How badly does Invoice Belichick must win at UNC? Greater than you suppose. Belichick could also be a first-ballot Corridor of Famer, however his legacy has taken successful in recent times and failure with the Tar Heels may very well be strike three.
Strike one | The post-Brady years
Belichick went 36-44 as head coach of the Browns from 1991-95 and 7-11 with the Patriots earlier than Tom Brady took over for Drew Bledsoe because the staff’s beginning quarterback. With Brady, he went 219-64 with 9 Tremendous Bowl appearances and 6 championships.
Sadly, Belichick had only one profitable season after Brady signed with the Buccaneers, ending his final 4 years in New England with a 29-38 file. His staff’s 13.9 factors per sport tied for fewest within the league in 2023. In the meantime, Brady gained Tremendous Bowl LV in his first yr with Tampa Bay.
Strike two | The post-Patriots yr
Apart from New England, seven NFL groups fired head coaches final season. Most assumed they’d be preventing for Belichick’s providers, however the 72-year-old coach solely interviewed with the Atlanta Falcons, who in the end employed former Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris.
In line with reporting from ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr., Seth Wickersham and Jeremy Fowler, members of the Falcons’ entrance workplace all voted on the staff’s subsequent head coach, rating every candidate, however Invoice Belichick did not end in anybody’s high three.
