Tom Brady and former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick created countless unforgettable moments for Patriots fans over nearly two decades.
Appearing on a podcast, Belichick said he and Kraft achieved plenty of success by remaining on that same page, but that cohesiveness slipped away over his final seasons.
This is a defining moment, one Kraft needs to align more with boldly stealing Bill Belichick from the Jets than pushing Mayo to the top spot before he was ready.
After Bill Belichick was fired by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, after 24 seasons as head coach of the team and six Super Bowl trophies in nine appearances, the expectation around the NFL was that the legendary coach would have little trouble finding a new job at the helm of a different NFL franchise.
After trying to move on from the Bill Belichick era, the Patriots are now going right back to a successor much more like him.
Jerod Mayo lasted just one season as head coach of the Patriots. Did Bill Belichick, Mayo's former coach and later boss, play a role in the failure?