Dcat Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Bill Belichick refused to allow Josh McDaniels to move up coaching interviews despite playoff loss New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick refused to allow longtime offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to move up his scheduled interviews with teams interested in him as a head coaching candidate to the start of this week, league sources said, at the same time he pushed special teams coordinator Joe Judge for the New York Giants' coaching vacancy and greenlit a Monday interview for him. Belichick and owner Robert Kraft have long been worried about losing McDaniels, who has a very strong bond with Hall of Fame free agent quarterback Tom Brady and is one of the best play designers and play callers in football. Kraft and Belichick went to great lengths to persuade McDaniels not pull out of his agreement to become head coach of the Colts in 2017, as is well documented, and Belichick has a reputation for being difficult to work with when it comes to other teams looking to hire an assistant he does not want to lose. Despite New England being eliminated from the playoffs in the Wild Card round Saturday night, multiple sources from teams that had requested interviews with McDaniels said Belichick would not relent to move up their window to speak with McDaniels in the immediate days following that defeat. Brady's future is very much in limbo, with the 42-year old quarterback contemplating playing elsewhere in 2020, sources said, which would make retaining McDaniels even more paramount as there is no set replacement on staff and Brady has been in one offense his entire career. At the same time, Belichick was advocating for Judge for the Giants job, knowing that they couldn't hire both him and McDaniels. The Browns, Giants, and Panthers all requested interviews with McDaniels at the conclusion of the regular season. Belichick would not allow McDaniels to meet the Panthers on Monday, the same day Judge was interviewing with the Giants; Baylor coach Matt Rhule met with the Panthers on Tuesday and was hired by Wednesday. McDaniels did eventually interview with the Browns on Friday; he was set to meet with the Panthers in New England on Tuesday and with the Giants in New York on Wednesday, prior to both teams filling their vacancies, sources said The Panthers were extremely high on McDaniels, sources said, and had his interview been before Rhule's it is quite possible owner David Tepper would have acted to quickly hire him as well. That was not the case – McDaniels and Rhule are both represented by Athlete's First – and Rhule was hired by Tuesday with the Giants not wanting to risk losing Judge to Mississippi State or McDaniels to go elsewhere, they hired Judge within hours of the Panthers landing Rhule, whom New York sought to interview on Tuesday. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bill-belichick-refused-to-allow-josh-mcdaniels-to-move-up-coaching-interviews-despite-playoff-loss/amp/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Wow, that's definitely a dick head move. It pretty much sums up the Patriots organization under BB. Cheaters, liars, criminals, murderers, etc. Nice job NE, hope you're proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNOWBOUND33 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 What do they call it...ummmm....Patriot Way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 And....... Adam Schefter Patriots’ WR Julian Edelman was arrested Saturday night in Beverly Hills and cited for misdemeanor vandalism after he allegedly jumped on the hood of another person’s Mercedes and caused damage, as TMZ reported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNOWBOUND33 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 2 hours ago, League_Champion said: And....... Adam Schefter Patriots’ WR Julian Edelman was arrested Saturday night in Beverly Hills and cited for misdemeanor vandalism after he allegedly jumped on the hood of another person’s Mercedes and caused damage, as TMZ reported. I think he has a case of rich millennial dbag syndrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 What coaching positions are still left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gourdeau Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, purplemonster said: What coaching positions are still left? None. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNOWBOUND33 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, purplemonster said: What coaching positions are still left? Bears. I mean OC lmfao 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 40 minutes ago, SNOWBOUND33 said: Bears. I mean OC lmfao Freudian slip? You were right the first time, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gourdeau Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 WHAT IS HAPPENING!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swashbucklers Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 My thought process leads me to believe that Bill is done or has one more year and wants to leave his legacy in what he thinks will be good hands, meaning he wants McDaniels to slide into the HC position in NE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gourdeau Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 5 minutes ago, Swashbucklers said: My thought process leads me to believe that Bill is done or has one more year and wants to leave his legacy in what he thinks will be good hands, meaning he wants McDaniels to slide into the HC position in NE. If you watched any of his documentaries you know he won't quit until he can't walk anymore. Even then, if they have a wheel chair for him, he may still be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Gourdeau said: If you watched any of his documentaries you know he won't quit until he can't walk anymore. Even then, if they have a wheel chair for him, he may still be there. That's actually really interesting. I didn't know that. I kind of speculated how long he would stay on, especially after Brady , but sounds like you have some more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 This is BB to McDaniels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gourdeau Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 14 hours ago, purplemonster said: That's actually really interesting. I didn't know that. I kind of speculated how long he would stay on, especially after Brady , but sounds like you have some more info It's his entire life, both his sons are on the team coaching it's funner for him now than ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I cannot wait until Skippy takes over the Pats without Bill and Tom to do the heavy lifting. I don't see him as some genius, I see him as somebody average or better that benefited from a great team. Ever since he backed out on the Colts job I've thought he's unlikely to land a HC job anywhere but NE. And not the good Pats we've all put up with for 20 years, but the Pats of the old days who mostly sucked. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gourdeau Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 13 hours ago, stevegrab said: the Pats of the old days who mostly sucked. The day is almost here. The "fans" will disperse like little rats in a fire very very soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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