After bill belichick’s departure from the patriots, the general consensus was that he’d like to join an established contender.
After all, at 71 years old, the legendary head coach is running out of time to win another super bowl and/or smash don shula’s all-time wins record.
Belichick, on the other hand, seems to have different priorities. And those priorities led to belichick’s preference for the atlanta falcons over the dallas cowboys and philadelphia eagles, according to profootballtalk’s mike florio. “although belichick’s transfer to atlanta isn’t done yet, the league is buzzing in that direction,” he said thursday. “belichick is thought to be doing with ‘big-market media,’ according to one league source, making him more likely to travel to atlanta than dallas or philadelphia.
“In some league circles, there’s also a belief that both teams expressed interest in belichick, but that he didn’t respond, and that those teams then decided to stick with their current coaches,” the cowboys and eagles said in a statement. Dallas announced that head coach mike McCarthy would be retained shortly afterward.
Nick sirianni’s future in philly was uncertain as of friday afternoon, but there were also no reports that the eagles would fire their head coach.belichick’s decision to avoid big-market franchises may be a result of him.
Belichick met with the falcons twice earlier this week and is expected to hold another interview this weekend. All indications point to a potential hall of famer who will eventually make it to the nfc south, as tom brady did before him.
