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Statement from Greg Schiano:
"I have informed Mr. Kraft and Coach Belichick that I am stepping down from my position at the Patriots. This is not the result of any one event, but rather a realization that I need to spend more time on my faith and family. I don’t want to look back years from now and wish I had done things differently. Therefore, I am taking time away from the game to recalibrate my priorities."

From Bill Belichick:
"I respect Coach Schiano greatly and appreciate his contributions to our staff and team. He is a friend who we support completely."
https://www.patriots.com/news/statements-from-greg-schiano-and-bill-belichick
 

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Why are we suddenly the "off season drama" organization? This is weird. Was he comfortable with his faith last week, but not today, or is there something about to hit the news? Doesn't make sense.
 

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They still have Belichick, right? My official stance on this is, who gives a fuck. It'll be fine.

Now back to hunting for WRs and TEs.
 

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No, not really.

Really surprising turn from Schiano, but there's a lot of time to get the DC in place before next season.
The entire coaching staff has been turned over, practically. There's a ton of organizational stuff required of a DC, not to mention the game day responsibilities required of all the positional coaches. Just seems like this staff is going to be way behind the curve for a team that has enjoyed such stability year to year.

Frustrating distraction, but hopefully the team meshes well with all the coaches and the machine keeps crankin'.
 

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They still have Belichick, right? My official stance on this is, who gives a fuck. It'll be fine.

Now back to hunting for WRs and TEs.
Went to SB 46 without a DC and the year before that had one of the best regular seasons of the whole run without one.
 

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Total wild ass guess but I wonder if he was not consulted (or consulted enough in his mind) about the Mayo hire, saw that he was not going to have sufficient control and decided that the math around the commitment versus the reward wasn't going to be worth it. Or something along those lines.

Because, as noted above, his faith was the same last week. Mayo is the only thing I see that is new.

I have no stake in this guess. Just speculation.
 

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Strikes me as a really strange announcement. "Family" is usually in these things, but "faith and family" is an odd word choice. Guessing something is up, but he struck me as a weird hire even given his ties to BB...
 

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I mean, good. He's a renowned jerk and it will be pleasant not to root for him.
 

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I was wondering about Schiano's input or lack thereof into the Mayo hire as well.
Maybe bringing in Bennett had him teetering and the Mayo hire was the final straw. Honestly, based on his time in Tampa, this kind of feels like addition by subtraction.
 

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They still have Belichick, right? My official stance on this is, who gives a fuck. It'll be fine.

Now back to hunting for WRs and TEs.
Yup—I just can’t worry too much so long as BB and TB are in place...they’ve earned that faith. Which doesn’t change that this is an odd development
 

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It’s not like Schiano was running with Kraft in the massage parlors in Florida. Definitely something popped up in a hurry for him to walk away suddenly. Hope his family is well and nothing serious. But yeah, kinda strange.
 

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I mean, good. He's a renowned jerk and it will be pleasant not to root for him.
Agreed. My quintessential memory of that asshole is him telling the Bucs to storm the line during a kneel down and knock down the other players. On a kneel down! That is Schiano in a nutshell, an asshole.
 

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I was beyond thrilled when my U of Michigan Wolverines did not hire him as head coach.
 

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This is where having McDaniels is yuuuuge. BB can basically say, "Josh, you've got the entire offense." And then BB can work much more closely with whomever is going to run the defense (Bielema?). Bill really doesn't have to worry about the offensive side of the ball with McDaniels and Scar on board. Too much high quality experience - as good as it gets in the NFL really. So his energies - football-wise - can be spent on the defensive side of the ball.
 

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This is where having McDaniels is yuuuuge. BB can basically say, "Josh, you've got the entire offense." And then BB can work much more closely with whomever is going to run the defense (Bielema?). Bill really doesn't have to worry about the offensive side of the ball with McDaniels and Scar on board. Too much high quality experience - as good as it gets in the NFL really. So his energies - football-wise - can be spent on the defensive side of the ball.
Yup. I’m not concerned about this at all. In fact, I’m happy because I hate Schiano.
 

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Maybe he's just really anti-handjobs.

Agree with the good riddance sentiments. Guy just reeks of turbo meathead dick face.
 

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I guess I'm an outlier - I thought he was a good hire (personality aside) because of the high number of draft picks the Pats have. They would seem to need a technician on the defensive side of the ball, and that plus aggressive play calling are a decent portion of his reputation.
 

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I guess I'm an outlier - I thought he was a good hire (personality aside) because of the high number of draft picks the Pats have. They would seem to need a technician on the defensive side of the ball, and that plus aggressive play calling are a decent portion of his reputation.
Yeah, I could really give two shots how he comes off to us as fans from another city. I don’t care if he’s an ass hole or a dick head. If he’s a good coach - and one would assume BB thinks he is - then that’s good enough for me. I’m not exactly doing cartwheels that he’s gone because he came off as a jerk. I could give a shit about the personalities of the coaches as long as the team performs. I’d take Sexy Rexy if BB thought it best.
 

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Probably got caught with his side piece.
That was my thought too. You don't usually suddenly need to spend more time with faith and family unless you've done something that violates your faith and your family is pissed.
I'll echo this sentiment as it was the very first thing that came to mind when I read his statement. "Recalibrate my priorities?" Okay, guy.

Also, in my experience, when someone makes it a point to say: "This is not the result of any one event," it's usually because of one event. Like, sure, there were multiple events connected in a long chain that led to that one event happening. But something happened. Suddenly. And unexpectedly. That much is obvious here.
 

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We'd like to introduce our new defensive coordinator, Bill Belichick.
Another underqualified hire.

Mr. Ryan, please pick up the white courtesy telephone
At this point in the run, sign me up. I'm here to be entertained, and Bill Belichick has infinite credit in the bank on any decision he makes. Just don't call timeout before a 4th and goal as an assistant coach.
 

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At this point in the run, sign me up. I'm here to be entertained, and Bill Belichick has infinite credit in the bank on any decision he makes. Just don't call timeout before a 4th and goal as an assistant coach.
Hey, Rob worked under Belichick before. I've read Rex's book on the 46 defense and I think they are probably 70-80% compatible (they believe in game-planning, multiple coverage schemes, multiple double-teaming options, DL that can defend the run, and schemed pressure). They are at pretty different ends of the spectrum on the other 20-30% though.
 

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Hey, Rob worked under Belichick before. I've read Rex's book on the 46 defense and I think they are probably 70-80% compatible (they believe in game-planning, multiple coverage schemes, multiple double-teaming options, DL that can defend the run, and schemed pressure). They are at pretty different ends of the spectrum on the other 20-30% though.
Hmm, maybe Rob could get his brother a foot in the door? Sorry, couldn’t resist.