won a Super Bowl and has had just as much success, really, as our previous coach in Mike Tomlin.

But...

I mean, it's just you put the two guys side by side in a room.

I mean, I think there's a very big difference in terms of the level of charisma and gravitas that one has versus the other.

That doesn't make one a better coach, but I think that's where it more so comes in as far as coaching personality.

Mason Rudolph, did you see his love letter to Tom Lee?

I did.

Yeah.

Honestly, first of all, I think that's better writing than I do on a regular basis.

So that's not really fair that Mason Rudolph is 6'5", handsome guy with a rocket for an arm, and he's penning this kind of prose to his former coach.

But yeah, I mean, he talked about his his swagger and kind of like a real life Denzel Washington character walking the practice fields every day on the South Side.

Yeah, he's the son of longtime Bill Belichick, Lieutenant Dante Skarniecki.

He mostly was known for coaching the O-line there.

He technically won five Super Bowls with the Patriots, but he was basically there from before Belichick was even in New England to...

I think all the way pretty much till the end.

So the son, not as prominently known, but he was on the staff during the Spygate years, I believe.