Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Time for change?
Could it be that there is a time for a head coaching change in New England? After a season of terrible play calling and losing players emotionally is the game is passing Belichick by? The thing that set off an alarm to me was defensive coordinator Dean Pees leaving. He cited health issues as the reason. A week later he is now rumored to be going to Denver with Josh McDaniels. That makes me think that things are not good at Gillette. Is Bill Belichick making this a place where players and coaches don't want to come or stay anymore? Are we seeing the fall of a dynasty before our eyes? Look at the offense this year. It was basically the same personnel on offense as 2007 with no flavor and they floundered many times. Will Pepper Johnson get his shot at being defensive coordinator? This to me is the tell tale sign. If he bolts, it tells me things are not being handled correctly and change is in order. The Patriots like to bring up coaches from within their own system. i.e. McDaniels, Pees, Mangini. Is the pressure of a falling dynasty getting to the once dominant coach? Or could it be arrogance? Something has got to give. This is an important offseason. The can reload and make this a tough team again with the right moves. But it could be that the players on the team have lost that championship mojo.
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