Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick going to the Atlanta Falcons feels like Darth Vader assisting Luke Skywalker take down the Emperor and assisting the Rebels defeat the Empire in Return of the Jedi.
Belichick, the co-architect to all of Falcondom’s discomfort, has formally talkedto with the franchise for its head training job, and there is word that interest is shared.
Falcons owner Arthur Blank hasn’t attempted to conceal that he’s interested in landing Belichick to lead his group after shooting Arthur Smith earlier this month. The Falcons haveactually been the primary group connected to Belichick in terms of outside interest, and it feels like, if Belichick desires the task, he’ll get it.
Blank has attempted chasing a training legend before in Bill Parcells, Belichick’s coach who notoriously rejected Blank and the Falcons at the last minute to signupwith the Miami Dolphins in 2007.
That choice eventually worked out in Atlanta’s favor, as the group wassuccessful in hiring Mike Smith as its coach and prepared quarterback Matt Ryan with the third-overall choice in the following year’s NFL Draft. Thank the football gods for unanswered prayers.
Belichick will mostlikely retire as the biggest NFL coach of all time, having led the Patriots to a incredible 6 Super Bowls and many other accomplishments. He’s likewise coming off a mainly poor stretch with New England in the post-Tom Brady period.
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