09 January 2024

By The Numbers - part the fortieth

As I type this, the future whereabouts of Bill Belichick aren't public. I am among, what I suppose is, a minority here in snowed-in New England in that I've little use for the man. The sports pundits have been cumming all over themselves for years proclaiming him the GOAT of not just foobaahh coaches, but all head honchos in all sports. Horse shit.

Here's the number:
without Brady - 84 and 103

Yeah, that's genius. Some claim that, at least, he's the guy who got Brady. Well, not so much. He wasn't actually the GM, after all.

Brady - 199th pick in sixth round
Belichick is widely regarded as a genius for turning lead into gold, but few ever ask the obvious question: why was it that Bill ignored Brady for 5 rounds, too? Could it be that 199 was a 'what have we got to lose' toss away pick? Or did he believe the meh Combine numbers same as everybody else? Enquiring minds need to know.

A GOAT foobaahh coach gets more wins out of a roster than their revealed talent warrants. Bill ain't ever come close to that. If he were such a coaching guru, he'd have turned Bledsoe into Brady. He wouldn't have stunk out the joint after Tom Terrific went South.

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