This is an archive of the old Stones Cry Out site. For the current site, click here.
« Dixie Fuller | Main | Wimps and Twixters »
February 07, 2005
More on Bill Bellichick
On the topic of Bellichick's greatness, I think it's fair to say it's too early to make the call. There are other coaches with as many Super Bowl wins, and one coach with more. I think the one thing that helps Bellichick's case is that he is doing this at a time when teams aren't supposed to win three out of four championships. The system is designed to keep everything even, and Bellichick and his staff have found a way to overcome that. The key now is to see if Bellichick can maintain this current winning streak without Charlie Weiss and Romeo Crennel.
Here's one question to consider. I've always looked at Lombardi, Walsh and Gibbs the same way I look at Bryant and Paterno on the college level. They're tough, hard-nosed coaches who are tremendous motivators. They won and they are still revered. A guy like Bellichick or Norm Chow seems less like a motivator and more like a systems analyst. They're so cerebral in a way that Lombardi didn't seem to be. Maybe Bryant and Lombardi were just as smart, and it's all a matter of image.
Am I right or am I wrong?
Posted by Matt at February 7, 2005 06:33 PM
Trackback Pings
Comments
Yeah he does seem to have the professor-coach persona.
I heard someone mention that Tom Brady was just 27. If that's true...Bellichick's chances of tying Noll for SuperBowl wins may be pretty strong. Especially if Brady has a long fruitful career like Montana or Marino.
Posted by: Thunder Runner at February 8, 2005 07:35 AM
Is coach Bellichick divorced?
Posted by: debbie greenleaf at January 24, 2007 06:50 PM