Post by masterofallgoons on Apr 6, 2020 18:09:29 GMT
To respond to the above discussion only a little bit; I'd say that you can make the 'Brady is more important' argument without resorting to saying 'Belichick as an idiot and cant coach at all.' I'd also say that their earlier successes in the first few superbowls were not built on Brady, he may have out them over the top, but the foundation was a great defense, and as things progressed Belichick's personal focus shifted to offense. BUT, I also realize we've probably had this exact discussion before and there's no point...
On the other hand, what the fuck else is there to do? We are on a thread for simulated imaginary teams NFL football for fuck's sake...
One angle I don't think we've brought up is the Parcells vs Belichick discussion. Given your take on Belichcik you must thibk the world of Parcells.
Agreed the first Super Bowl against the Rams deserves defensive credit-- although they gave up two late scores to tie the game, the Ty Law pick six and they absolutely dominated the Rams receivers as well as the line of scrimmage. Anything after that is dicey. Sure he shut down Peyton a few years, but look at Peyton's playoff record. Everyone beat Peyton. They couldn't stop the Panthers in the 4th qtr of SB 38. Blah blah blah, point is I can think of many examples where the defense has let them down in important games, which shouldn't be the case for a coach with BB's reputation.
I just think Belichick is overhyped, his track record bears that out. It's not like I want Adam Gase or whoever is coaching Cincinnati.
What did I say when we talked about Parcells before? I have no recollection.
I was going to say here that he is probably best judge of coaching talent if you go by the success of his coaching tree, and that he clearly thought especially highly of Belichcik.
Have you seen that 30 for 30 The Two Bills? It was pretty interesting.