Stephon Gilmore has been added to the list of former Patriots who thought the Apple TV+ documentary series “Dynasty” painted Bill Belichick in an unfair light.
Gilmore was a defensive back for Belichick’s Patriots from 2017 to 2020 and wrote in X about his displeasure with the legendary head coach’s behavior in writing.
“I just watched ‘Dynasty.’ I’ll never forget it. We switched to zone against the Rams,” Gilmore said. I wrote it on Friday.
“I don’t think any coach would change what they’ve been doing all season in a big game like that,” he said. added in another post.
Gilmore was named first-team All-Pro twice in his four years with the Patriots and won the AP Defensive Player of the Year award in 2019.
In addition to the Super Bowl win over the Rams, he recalled the game against the Bills where Coach Belichick coached him to shut down the opposing team’s star receiver.
“Or when I’m chasing a big receiver, he told me to do the trail technique in Buffalo because quarterbacks can’t throw into the wind. If I’ve ever played corner. , it doesn’t feel good to play trail technique. We held the WR to 0 catches,” Gilmore said. I wrote to X.
It is unclear which specific game Gilmore was referring to here.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft (whose production company owns the copyright to the documentary) said at an NFL owners conference last month, “I wish there could have been a more positive approach, especially for the Patriots fans who have lived through this experience.” It’s a little disappointing,” he said. we. “
Former Patriots players Rodney Harrison and Devin McCourty also slammed the documentary.
McCourty, in particular, claimed he was “tricked” into speaking out in it.
Belichick coached the Patriots for 24 years and won six Super Bowls, but his tenure with the Patriots ended when Tom Brady left for the Buccaneers after the team went 29-39 (including the playoffs). finished.
