How it happened: The end of Bill Belichick's empire in New England | NFL on ESPN

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots parting ways felt increasingly likely as the season wore on. From June to January, retrace the speculation and ESPN analysis that helps to illustrate how the historic partnership ended.
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[@douglastucker6614]

His record speaks for itself. Love him or hate him u can’t argue with his success. He engineered what might be the last football dynasty we might ever see.

[@benpham8509]

With browns 29-38, without Brady 36-44. Those records?

[@williamli6200]

He is the biggest credit thief in NFL history, if not in sport history.

[@gorillacookies3171]

He needed Brady without Brady you see how he did come on

[@matchpoint14]

douglass, he had zero success without Brady not just a few games but several games even several seasons. A great coach would have won a superbowl without the greatest QB of all time. There is no way anyone can say for sure that Bill was a great coach we will never know because he had the greatest QB of all time Tom even left Bill and went to Tampa and won a Superbowl. But what we do know is Bill was not great and not even good without Brady. The mark of a good coach is a one that wins without the best talent. Sure he was smart and not a bad coach but I doubt very seriously he is great and for sure not one of the best ever, the record speaks for itself. Last 4 years were pathetic. UH I wonder why??

[@xNotRealx]

@@benpham8509he won 6 super bowls with the 199th pick yeah he deserves a lot of credit

[@rtmhrj]

This was no surprise to me, the minute TB12 left NE I knew BB would be done for

[@mr.perfect1749]

People said he made Brady should've paid Brady when he had him

[@MrGenexxx]

He should have respected Brady.

[@mr.perfect1749]

@@MrGenexxx facts 💯

[@asacloutier7530]

I think its the cutest thing when Stephen A talks about football. The man once said "Hunter Henry is having a fantastic season" and he had been on the injured reserve almost the entire season.

[@antionepheonixsports]

I forgot that lol.

[@Backendralph]

Wow pete, saban, and now Bill. The end of an era...

[@JayStiles-kt2pm]

3 Billy 🐐

[@Z_Is_Me_Reacts]

I’ve seen bill on my KZbin feed more then I’ve seen my parents IRL

[@Oybcam]

Bill was a great coach with Tom Brady

[@williamtravis9283]

Brady left the Patriots and won his 7th Super Bowl Championship without Belichick. Brady should return to the Patriots to win his 8th Super Bowl Championship without Belichick.

[@chrisazor]

Bigups to Boston Connor, for being included among these analysts for his Pats love!

[@S_67F]

I remember ex Pirates saying 'I didn't know what it what like to win' or 'to have discipline' or 'to work hard' after they joined New England!

[@mikebritcom3171]

Belichick + Brady = great team. Belichick - Brady = medicore team. Do the math.

[@tzvi3660]

84 and 103 without Brady

[@joesanthosh5315]

Facts

[@armandoortiz9114]

This is what belichick wanted, the goat out. Why does everybody bite the hand that feeds them.

[@PlatinumPokem0n]

Anyone know what that instrumental music is at the beginning?

[@PhilFeedback]

Crazy Coaching carousel

[@GulsCult]

Tom Brady had the must've felt so satisfied. He kept everyone professional and let everything come out into the light on its own. And it came out alright. Water found it's level for Bill.

[@ibraheemrao8434]

January 11th 2024 08:03 CT. Here's an idea Mike Vrabel as the next HC in. New England.

[@AlexSosa777]

He's the best defense coordinator maybe ever, but if he doesn't have a great QB he's teams suffer, he's up there in age also, wherever he goes he better have a great QB.

[@steviekenny581]

Than you Mr Belichik🙏 💚

[@tommywatterson5276]

He let his success get away in New England....Brady.

[@Leirei_Gem_Espino]

hope he gets the win record on another team, but unlikely, GOAT though nonetheless

[@armandoortiz9114]

He's the Mike BabCock of the NFL.

[@raymondricafort476]

The limitations of Bill have been exposed since Brady left! Go figure how good he really was as a coach??? Above average yes, but the GOAT????

[@williamli6200]

He is the biggest credit thief in NFL history, if not in sport history.

[@jimmoran9219]

I want Mina Kimes to report this

[@polpol1005]

every era comes to end. Brady had to leave Pats first, he ended career by losing to cowboys... now he retired. Bill led Pats for impressive 24 seasons. Kraft called Belichick the greatest coach of all time and said what Bill accomplished will never be duplicated. That's about it.

[@joesanthosh5315]

He said led by TOM and Bill will be never be duplicated. Bill had done nothing but lose in Cleveland as their HC, he did nothing but lose before Brady was the starter in NE and he has done nothing but LOSE after Brady left

[@joesanthosh5315]

LMFAO Bill ended his career getting curb stomped by a weak Jets team playing their 3rd string QB and 10th string OL players lmaooo I love how you left that part out

[@joesanthosh5315]

Kraft called Tom the greatest QB ever and said he blames Bill for their SB 52 loss cuz of a poor coaching decision. Uh hum impressive 19 seasons when the GOAT Brady was his QB, year 1 Bill was garbage 5-11 and these last 4 years without Tom yet again garbage (7-9, *10-7, 8-9, 4-13). What Tom the GOAT did with the patriots will never be duplicated. That's about it

[@joesanthosh5315]

"Impressive 24 seasons" 🤣🤣🤣 6 of those 24 years ranged from trash (4 years) to mediocre at best (2 years) and surprisingly those 6 years where when Brady was not the starting QB and 5 of those 6 years he missed the playoffs and 4 of them losing years but yeah brag about that 11-5 season under a decent backup Matt Cassell where they didn't even make the playoffs cuz they couldn't beat a tie breaker over a Dolphins squad they always own

[@joesanthosh5315]

Brady also won a SB after leaving the Pats. Bill on the other hand accomplished nothing after Brady left and accomplished nothing before Brady became Bill's starting QB

[@brianlevesque8742]

Belichick got exposed without Brady😂

[@raymondricafort476]

Totally agree 😂

[@jamesszczesniak3186]

Where's Joey Votto gonna go? I wonder..and Belichick to Commanders? I'd like that...

[@user-ih1of3gi8y]

It takes time to rebuild, why let one of, if not the greatest coach of all time, leave at all? The Seahawks SB, no timeout at the end - that took courage. We had a bad year because in a rebuild, you lose out so you pick high. If I'm Belichick I go coach the Raiders & win again with Brady. Hoping for Drake Maye!

[@JayStiles-kt2pm]

Let's be honest Belichick never had help after Brady,And Cam Newton doesn't count neither

[@DaNewWaveLee]

It was on him to build the team. Only thing you can blame is that he had to trade Jimmy.

[@nattobaby]

he just needs another system qb 🤷🏻

[@joesanthosh5315]

Lmaoo yeah right more like he needs another all time great QB

[@Xanzia1972]

Why would a team seeking success give Belichik a job? Do they have a freak performer to carry him?

[@skR-yn2iw]

Where did he screw up short memory analysts.. he prepared back up QB well in advance.. but who made him trade away 😂..

[@sp4604]

another sad day for NE

[@cassandrawilson8610]

Bill's Karma.. Brady deserved more..

[@johnnyb1030]

This week will go down in history as the biggest change in football we have ever witnessed

[@mikebritcom3171]

you must be very young

[@timtdog5542]

Eight super bowl wins bill good luck to you man thanks for all the years There'll never be a coach that could put a team together the way you did 22 years is long time ⌛️ Is there a coach hall of fame.(scratching my head)

[@lovevibration3]

Fire Kraft

[@mkcinc23]

When will ESPN part ways with Stephen A ? Time to move on from a mud slinging narcissist.

[@johno9761]

HIS EGO RUINED HIM THOUGHT IT WAS ALL ABOUT HIM🤪🤪🤪

[@darrenduncan1674]

🤔 Hmmmm. Let's see. What was Belichick's win loss record before Tom Brady? 🤔 Hmmmm. And what was Belichick's win loss record after he no longer coached Brady? 🤔 Hmmmm. Sounds pretty obvious to me. 1+1=2. Right? 🤣

[@PhilFeedback]

Six Frickin’ Super Bowl Wins!!!!! Thank you Bill Belichick 👍

[@mitchtucker5768]

espn says he retired. Msn says he has no intentions of retiring. Im gonna wait till i hear it from Bill. Todays media sux!!

[@remy12]

Bill minus Brady and the cheating isn't an all time great coach.

[@DaNewWaveLee]

A double report lol

[@xmadmex]

LETS GO KNICKS

[@mikewickham5366]

Brady was reason for success. Don’t believe me… go find the last time bellycheck won a Playoff game without Brady I’ll wait….. Cleveland…. Browns….. Bellycheck didn’t want to share the limelight with Brady and Brady showed him what’s what. Pride comes before the fall….Brady walks, goes to another team and wins the Super Bowl that very year…. Check mate~

[@terencew7716]

Belichick had a great run in NE but it was time to move on from him

[@user-jx6tt9dn3o]

If anyone can quick fix the Atlanta falcons 🏈🔥 It's Bill belichick..🔥 Go falcons and rise up Atlanta 🏈🔥🔥

[@theexpresidents]

_Nothing_ will fix the Falcons. 28-3, baby.

[@kristofersutton3861]

Im tired of looking at him his has nothing to lose retire Brady has, and they won for years people happy they losing

[@uhateuscuzuaintus6rings101]

*PERFECT TIMING! MIKE VRABEL WILL BE COMING BACK TO US AND WHEN WE GET OUR HIGH DRAFT PICK QB IT WILL BE TIME TO GO ON A PLAYOFF RUN! C'MON GUYS, YEAH!!!*

[@1Learn2Swim3]

Sianara

[@chanorando]

I'm way late to this party but IMO, Belichick is a hypocrite. Belichick expects EVERYONE ELSE to be accountable and team driven so, WHY ISN'T HE??!! It's abundantly clear that Belichick is a brilliant Narcissist. He's the best defensive mind the game has ever seen, but he has NO respect for offense and offensive players, and NO respect for the Owner that employs him. He has repeatedly undermined what was best for the team while claiming otherwise. Sitting Malcolm Butler in SB 52 threw ALL Players under the Bus! How was that best for the TEAM?! Players are human and all different. It's a HC duty to manage personalities and CREATE an atmosphere of SUCCESS for overall TEAM benefit! Ruining the starting QB consciously or unconsciously because he isn't "your guy" is Textbook NARCISSISM and absolutely NOT what is “BEST” for the TEAM! Belichick does what is best for his EGO! He may have cut his football teeth under Navy Athletics, and he may THINK he runs a team modeled on the military, but he does NOT! He FORGOT that EVERY serviceman swears an oath and is accountable to a higher authority! The Admiral or General, may not agree with or even respect The President, but it's their duty to their country to follow orders and to NEVER undermine or subvert “The Boss” or the MEN under their command. Belichick should never again be trusted with a HC position. He's borderline megalomaniacal, and a cancer in any position of authority. I would hire him as a DC with very minimal authority only. IMO, players were willing to endure the "Belichick Way" because they believed TB12 ensured a legitimate SB shot year after year. Yes, the defenses were equally important to the repeated success, but The GOAT was the GLUE that held it all together. When the glue dissolved, it unsurprisingly fell apart.

[@patroit2303]

I think he will go to Giants.

[@timtdog5542]

Tom Brady is a great quarterback. Yea bill palecheck built the players on the team that protected him from getting sat. Bill bell check pick the receivers who could receive the ball bill. Bell a check picked a running backs. Bill pelletcheck kept Tom Brady when he was a fourth string quarterback. Isn't it funny bill pellet check is retiring? And you left the patriots the same way. He found them when he started s*** So guess what we're gonna be from here on out. Like the old days shithe man had skills, players are different. It's a different time he don't have the best of the best on your side. No more Tom Brady didn't win it alone. And he never been on a team that sucked. He came on a stack team and then left us dry and took a cheap super bowl

[@inebriated7hero]

The end of an empire...all be it an evil one

[@jessediaz2808]

🙃☻😆😅😄😃😂😁

[@emsbrelopez0711]

4th comment. Go Dak😁

[@AvionMurrell]

Come back to New York 😂

[@plagueofjoe]

Belichick is the greatest coach of all time bar none. Not having a QB can sink anyone. Belichick and Saban need a podcast. I wanna hear them trash coaches and talk about football history every week.

[@brbadge]

So many shitty takes. About half of these hacks were wrong.

[@timtdog5542]

Is that really how it is Tom Brady was the whole Patriots team 22 years. There were no other good players. I one man through a football good and he gets the credit nobody else on the team

[@MonteD1]

Please just retire, Bill.

[@kimoleto5178]

The cheater is finally gone

[@BulletAgario]

Show me on the doll where Bill hurt you😂