SPECULATION CONTINUES THAT BELICHICK IS DONE AFTER 2007 Largely due to the fact that the question of the number of years remaining on New England coach Bill Belichick's contract is guarded almost as closely as the codes for the nuclear football, the unknown status of Belichik's future tenure invites constant speculation. The current speculation in some league and media circles is that Belichick's contract with the Pats expires after the 2007 season, and that he will leave. The fact that the Pats have loaded the cannon via free agency and trades, adding folks like linebacker Adalius Thomas and receivers Randy Moss (who coincidentally has a one-year deal), Donte' Stallworth, Wes Welker, and Kelley Washington, has only intensified beliefs that Belichick wants to make a run at a fourth Super Bowl victory before walking away. But while some think he will retire, others believe that he'll take a new job. One prominent national media type has suggested to us that Belichick would like to be the first coach to win a Super Bowl in each conference. To make that happen, Belichick would have to land in the NFC. The most obvious place for him to go is back to New York, given that he was the defensive coordinator for the Giants when the team won championships in 1986 and 1990. But some believe that his entanglement with former Giants receptionist Sharon Shenocca will keep the Mara family from approving the move. The source who thinks that Belichick craves an NFC Super Bowl win thinks that Washington, Dallas, Carolina, and Tampa are the potential destinations. We'll also throw the Vikings into the mix, since owner Zygi Wilf is a life-long Giants fan who once waited outside of a bathroom to get Lawrence Taylor's autograph. (We hope L.T. washed his hands before he grabbed the pen.) Wilf is wise enough to heed the quiet criticism of current coach Brad Childress, even if the rest of the front office is doing their best to prop up the field boss for fear of being run out the door if a guy like Belichick were to come to town. Anyway, it's all speculation for now. But unless and until someone says that Belichick is under contract beyond 2007 with the Pats and plans to honor it, the two Bills -- Belichick and Cowher -- should be penciled in at the top of the list for the 2008 coaching carousel. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not that I care too much about this either, but who really gives a shit where someone posts? It's not like Kentuckyjet posted about the shitty day he had at work, it's an artical about the Coach who beats our asses possibly being out of our division after this year.
Belichik is a New Englander born and bred. He has his dream job. The Pats would never let him get away because of money and he's already the defacto GM with Piolo working as his close partner. There's no way Belichik leaves unless he's retiring.
If it was his last year and he wanted one last Super Bowl in NE then wouldn't he pay Samuel and trade the extra draft picks they have for next year?
Kraft and Pioli have some say in the matter although Belichik is the final authority. No, they would not let him gut the team for one more super bowl. They want to be good for 30 years.
