DrDawkinstein

I feel like we just left the true "golden age" and are entering more of a "guilded age" or an age dictated by greed and making the most money (even more so than before). To me, the real golden age ended once they moved to the playoffs. And while that might leave less to argue over who really is the true National Champion, I feel like we lost a LOT at the lower levels. It used to be, come New Years day, student athletes all over the country, at ALL levels, were playing "their championship". Sure, you may not be up for the National Championship, but doggone it, the kids playing for UCLA and Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl were going to give it their all and have that memory/story forever.

Requiem for a Dream. So depressing, so hot, lol.

Same. And then #42 Dorian Williams gets in the mix as another small LB, and I cant tell any of the 3 of them apart.

Might be easier for him with already being used to Free Agency 🤷‍♂️ Also why he has made it clear to UNC that they will need to spend, spend, spend. The school AND the boosters alike.

Yep, thanks to the inept idiots at the NCAA, college football is just a highest bidder booster competition now.

Building a college team and scouting high school recruits is a 100% completely different process than building an NFL team. He wont be stuck always picking in the 30s in the college draft, because there isnt one. He can go and recruit any kid he wants (whether they commit or not is a different story, but point is it's equal access). Plus, you dont have to "hit" on players as much since there are so many of them, and its a much deeper, wider talent pool. It's only in that step to the pros that so many get filtered out. Coming out of retirement - after taking only 1 year off. It's not like he retired at 65 and has been away from the game for 8 years. And I believe college football history is littered with old coaches going back for one more try and having decent success. Heck, Mack Brown just did that exactly at UNC, but to a lesser extent because while he is a good coach, he is no Belichick. Mack as more willing to just work with what the school would give him. Belichick has a plan to step it up to a top-tier program. Again, it might tank. Anything could happen. But I get why folks at UNC could believe that it will work, as long as they are willing to pony up.

Folks keep talking about this, but young kids were lining up to play for his best buddy and coaching twin, Nick Saban. Saban may have been an even bigger hard-ass than BB, and players only transferred out of Bama AFTER Saban left. I think he'll be able to deal with the kids because they know he will get them ready for the NFL. I think it's much tougher for a Saban/Belichick to handle young NFL players who feel like they already know everything because they've "made it". Or I could be wrong and the whole thing blows u in Belichicks face. But I think that is less likely.

Offense, Defense, or Special Teams, any coach should be aware of the clock strategy in these situations. He should know it from a Defensive perspective of "I hope they run here and keep the clock running, but I should be prepared for a pass since only a moron would allow his team to run it".

Yes. That is literally his job. And if he is changing it as it is called, then he is already neglecting his duties as he should be in his OC's ear well before that pointing out the clock strategy. McD admitted in his presser that he asked Brady for "our best play", so he obviously had time to communicate exactly what he wanted. He failed by neglecting to say "I want our best PASS play".

Where you say "he couldnt win without Brady", I say "no one can win with Mac Jones". Even the best/your favorite coaches... swap Mac Jones in for Josh and McD isnt winning. Swap McCorkle in for Mahomes and Reid isnt winning. Swap him in for Goff and Campbell/Johnson arent winning. It's both. You need the coach and the QB. Even Brady needed Arians to win another SB, and didnt do nearly as well once he pushed Bruce out of the HC spot.

What happened to the HC the day after that Bears debacle?

Doesnt seem to fit into regular operations though. A Replay/Review specialist works because they can independently watch the tape and buzz down to the HC. What would a clock specialist do to help against the Rams? How and when would they be chiming in McD's ear to remember that they should only pass on that play since an incomplete pass stops the clock? They would have to be interrupting the conversation between McD and Brady, and stepping on the play calls, etc. This is something coaches should just "know". Yes, it is tricky. But that is why they've been given the $$$.

What are the examples from this season that directly cost teams games? Eberflus letting the clock run out against the Packers. Fired the next day. What others?

I clicked the thread to type this exactly. It's a major part of the job description. It would be like me telling my boss they need to hire an assistant for me who knows how to use MS Office products because I cant figure them out.

Interesting question. I think the fact that he wants to build it out as a "Pipeline to the NFL" makes it very attractive to recruits. I think he'll be able to stand with any other coach he goes against. The (unfortunate) biggest factor nowadays tho is NIL money. So whether he can do it or not will really depend on how much boosters are willing to pony up to help him get his recruits. SMU boosters finally got their chance to legally pay players and they are in the Playoffs 1 year later. So it can be done. edit to add: With Saban retired, Belichick would be my top choice of "Coach I trust with my kid". If I'm a parent of a recruit, I'm pushing for Belichick over guys like Ryan Day, Brian Kelly, etc.

You and I can say that. But a college board of trustees watching their peers rake in Tens, if not Hundreds, of Millions of dollars more for their school changes things.

I dont think they are either. But he would be perfect going back to Carolina. Assuming Tepper was 1. smart enough to hire McD and 2. humble enough to stay out of his way. Two big asks.

In fairness, the title does say "AFTER we lose in the playoffs". I think this was supposed to be more about McD's continual botching of in-game decisions and strategy, and how it hasnt improved, and will likely rear it's ugly head again in the playoffs.

The amount of money available to be made in College Football makes that tough He didnt make that position up tho. Most big programs already have that guy in place.

From what I'm reading, it's a plan to get UNC up to snuff with the current powerhouses. Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Ohio, etc. So I wouldnt call them unrealistic considering all the other big programs run this way. He just gave them the blueprint of what it will take to get there.

Looks like he put the ball back in UNC's court to see if they are serious about building the Football program or if they want to continue being just a basketball school.

Looks official "Belichick’s bible would require historic levels of investment from the school. Includes salary minimums position by position and a willingness to hire two staffs: a coaching staff run by Belichick; a recruitment staff run by a sitting college GM — who would require a buyout Belichick has a college and pro version of his updated manual and has shared it with other schools and NFL teams. But he drafted a new one specific to UNC that touched on every aspect of the program and school. Will need sign off from AD, chancellor, trustees and boosters There has already been pushback from the group of 13 trustees, with input from wider faculty. The investment would overhaul the school’s approach to football; Belichick unsure if the school will meet the demands and is unwilling to negotiate"

In both employment AND the playoffs

All good on the previous stuff. Happens to the best of us WRT change of D scheme, roster turn over, and even the Dolphins... Like I said up-thread, we need a pretty big overhaul on Defense even if McD stays. Cut Von, cut Jones, add a few DL, a couple of CBs, and with the question mark hanging over Milano maybe some work on LBs as well. All 3 layers. So we arent adding much to Beane's plate either way. It's already full. Regardless of scheme, I think we re-sign Groot and Benford since they can play in any defense. With the Dolphins, funny enough, they had already used all their draft capital from the Tunsil trade before McDaniel arrived. And while they had Wilkins, Jones, VanGinkel in place, idiotically let most of those players walk THIS PAST offseason in order to throw more money at Tua, Waddle, and Hill. So the turnover had little/nothing to do with the coaching change, and was just bad GMing that steams from bad ownership. And while I dont love the Tampa-2, it isnt the scheme I have the problem with. It is the coaching and decision making when push comes to shove and we get in tricky situations. Doesnt matter what scheme we are running if the coach doesnt know how to manage time outs. That is my real beef. ALLLLL this said, no way does Terry fire McD so none of this discussion matters at all. But it is a fun/interesting way to kill a Monday at work.

He didnt get promoted from within the Texans. He was DC in San Fran before he was made HC in Houston. So if you cant get those basic facts right with a quick google search, we're done debating. Talk about being objectively wrong. lol As evidenced by yesterday's clock management, right?