But if what Francesa says is true — George Young disliked Belichick and would not have picked him (see 30/30 thread in media) — the Cleveland was the way to go. They might have had the dynasty in Cleveland — check out who was on BB’s staff — but Art Modell was beyond awful.
The Patriots/Jets border war stuff, though captivating, was on a certain level pitiful. Loudmouth tough guy wannabes on both sides, but neither team had won jackshit. The Jets had one 30 yr old Lombardi, the Pats several losing SB appearances, and I’m sure the recent one drove the Jets nuts. Parcells won, B.B. won, but the executives and owners had accomplished nothing.
Parcells was a bad guy with that resignation maneuver. Kraft should have recognized earlier that heavy compensation for B.B. would be due. Kraft demanded the same compensation when Parcells bolted.