Seth Wickersham

There's no doubt. And I think that what makes that interesting is that that reflects a lot of the coach, GM, and owner divide in the NFL. I mean, I think they rank and file coaches. Ask Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan, Sean Payton. Ask any of those guys if they think Bill Belichick should be coaching in the NFL, and you won't even be able to finish the sentence before they say yes.

There's no doubt. And I think that what makes that interesting is that that reflects a lot of the coach, GM, and owner divide in the NFL. I mean, I think they rank and file coaches. Ask Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan, Sean Payton. Ask any of those guys if they think Bill Belichick should be coaching in the NFL, and you won't even be able to finish the sentence before they say yes.

There's no doubt. And I think that what makes that interesting is that that reflects a lot of the coach, GM, and owner divide in the NFL. I mean, I think they rank and file coaches. Ask Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan, Sean Payton. Ask any of those guys if they think Bill Belichick should be coaching in the NFL, and you won't even be able to finish the sentence before they say yes.

Whereas at the GM level, though, and the ownership level, there's just so much concern. And I think that part of it is his record. Part of it is, you know, that for, you know, the last half of the dynasty, certainly, you know, Robert Kraft made it a secret that he could be impossible to work with at times, even as they were winning. But,

Whereas at the GM level, though, and the ownership level, there's just so much concern. And I think that part of it is his record. Part of it is, you know, that for, you know, the last half of the dynasty, certainly, you know, Robert Kraft made it a secret that he could be impossible to work with at times, even as they were winning. But,

Whereas at the GM level, though, and the ownership level, there's just so much concern. And I think that part of it is his record. Part of it is, you know, that for, you know, the last half of the dynasty, certainly, you know, Robert Kraft made it a secret that he could be impossible to work with at times, even as they were winning. But,

I think that there's just a sense that even if Belichick is willing to be deferential to existing infrastructures and existing GMs, whoever they might be, there's a sense that if you hire this guy, you got to kind of let him do it his way and give him the keys, even if he's not technically asking for it.

I think that there's just a sense that even if Belichick is willing to be deferential to existing infrastructures and existing GMs, whoever they might be, there's a sense that if you hire this guy, you got to kind of let him do it his way and give him the keys, even if he's not technically asking for it.

I think that there's just a sense that even if Belichick is willing to be deferential to existing infrastructures and existing GMs, whoever they might be, there's a sense that if you hire this guy, you got to kind of let him do it his way and give him the keys, even if he's not technically asking for it.

And I think what changed, 2024 has been an interesting year for Belichick, and we should talk about that. But what changed, I think, was that I think that he began to think, maybe I don't really want this.

And I think what changed, 2024 has been an interesting year for Belichick, and we should talk about that. But what changed, I think, was that I think that he began to think, maybe I don't really want this.

And I think what changed, 2024 has been an interesting year for Belichick, and we should talk about that. But what changed, I think, was that I think that he began to think, maybe I don't really want this.

And I don't want to take the risk and wait in January, hoping that I might get one interview and might get one job when I can go to a program that I've got a little bit of history with, have the space to win or lose on my terms and my career that way.

And I don't want to take the risk and wait in January, hoping that I might get one interview and might get one job when I can go to a program that I've got a little bit of history with, have the space to win or lose on my terms and my career that way.

And I don't want to take the risk and wait in January, hoping that I might get one interview and might get one job when I can go to a program that I've got a little bit of history with, have the space to win or lose on my terms and my career that way.

Totally. And I think that, yeah, it's first of all, to go back to like the early part of the dynasty, like, you know, you and I talked about it when my Patriots book came out. I mean, those were hugely formative years because Belichick finally had the, the, the people, the quarterback in place to do what he had had in his mind for so long in terms of like being able to create an actual team.

Totally. And I think that, yeah, it's first of all, to go back to like the early part of the dynasty, like, you know, you and I talked about it when my Patriots book came out. I mean, those were hugely formative years because Belichick finally had the, the, the people, the quarterback in place to do what he had had in his mind for so long in terms of like being able to create an actual team.

Totally. And I think that, yeah, it's first of all, to go back to like the early part of the dynasty, like, you know, you and I talked about it when my Patriots book came out. I mean, those were hugely formative years because Belichick finally had the, the, the people, the quarterback in place to do what he had had in his mind for so long in terms of like being able to create an actual team.

And, and, you know, that's where that ethos started. And I think that, like, Wright Thompson and I and Van Natta reported on it a year ago or so that, you know, Belichick really felt like the Crafts had eroded what he had built in the past couple of years.

And, and, you know, that's where that ethos started. And I think that, like, Wright Thompson and I and Van Natta reported on it a year ago or so that, you know, Belichick really felt like the Crafts had eroded what he had built in the past couple of years.