So, when the producers of the Do Your Job show asked Bill for permission to interview his coaches, do you think he could have said yes, everyone but DeGuglielmo?Wow. I just spent the last half hour on the rowing machine wondering how well he had actually done. Was last year's good performance just a carry over from Dante? But he was featured in the "Do Your Job" show, so I figured BB must trust him at some level. And Andrews and Mason certainly showed a lot of positives for two rookies.
.So, when the producers of the Do Your Job show asked Bill for permission to interview his coaches, do you think he could have said yes, everyone but DeGuglielmo?
Agreed. I saw no improvement from anyone on the unit---Stork, if anything, backslid this year (acknowledging injuries) and the only rookie who kind of-sort of showed something was Mason.The worst run blocking unit in the NFL to my eye paired with the very poor pass blocking performances scattered throughout the year. I liked DeGuglielmo's personality in the SB49 features but from reading the tea leaves I'm glad. Gives me hope that BB thinks they may have the talent in the right hands.
Just curious---can you think of other examples of this Patriots management team feeling the need to have a fall guy for anything, ever?I've no idea about the nuts and bolts of O-line construction, BUT this O-line had about a gazillion iterations, due to injuries etc. with guys playing new positions. And the recent additions have been mostly mid-round draft picks. Compared to the #1s and 2s investment in the D-line/ front 7, is it surprising that the O-line was the one weak link?
This smells like the org needed a fall-guy for yesterday's shit-show.
Hell, they wouldn't even let Dorito Dink be a fall guy in Deflategate.Just curious---can you think of other examples of this Patriots management team feeling the need to have a fall guy for anything, ever?
Nope. This organizational move is unusual, and out of the norm. But so was the poster boy getting rag dolled on TV for 3 hours, But given the reasons I mentioned and challenges that Gugs faced, I'm just speculating about organizational behavior and the the almost universal need to CYA.Just curious---can you think of other examples of this Patriots management team feeling the need to have a fall guy for anything, ever?
I don't really agree with the fall guy concept, but... Dean Pees?Just curious---can you think of other examples of this Patriots management team feeling the need to have a fall guy for anything, ever?
Didn't they phrase Pees' non-return in 2010 as him "choosing" not to return?I don't really agree with the fall guy concept, but... Dean Pees?
I agree 100%. The only thing I find concerning is that they seem to struggle bringing in veteran coaches from outside the organization. Dom Capers is another example. Belichick seems to like to build from within and when he deviates from that, the guys tend not to last very long.If anyone deserves the benefit of the doubt, it's BB. He's way too experienced and secure in his position to make someone a scapegoat. I'm sure his reasons go well beyond yesterday's game and fully recognize the various challenges and injuries the line has endured this season. I'm guessing this has as much to do with process as results.
They did. Could have been true.Didn't they phrase Pees' non-return in 2010 as him "choosing" not to return?
Pees himself has said that. Obviously, there could be more to it, but it's hardly an example of a scapegoat as he wasn't even visibly fired---taking away any benefit of having a scapegoat.Didn't they phrase Pees' non-return in 2010 as him "choosing" not to return?