Itās safe to say that one cannot discuss the history of theNational Football League without mentioning Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots at least a dozen times.
Belichickās tenure in charge of the organization has led them to six Super Bowl wins and even more appearances, cementing himself as one of the greatest ā if not the greatest ā head coaches of all time.
Nonetheless, this is a ruthless business, and team owners usually have a short memory. Thatās why Robert Kraft doesnāt want to hear anything about the Tom Brady era anymore, and he wants his team to win now.
Tension Growing Between Kraft And Belichick
There have been rumors about Kraftās discontent with Belichick for years now. Apparently, thereās been an ever-growing tension between the to, according to a report by Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk:
(Transcript via Mike Florio)
āWe all know how these things will go. In the ultimate game of rock, scissors, paper, Kraft owns all three. Heās in charge. What he says, goes. Who he says goes. And if Belichick fails to deliver a playoff appearance or if he runs the postseason victory drought to half of a decade, heās the one who could be going.
It sounds crazy, I know. Belichick is one of the great coaches in NFL history. Since Brady, however, his teams have been just above ordinary. At some point, a sufficient stretch of failure wipes out a history of excellence. At some point, the past will have faded from the rear-view mirror. At some point, Kraft will decide to turn the page.
And heāll be more likely to do it sooner than later if Belichick keeps trying to blame Kraft for failures that, in Kraftās mind, trace only to Belichick.ā
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Kraft has already made it clear that he could pull the plug and put an end to the Belichick era if they donāt go back to their winning ways this season, and this power struggle could only make things harder for a team that doesnāt seem to stand a chance in one of footballās most competitive divisions.
