Steve Belichick took the chance to make gentle of his dad’s age and expertise and ran with it.
The youthful Belichick was requested Tuesday about how Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s strategy has modified, if in any respect, at 71 years previous in his forty ninth season teaching.
“I mean, he’s obviously old,” Steve Belichick deadpanned on a video convention name. “He’s definitely old.”
But then the Patriots linebackers coach gave an insightful and complimentary reply about his father’s adaptability regardless of Bill Belichick being greater than twice as previous as a few of his workers members and broadly thought to be one of many biggest coaches in sports activities historical past.
“He’s not stuck in his ways,” Steve Belichick stated. “He listens to suggestions, and he implements it how he desires to. But he’s at all times open to suggestions. He’ll pay attention and that’s from lots of people within the constructing — gamers, coaches, assist workers, everyone — to attempt to study and enhance. I’ve by no means heard him say like, ‘I got this. It is what it is. We’re finished. We’re not gonna progress or change based mostly on what now we have.’ There’s at all times a degree of ‘what can we do better? What do we need to do better?’ I admire that from him, particularly as a teenager. Sometimes you get caught in your methods greater than him, being so previous.
“But I appreciate him listening to us and taking the feedback we have. As a head coach, it’s up to him whether he wants to implement the changes or do things differently than how it may be. That’s up to him. But he listens to our feedback, and he’s not a micromanager. He lets us do what we do. He hired us to do a job. He has trust in us to do a job. But if it’s not good enough, then he’ll step in and tell you that you’re just flat-out not good enough.”
Steve Belichick would know. He’s solely recognized his dad for 36 years, and he’s at present the second-longest tenured coach on workers behind head energy and conditioning coach Moses Cabrera, who has him beat by one yr. Steve Belichick isn’t only a linebackers coach both, he handles defensive coordinator tasks with fellow linebackers coach Jerod Mayo and is the crew’s defensive play-caller.
The Patriots did appear to deal with coaching camp barely otherwise this yr, giving key gamers extra relaxation early in the summertime.
Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien hasn’t coached with Bill Belichick for 12 years, however he’s additionally nonetheless impressed with the top coach’s youthful strategy.
“The building’s changed a little bit, but the guy who runs the football part of it has not changed a bit,” O’Brien stated. “He’s a guy who we all learn from every day. I’m personally always impressed with his energy. It’s unmatched. I’ve always enjoyed working for Bill. It’s a great place to come to work every day, it really is.”
Bill Belichick is nineteen wins shy of passing Don Shula on the all-time NFL teaching wins record. Unless the Patriots go undefeated this yr, it’s going to take at the least two extra seasons to interrupt Shula’s file.
Source: www.bostonherald.com