6 rings: why things will look different for the patriots on sunday
With the Patriots sitting at 1-4 following the two worst losses of the Bill Belichick era, there has been plenty of noise surrounding the head coach and his job security in New England.
Whether it’s giving up his authority over personnel, resigning as HC of NEP, or an outright firing, the concensus is that Robert Kraft has to change something about his franchise.
On Tuesday, Patriots safeties coach Brian Belichick, the youngest son of Bill, spoke with reporters. Kevin Stone of the New England Football Journal asked him if he and his brother Steve have heard the latest noise surrounding his father:
“We know that my dad, who’s been the head coach here for a long time, works harder than anyone to make this team the best team that he can,” Belichick said. “When he says he makes decisions in the best interest of the football team, he really means that and it’s always his goal. That’s one of the core things that’s made this place so successful over the years, is that the head coach sets the standard for work and doing what’s best for the team and that it’s whatever we can do to make each other better and the team better, that’s what we’re trying to do. We all see that example and try to do that ourselves.”
Over the course of the last week, three former players have spoken outwardly in the media about their former head coach. Devin McCourty said that Belichick has to 'change his philosophy on offense', Julian Edelman said that the team has 'whiffed' on offensive draft picks, and Ty Law has said that it's 'time to let somebody else start picking the players'.
“As far as our dad being criticized,” he explained. “We’ve been dealing with that our whole lives. Honestly, it kind of helps you block out everything and focus on what’s important. Of course (it’s motivating). I’d say generally, when there’s a lot of noise both positive and negative, the best thing you can do is try to block it out and focus on what’s important, which is helping the players be as successful as they can on the field.”
“There’s a lot of things that go into that and they all take place in this building. No disrespect (to the media), but not with reporters. So (the criticism), it is what it is.”
While he's been around the team for his entire life, Brian Belichick was formally added to the Patriots staff in 2016 as a scouting assistant. He now serves as the team's safeties coach, a role he's been in since 2020.
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