The Patriots don't want to hear this, but they better get used to it: They have a good chance to become the first 19-0 team. Opponents should be in awe of Belichick and Brady. Yes, Belichick has the greatest quarterback in history, but both times he has had to coach without Tom Brady because of an injury or suspension, the Patriots have gone 11-5 and 3-1. Would Tom Landry have given up Too Tall Jones or Harvey Martin, Lee Roy Jordan or Chuck Howley? ![]() Would Chuck Noll have kept Lynn Swann or John Stallworth, Jack Lambert or Jack Ham? NBA draft lottery prospects countdown: Jarace Walker, F, Houston Would Vince Lombardi have sacrificed Jim Taylor or Paul Hornung, Ray Nietschke or Dave Robinson? He's the greatest of the great because the others didn't have to deal with the salary cap or free agency. He's the greatest coach in history because he has been to 10 Super Bowls and owns seven rings - five as the Patriots' head coach and two as the Giants' defensive coordinator. While the Texans are trying to develop their franchise quarterback and win a third consecutive division title, Belichick is attempting to win a third Super Bowl in four years. At least that game is in September, so they can get the loss out of the way early. In those three games, the Texans have averaged 7.3 points to the Patriots' 29.3.Īnd the Texans will make another trip to Gillette Stadium this season. ![]() In his first three seasons, O'Brien was 0-3 against Belichick, including last season's loss in the divisional round of the playoffs. That's the way Belichick usually does it - kill them with kindness off the field, then gut them on the field. I know those guys personally and have a ton of respect for them." "I think Bill has got an outstanding staff. They've all started at the bottom and worked their way up. (They) were grinders (and) had that coaching mentality - be early, stay late, put in a lot of extra time, do your dirty work. "All those guys were players I had that were as hard-working players as I've coached," he said. He helped me a lot."Īnd Belichick wasn't about to leave out Texans defensive coordinator Mike Vrabel, special-teams coordinator Larry Izzo or offensive/special-teams assistant Wes Welker. I'm glad I had the opportunity to coach with him as much as I did. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for Romeo as a person, a coach, a leader. "(He's) a great friend (and) a great coach. "We go all the way back about 35 years with Romeo, several different organizations," Belichick said. While the players warmed up before practice, Belichick chatted with another of his former assistants, Romeo Crennel.Ĭrennel, the Texans' assistant head coach, and Belichick were assistants under Bill Parcells when the New York Giants won two Super Bowls. "We have a lot of respect for Bill and his coaching staff, this team, the program he runs."īelichick employed O'Brien as an offensive coach for five seasons (2007-11). The program has gotten stronger every year. "(He) won the (AFC South) the past two years, had a playoff win last year. "He's done a great job," Belichick said about O'Brien.
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