Eric Mangini: 10 Reasons the Bill Belichick Coaching Tree Has Struggled
Ryan Rudnansky
Jun 4, 2018
10. They Try to Copy Belichick's Style
9. They Coach Bad Football Teams
8. The Expectations Are Too High
7. They Don't Know Talent As Well
6. They're Too Stubborn For Their Own Good
5. Belichick Knows the Game Better
4. Belichick Makes It Look Too Easy
3. They Didn't Learn Under Bill Parcells
People forget that before Bill Belichick began succeeding as a head coach with the Patriots, the legendary Bill Parcells was his mentor with the New York Jets.
Check out the former Parcells assistants compared to Belichick's: Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, Tony Sparano, Tom Coughlin, and Todd Haley.
By the looks of things, Parcells was at least a better teacher to his coaches than Belichick was.
2. They Aren't Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick is one of the greatest coaches the game has ever seen.
Right now, it's hard to find anyone that even compares to him.
No matter how hard you try, you can't be Belichick.
In order to turn some of these teams around, Belichick's former assistants basically had to be masterminds.
They are not, and few coaches are even close.
1. They Don't Have Tom Brady
Funny how Bill Belichick’s only losing season with the Patriots was the 2000-2001 season, when Tom Brady was a rookie and had only three pass attempts all year.
Belichick went 5-11 that year.
Enter Brady as the starter in 2001. Belichick never had less than nine wins the rest of the way.
It’s no secret you have to have a good quarterback to succeed in the NFL. Tom Brady is arguably the best quarterback in the game today.
No other coach has Tom Brady.