6 rings Patspourri: Tom Brady returning? Bill Belichick on the move & Mailbag
It's been just under two months since 'The Dynasty: New England Patriots' premiered on Apple TV+, and the overwhelming response from fans, media members, and former players alike has been pretty much the same: negative.
The latest critic? Former Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore. The Super Bowl LIII champion took to Twitter on Friday afternoon to air his grievances:
"Just watched The Dynasty," Gilmore wrote. "Bill was the greatest coach I’ve ever been around. Don’t let that fool you. I’ll never forget we were a predominantly man team during the 2018 season all the way up to the Super Bowl. When we played the Rams we switched to Zone."
This defensive switch-up was one of the few ways Belichick was actually portrayed positively during the series. Owner Robert Kraft even alluded to it as one of the key factors in his decision to choose his head coach over quarterback Tom Brady.
"No coach would switch what they did all season in a big game like that," he continued. "Or Him telling me to play trail technique in buffalo because the Quarterback can’t throw against the wind when i was following a big time receiver. If you ever played corner that’s not a good feeling playing trail technique. I shut the WR down to 0 catches."
Over four seasons in Foxborough, Gilmore started 56 games at cornerback and tallied 185 tackles, 52 passes defensed, three forced fumbles, and 11 interceptions. In 2019, he won the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year award in a season where he notched 20 PD's, six interceptions, and two defensive touchdowns.
Gilmore joins a group of former Patriots that includes Devin McCourty, Rodney Harrison, Matthew Slater, Julian Edelman, Vince Wilfork, and Ty Law who have voiced a negative opinion about how their time with the Patriots, and Bill Belichick, were portrayed in 'The Dynasty'.
As for their former head coach? He's seemingly happy go lucky as he roams the Washington Huskies sideline in a cut-off hoodie, and has plans to write a book in his future.
Perhaps that's when we hear his side of the story.
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