According to one New York report, he would love to coach the Giants, the team he won two Super Bowls (1986 and '90) with as an assistant under Bill Parcells. Watch Video: Inside drama that could tear Patriots' dynasty apartīelichick, who turns 66 in April, could walk away from the game after the season, though it’s hard to envision him putting his football genius to rest. But that won’t happen today, it won’t happen tomorrow, and it surely won’t happen until at the very least this year is done. There may be in-fighting going on, and there’s even a chance it could bring professional sports’ greatest dynasty to its knees. The Patriots will host Tennessee in an AFC divisional game next Sunday, and anyone who has spent a minute around that team knows Belichick is, at this moment, consumed by trying to become the first head coach to win six Super Bowls. That’s why Patricia has been his trusted assistant for more than a decade.īut as the Lions move forward with the distinct possibility of making a decision this week, there’s also this semi-important fact dreamers tend to overlook: Belichick is under contract. And players respect his leadership because of his proven track record of making them successful.īelichick embodies the same qualities. He excels at situational football (the Patriots have consistently ranked among the best in red-zone defense under his command). He has spent the past 14 years working under Belichick, the past six as defensive coordinator, and exudes many of the qualities Quinn outlined on the day he started his coaching search. Patricia, by the account of many outside of the building, is the favorite to land the job. They’ve given courtesy in-house interviews to Teryl Austin and Jim Bob Cooter, gotten to pick the brains of top NFC North assistants Winston Moss and Pat Shurmur, and they still could interview Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks this week. The Lions have focused their coaching search so far on a couple of defensive assistants with Patriots ties in Matt Patricia and Mike Vrabel. ► Predicting NFL coaching hires for Lions and other open jobs ► Coaching search: Will Bill Belichick coaching tree bear fruit? And yes, Belichick is the best coach of this, and maybe any, generation.īut the transitive property of coaching equality does not apply here and there’s no reason to believe that Belichick, even if he is down to his last few games with the Patriots, will end up in Detroit. Yes, general manager Bob Quinn has a prior relationship with Belichick from their time in New England. Yes, the Lions have a head coaching vacancy right now. But for everyone believing Belichick is destined to have his NFL career come full circle and return to Detroit amid reports of discord in New England, it’s time to put down the pipe. One of Bill Belichick’s first coaching jobs was with the Detroit Lions, as the assistant special teams coach in 1976. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.Watch Video: Lions' first-year coaches: How they have fared All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated.
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