Bill Belichick's 24-year tenure as head coach and chief football executive of the New England Patriots has come to an end.
There was a lot of both, whether you think first of the unparalleled successes or the frequent controversies.
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- The 2001-2019 season includes the last team to repeat a record six Super Bowl championships (2003-2004).
- They selected Tom Brady with the 199th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2000 draft, and in 2001, they selected Tom Brady over the more experienced player, Drew Bledsoe.
- His regular season record was 266 wins and 121 losses, and his career record was 302 wins and 165 losses (third all-time in wins).
- His playoff record was 30 wins, 12 losses (31 wins, 13 losses including his time in Cleveland), the most wins in playoff history.
- Played in 13 AFC Championship Games and won nine AFC titles.
- They have won 17 AFC East titles, including a record 11 straight (2009-19).
- Record of 10 consecutive playoff wins (2001-05).
- They achieved a record of 21 consecutive wins in the regular season and postseason (2003-2004).
- In the 2007 regular season, they went 16-0, making them the second undefeated team in NFL history.
- He was named the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year three times (2003, 2007, 2010).
- Master of rulebook utilization, time management, and weekly planning versatility.
What we know about the Patriots and Bill Belichick's split
The Patriots and Bill Belichick will reportedly part ways on Thursday after 24 years and six Super Bowl championships.
Rumors have been circulating all season about Belichick's future, as the Patriots finished 4-13 and missed the playoffs for the third time in four seasons. Belichick met with Patriots owner Robert Kraft over the past few days and subsequently reached a mutual decision.
Belichick has a career record of 266-121 with the Patriots, including 31 wins in the playoffs.
The 71-year-old has no plans to retire and needs just 15 more wins to match Don Shula's all-time regular season and playoff wins record by a head coach in NFL history.
According to ESPN, the Falcons are Belichick's most likely suitor after firing Arthur Smith at the end of the season.
Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo is considering Mike Vrabel, who was fired by the Titans, as the likely replacement for Belichick, and that's a possibility. Other players with past ties to the Patriots could also be considered, including Brian Flores and Josh McDaniel.
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- Their record without Brady is 48-59, including 29-38 (plus 0-1 in the playoffs) over the past four years.
- Spygate I (capturing opposing coaches' signals on the sideline in 2007) resulted in Belichick being fined $500,000, the team fined $250,000, and losing their first-round draft pick. Ta.
- Deflategate (depressing the football during the 2014 AFC Championship game) almost hit back at Brady, but the team was fined $1 million and stripped of two draft picks.
- Spygate II (in which the Patriots' TV crew filmed the Browns' sideline during the 2019 Bengals-Browns game) resulted in the team being fined $1.1 million and forfeiting a third-round draft pick. .
