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The fate of Bill Belichick as head coach of the New England Patriots has actually not yet been chosen.
While the expectation is that a choice on his future will play out over the next month, sources likewise state it might take longer than that.
As the Patriots are set to play the Chiefs on Sunday, they’ll do so on a one-game winning streak throughout a season in which wins have actually been couple of. If they make it 2 in a row, that might alter things.
Sources state not just has owner Robert Kraft not pertain to a company conclusion on what will take place next with his head-coaching circumstance, however the method New England surfaces might go a long method in identifying what’s next.
If they beat the Chiefs on Sunday and run a string of wins, that might result in the type of hope and great sensation that can alter minds and make an owner who thought his group ought to be a playoff group seem like it’s headed in the ideal instructions.
If New England suffers an efficiency like the Chargers did versus the Raiders before head coach Brandon Staley and basic supervisor Tom Telesco were fired on Friday, that might strengthen minds also, however in the other instructions.
In any case, anticipate a duration of assessment when the routine season ends, without any instant conclusion on Belichick coming.
Belichick, who signed a rewarding brand-new agreement prior to the season that locks him up beyond 2023, was asked today about a report from NBC Boston that his future was chosen after their loss to the Colts in Germany.
“Yeah, preparing for Kansas City,” Belichick stated. “That’s what I’m doing.”
There are unlimited alternatives for how this plays out in New England, according to sources.
Firing Belichick outright seems the least most likely. A prospective shared parting would be an alternative. The Patriots might likewise wish to get settlement from another interested group in exchange for the rights to Belichick, however the coach would need to be on board with whatever choices there are. Or, Belichick might remain for the 2024 season.
Sources state Belichick has actually not altered the method he is with gamers, coaches or executives, never ever discussing himself and getting ready for this year and next year as he constantly does. That must come as not a surprise. It likewise provides no tips of what’s to come.
Throughout the Annual League Meeting back in March, Kraft increase playoff expectations for a company that has actually just existed when because the 2019 season– Tom Brady’s last in New England. Kraft stated at the time that he still thinks in Belichick.
“We’re about winning and doing whatever we can to win,” Kraft stated in March.
